#mistborn movie

[kelsiers-metal-vials]

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NOOOOOOO I AM ACTUALLY DEVASTATED

I’m going to jump

[emrystheedgedancer]

I’ve seen more than one Reddit post asking about the progress of the Mistborn movie and Brandon already replied to it basically saying it’s delayed but I just wanted to add a plea to maybe stop asking for now.

No one in Hollywood cares about Mistborn or Brandon Sanderson right now. Hollywood is crashing and burning as we speak and the entire industry will be changed forever as a result of the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.

The AMPTP is showing their true colors, their ruthlessness, and their greed right now. They don’t care about good movies. They don’t care about good adaptations. They don’t care about the people who make those happen. They just care about money.

If I am confident about one thing it’s that Brandon “stand up to Amazon” Sanderson will not cross a picket line. He will not try to go forward with a Mistborn movie while the people who would actually care about making a good adaptation of his books are being so poorly treated and undervalued.

Because of the strikes and also because fantasy filmmaking as a genre isn’t really making a lot of money these days (superhero movies excluded, although even those aren’t the safe bets they used to be), it won’t surprise me if we don’t get a Mistborn adaptation for years yet now. If we get one at all.

I know that’s disappointing for a lot of fans but there are just bigger things going on right now than a film adaptation of Brandon Sanderson books.

I hope everyone who respects creativity, good writing, good filmmaking, and just good storytelling in general is standing with the unions on this one. They’re the ones who make good stories happen and they deserve to be treated decently for it.

[offonaherosjourney]

[jacethebibliophile]

the paolini to sanderson pipeline is like a rite of passage for fantasy readers atp

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Most accurate Mistborn modern AU ever

[spacedustmantis]

okay okay! so!!! kandra are essentially creatures which consume dead bodies and are able to recycle that matter into an exact copy of the previous creature. usually this is a human, but they've been shown to also be able to take the form of wolfhounds and other creatures (to their great displeasure). this mimics are absolutely exact (there's a kandra in the mistborn books who is able to flawlessly recreate another being and he claims his talent is average) and thus can be used as spies or other such useful things. this can result in what i like to call among us plotlines, wherein you're never quite sure if the person you're talking to is the real version or a kandra wearing them as a suit. most noble families in luthadel have one, which is reasonably troubling (but then a lot about the aristocracy in the final empire is)

this leads me on to the contract. it is made very clear that kandra follow strict rules, the main one being that they cannot kill any of the bodies they consume. bodies must be provided for them, and whoever provides these bodies becomes the kandra's master. kandras are bound to their masters by something repeatedly referenced as the contract (there seems to be a written version). the contract demands that a kandra follow orders given to them by their masters, but they can be sneaky and very literal about it. there is a kandra in the series called OreSeur who refuses to do anything helpful unless he is explicitly ordered to (even if his master asks him to do something, they often have to specify that it's an order)

kandra are related to creatures known as mist wraiths, which are basically more simplistic versions of them. they consume bodies, but can't take the full form. instead, they use the bones to add limbs and other features to themselves

anyway, i think kandra are really cool and epic and very interesting narratively

ooohhhh that's sooo fun. i love when powerful scary monsters take the role of servant, especially when unwillingly. makes me wonder though what exactly the "contract" is to be able to bind them to it. maybe i should read the mistborn books.... <- voice of a guy who hasn't read a book in five years at least

[dinodivider]

I forget to blog my thoughts about whatever media I’m currently experiencing because i have two specific people that I talk to about that stuff so here’s a quick rundown of what I’ve been doing lately:

- X-Men: Apocalypse bad, Logan good

- Disco Elysium good so far but I’m playing it very slowly. I am currently dressed as Kim at work for Halloween tho so that’s fun

- Silent Hill 1 is a surprisingly good game with a genuinely surprising amount of quality of life features for a game that old. Silent Hill 2 has a fantastic story but some of the worst puzzles I’ve ever seen. Silent Hill 3 is interesting so far but I’m at the beginning still so withholding judgement.

