I do want to make my own version/adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo one day. It's a big dream of mine and probably won't happen anytime soon. I already have a basic idea of what I'd what want it to be. I want it to be like the TCOMC anime (Gankutsuou) where they just made it a space opera for some reason. I want it to be absolutely nuts while still keeping the spirit of the original book.
I remember this line in the book that described Edmond's hair 'as dark as a raven's wing' and that gave me an idea. What if they were birds? What if all the characters were like Hawks from My Hero Academia and had giant wings? What if all the characters were symbolically linked to a specific bird species?
I don't think that's insane enough. TCOMC anime has Edmond Dantes as some sort of space vampire, we can get weirder. So, I tried to think of ways to make this even more nuts.
Then I had another idea, what if we make it steampunk? Yes. Just yes. A story taking place in a steampunk version of France with bird people and an overcomplicated revenge plot. I would absolutely love to see that.
Anyways that's my idea, I don't know if it will be a video game, animated show or whatever. I don't even know if people would like to see this but it's still my idea and love it to death. I'd love to hear what you think of it.
I hope you all have a wonderful day.