Was the writer, Alice Sebold, involved in the process of making the film?
PJ: Not really, but she, of course, read the final script and is okay with the idea we did of an adaptation with lots of liberties of her novel. EI: Any other book adaptations in view? PJ: It looks like we’re going to adapt six books that are a series of adventures set in the Napoleonic times and when the British had a strong Navy and Air Force, and in the first movie, they are fighting dragon creatures — the armies of Napoleon. Visually, I think it can be extraordinary. We have started to work on some conceptual art, but this is such a huge series of six books that I’m thinking this could be a great TV miniseries instead of a series of big-budget features for the screen. EI: How hard is it to adapt a book or series of book and make them personal? PJ: Everything is personal. When you read a book, you put yourself into this book, in a way, and you’re going to identify to such-or-such topic based on your personal experience. When I read a book, I always get inspired visually. When you re