- Paranoia Agent followed a predictable but interesting plot formula for the first 3 episodes and then completely yanked the rug out from under my feet and I have no idea where it’s going now

- The Mistborn era 1 trilogy is so fucking good and is easily the best book(s) I’ve read this year. I think that Secret History is a great ending to the original trilogy and I’m mad because you would never know that there’s a spoiler in it for a specific era 2 book if Brandon Sanderson and fans did not explicitly tell you that it’s there. Speaking of, I got a spoiler for a major character death in era 2 and I haven’t even started it yet. Sadge

And now you’re all caught up!

[swagspren]

Well of Ascension is people’s least favorite of the Mistborn trilogy???? Like I know Zane was there, but TenSoon was also there??? Well of Ascension wins on a TenSoon technicality

[metallicthirst]

Castes

Utilizing the sophisticated Kaminoan cloning techniques and the general training tactics they employed, which were obviously significantly modified since the introduction of the Symbiotes with further training, augmentation, and conditioning since the acquisition of the desired imprints for the Symbiotes, the forces of the Rulerlings have seen four distinct castes arise.

However 'four' does ignore the Livestock caste and their various forms.

Below is a broad overview of the castes below the Rulerlings, as the Rulerlings will each have specific variations to their forces based on the resources they have access to.

Allomancers

Genetically, extremely similar to the originally modified clones produced by the Kaminoans. Tier 2 and 3 clones within the caste are Mistings, with tier 3 clones possessing further genetic augmentations to include small glands that produce heavily invested metals scattered across the skin of their pectoral and deltoid regions giving them a bumpy 'scarified' appearance. The tier 3 mistings denature their near-constant metallic annihilation through a Sunheart filament implanted into their sternum which surrounds the crystal connected to the core. In dark environments and bare-chested, they can appear to have a dim blue light emit from their chest. The filament can only be used one way, either taking energy from the core to fuel rationed emergency Allomancy or negating the effects of Allomancy to store into the core.

The Symbiotes of these members possess white markings on the face reminiscent of a stylized fanged half-skull mask, with the eye coverings black rather than the stereotypical white of the other castes. These masks become more complicated the higher tier the Symbiote's host is, from an almost simple half-skull mask to a fanged half-skull mask to a fanged half-skull mask with a lower jaw that moves when speaking. They usually manifest as black skin suits, similar to the previously encountered Spider-Man and his 'Venom' Symbiote, with white markings similar to ribs below the pectorals and white bands around the wrist and ankles. The tier 3 Symbiotes will additionally also pronounce the 'scarification' of their host. The tier 3 Symbiotes will either display themselves as armor or expand themselves out into a black mist around their host. The apparent thickness of the armor and the amount of fog will depend upon the amount of the Allomancer's metal the Symbiote has stored. The fog will break apart the metal it stores that it comes in contact with, though this process is slow, roughly 45 seconds per gram of material. This fog ability is thanks to the imprint donor, Alpha, and the Harvester Symbiote translating it into useable genetic code. The tier 2 Symbiotes will also store the Allomancer's metal as armor plating. The Symbiote's main auxiliary function is the storage of metal, the injection of metal, and the extraction of metal when Allomancy is not planned to be in use.

The disparity between tier 2 and tier 3 units are significant and pronounced, though not as pronounced as with the Hemalurgists.

Feruchemists

Genetically, extremely similar to the originally modified clones produced by the Kaminoans. Tier 2 and 3 clones within the caste are Ferrings, with cybernetic augmentations acquired from Night City, the Shard Slots. The electrical contacts of these cards are no longer used as such, rather, they are used as 'slots' of Feruchemical stores. Each 'chip' can have a number of 'slots', but has a total storage capacity of 500 BEUs. Tier 2s have four SS, two behind each ear. Tier 3s have two SS, one behind each ear. The tier 3 chips are different, inlaid with Sunhearts and Crystal, they have effectively infinite denatured storage and can be tapped at regular intervals for extra investiture. That chip has sixteen two-way contacts and one incoming contact. Their second chip has one contact for each highly invested metal, with special protective measures around volatile metals such as the Harmonium alloy.

