i saw the batman movie which was amazing but it made me think about how writers envision things in movies and film. i was wondering what scenes from the Special series you'd love to see on the big screen? Whether it's a big action scene or a more regular scene between characters. for me, i would love to see the kraken in the water on a big screen. but also something basic like the talk between el and steve because there's cool ways you can make regular conversation look nice
What a great question. So basically chapters 24 to 31 of When He Was Special are supposed to be the big screen finale of that story. I wrote them as a challenge to myself to do an Avengers Endgame kind of conclusion - multiple characters, tons of action, every hero (Mike, El, Dustin, Steve, Joyce, Max, etc.) getting a “spotlight moment,” and the tension increasing throughout until the final scene in Chapter 31 with Mike and El. I wanted to see if I could juggle a dozen characters in a chaos of action and keep it all tense and coherent and easy to follow. I maybe pulled it off, if I do say so myself 😊.
So I would love to see those chapters on film, because I wrote them to mimic a big film finale.
As for All The Days, the Very Large Array (VLA) in New Mexico is incredibly photogenic and frequently features in movies. The Mileven scene from the last chapter where Mike and El kiss outside under the telescopes would look tremendous on the silver screen.
Finally, just a personal favorite - Chapter 18 of When He. The scene where everyone is splitting up to search Whateley House, El is clearly planning to use the opportunity to make out with Mike, and Steve isn’t having it - I would love to see that acted out onscreen 😊.