Yes, this foursome would make a viable feature film series. It would be comparatively cheap for a modern fantasy series since the special effects are limited to a few tiger/human transformation scenes and lots of tiger closeups -- I assume that it would be safer to work with CGI rather than with live tigers.
But I agree -- if I were to wish for any Furry s-f or fantasy novel or series to be filmed, it would something "furrier" than this. And the exciting reality is that with modern computer graphics, it's truly possible. Less than twenty years ago, Phil Geusz postulated in "Transmutation NOW!" that it would take some futuristic biological transformation process to make a human actor into a convincing White Rabbit for an 'Alice in Wonderland' movie. Today, with CGI, we've got that movie. (Geusz's novel is still a good read, though.) Less than fifty years ago, C. S. Lewis said that his Chronicles of Narnia should never be filmed because their fantasy would require too much unconvincing costumery. Today, with CGI, no problem! I'd love to see Foster's Mudge the otter in a CGI adaptation of his 'Spellsinger" novels. Ah, to wish ...
Yes, this foursome would make a viable feature film series. It would be comparatively cheap for a modern fantasy series since the special effects are limited to a few tiger/human transformation scenes and lots of tiger closeups -- I assume that it would be safer to work with CGI rather than with live tigers.
But I agree -- if I were to wish for any Furry s-f or fantasy novel or series to be filmed, it would something "furrier" than this. And the exciting reality is that with modern computer graphics, it's truly possible. Less than twenty years ago, Phil Geusz postulated in "Transmutation NOW!" that it would take some futuristic biological transformation process to make a human actor into a convincing White Rabbit for an 'Alice in Wonderland' movie. Today, with CGI, we've got that movie. (Geusz's novel is still a good read, though.) Less than fifty years ago, C. S. Lewis said that his Chronicles of Narnia should never be filmed because their fantasy would require too much unconvincing costumery. Today, with CGI, no problem! I'd love to see Foster's Mudge the otter in a CGI adaptation of his 'Spellsinger" novels. Ah, to wish ...
Fred Patten