The Symbiotes of this cast simply is a black skin suit with two white eye coverings. Very little variation between the tiers, they excel at covering the SS while in clothing modes. Currently, they have no imprinted sequences. Their auxiliary function does not currently exist, simply making up for the weaknesses of the host while storing and multiplying the strengths while tapping. They seem to have a preference for maintaining the clothing forms.

The disparity between new tier 2 and tier 3 units is practically non-existent, however, older tier 3 units begin to display some level of Feruchemical Savantism. Which, when combined with the Symbiotes, drastically enhances their general effectiveness.

Hemalurgists

Genetically, they've deviated from the originally modified clones produced by the Kaminoans. Unlike the other castes, they produce generations with slightly enhanced qualities through the use of spikes. The exception to this is the tier 3 clones who are practically unchanged, having retractable fangs which function as innate spikes in their bodies, grown into the root of these fangs is a Sunheart and a Crystal, a portion of their 'feasts' sent to the core as a tithe. They often 'sacrifice' much of the investiture they accumulate in their Sunhearts to grow the 'metal roots' deeper into their skull before they can store the investiture for their permanent personal use. Also unlike the other castes, they don't clone their tier 2 units, they become elevated after 'hunting for their own spikes' from the tier 1 clones. The amount of spikes allowed is based on time, though they seem to insist on hunting for spikes themselves rather than taking one from the Archives. They are additionally unique in that they are often willing to recruit members from local forces, as they have determined that 'true' generations are sometimes superior to 'false' generations. They additionally have an honorary tier 0, a Hemalurgic Construct auxiliary force, this auxiliary force lacks Symbiotes and are taken from the native Human populations.

The symbiotes of this caste have white eye coverings, fanged maws made of the flesh of the black skin suit, digitigrade legs, claws on their hands and feet, and one tube on each forearm. These tubes can be used as railguns for their spike projectiles, with each tier having an exponentially higher maximum velocity for these projectiles. This ability was taken from the donor who caused catastrophic damage during their acquisition, Misaka Mikoto. The tier 3 Symbiotes have one pair of fangs on their upper jaw display a metallic color and often have web-like patterns on their bodies, which sometimes shift. The tier 2 Symbiotes have white dots on their chest signifying how many spikes they have acquired, despite the spikes being implanted above the eyebrows. The Symbiotes of tier 2 and tier 3 will often 'remove the eyes' when their hosts enter into homicidal rages in an attempt to remove the visually triggering stimulus (often blood) and allow their host to regain control of themself. In particularly bad rages, they will also 'seal their mouths' to prevent cannibalization, which is not uncommon in the caste. The auxiliary function of these Symbiotes is to aid in the acquisition of new spikes, to share the spiritual load of possessing many spikes, and to quiet the bloodthirst of their hosts.

The disparity between initial tier 1 and tier 3 clones has increased over time, with tier 1 clones being more effective until tier 3 clones have enough investiture to outgrow their lower-ranked cousins. At this point, the disparity becomes significant as time passes.

Harvesters

Created after having left the locality of the Kaminoans, they are considered to be a novel caste. The Human counterpart of the caste is effectively braindead, more a physical scaffolding for the Symbiotes. They are unique in that there is no tier system for the clones. Though they are by far the smallest caste due to their uniform non-combatant role.

The Symbiotes of this cast have patterns across their bodies, often colorful with greens, blues, and oranges. The highly ranked Symbiotes possess hoods and 'battle skirts' often. On their face is a particular and uniform pattern laid in green markings, in the palms of their hands is one blue circle each, and there is a red-orange triangular void in the front of their neck. They have integrated the mining technology of the Castes/Demons into their palms, a modified Talisman (feeding the energy through a Sunheart filament into a Crystal) into their faces, and the Faro Plague's biomass furnaces in their neck. This was possible due to the imprint donor, Malware. Though they could integrate further technologies into their forms, the forces have yet to discover one which would be suitable for universal integration. Their auxiliary functions are the recruitment of local volunteers (if they are not deemed hostile), management of the farms, coordination of recourse acquisition in the locality, and the repurposing of fallen unit resources.

