Also in the same vain, as I've been reading the Elric series of books again, I think a big oh For Fuck's Sake is in order. The latest rights to the development of this film (2010) have been bought by the production company Depth of Field, which belongs to none other than Chris and Paul Weitz. What's their film history like? American Pie, About a boy & The Golden Compass. Woop-de-F-ing-doo.
Cuts to a sudden in the head flash of the possible film....
ELRIC:"Ha, I am Elric, humble servant of Lord Arioch, one of the Seven Dukes of Hell. Wielder of the demon sword Stormbringer, scourer of souls, forged by the dark...
STIFLER:"Yeh, yeh, yeh, whatever, dude, where's the chicks?"
ELRIC:"Who defies the Lord of Meliborne?"
STIFLER:"It is I, the StiffMiester, Bringer of the Chick's with big titty's, Wielder of the beer and man am I randy"
ELRIC:"What sorcery is this, this chick's with big titty's? Lord Arioch I beseech thee, your humble servant calls you now assist me in my hour of greatest need."
STIFLER:"dude, that Sword is awesome!"
A quick SWOOSHING sound follows and two distinct thuds shortly follow
ELRIC:"Lord Arioch has spoken & saved our noble race...."
The bonus here is that one of these two will not be directing the movie. The bad news is that at the moment Jude Fucking Law is apparently favourite for playing Elric...