This caste has, since its inception, become an integral part of the Rulerling's forces; fueling the Core with souls, the Foundries with metal, and the Bioforges with biomass.

Livestock

There are three varieties of livestock; one that contributes to materials, one that contributes to investiture, and one that contributes to biomass. They are created from the mushroom men gained from the decaying world of flesh.

Organic Livestock They have been bred over the course of going from locality to locality, to be larger, fatter, and stronger. They are harvested for their investiture and their biomass.

Metallic Livestock Spliced with the genes of an Osmosian, they have been bred to permanently absorb and wholly convert their bodies into a singular metal they come into contact with. This method is where a majority of the heavily invested metal supplies comes from. They are harvested for their investiture and metal.

Archival Livestock Each generation, they are implanted with a spike with specific qualities to pass on a fragment of the quality to their children in order to increase the quality over generations. They are harvested for their qualities and their biomass.

[betterbooksandthings]

"Even though we love them, we have to admit there are some fantasy books that would be impossible to adapt into movies or TV shows. Not all magic and world-breaking fantasy elements are film-friendly.

Although book-to-film adaptations of fantasy novels have been getting better over time, there are still a few things even the best visual effects (VFX) and Computer-generated imagery (CGI) cannot pull off. I am a big fan of well-done practical effects, even if they are mechanic at times. For me, the way actors tend to engage with practical effects reads as more sincere. So, when it comes to this list of fantasy books, I mostly included books I think would require too much green screen or CGI to be worth it. Sometimes, magic is best left on the page and off the screen."

[depthruby]

If in the mistborn movie i dont shit my pants in fear with the inquisitors I dont want anything, I want to see their smily face and run

[thaidakar-is-hot]

"That doesn't look like a towel..."

[casualatienjoyer]

if Marsh looked like wolfie from the new puss in boots when he put the coins on his eyes he woulda gotten Mare. in this essay i will…

[natavinsmoke06]

I'm going to say it, they should adapt Alloy of Law, not in the sense of being the fourth in a series but in like a stand alone movie. It's so quick and fun that I wouldn't curse them if they adapt it first rather than the first Mistborn trilogy, it could like retroactively bring interest to the series. I just think it's more easy for them to produce a movie about magic metal eating cowboys rather than a epic fantasy of people that eat metal

[onlycosmere]

Questioner: Hollywood comes to you, says, alright, we've got whatever budget you need, we give you full creative control.

Brandon Sanderson: Woah. Ooh. Oooh. Ooh, you're speaking my language.

Questioner: One thing, it has to be a musical. *all laugh* What do you pick?

Brandon Sanderson: I go get the director of RRR, and I say, alright, you made a musical awesome action movie, show me how to do it. India's really good at that. So, so we do something like that.

Questioner: Which book, or anything, would you...?

Brandon Sanderson: I mean, it feels like you could do any of them. Like, how much of the singing done by the singers counts as musical, right?

But the truth is, Stormlight can't be a traditional film. It's got to be a long-form, right? So, we're down to a few options if we want to do an actual, in theaters, traditional theatrical release. That would depend, right?

Are we making television show or not? If we're making, like, a premium cable sort of thing, then we can go Stormlight. If we're not, then we basically got to go with Mistborn.

Mistborn is the thing that can be contained in a two to two-and-a-half hour film... Warbreaker: The Musical though, huh? Yeah, mhm.

[taravangians-storming-balls]

if you imagine a world for a second where mistborn is a series of movies that are very popular on a family level. do you think we'd have tide pod level incidents of children eating metal in the hopes of gaining mistborn powers