The Unfilmable Movie: 24 Years of Failure | Video Essay (feat. Benjamin August Literature)

“Your heart’s desire is to be told some mystery. The mystery is that there is no mystery.” - Cormac McCarthy

Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian is widely considered to be one of the Great American Novels. And yet, over the 24 years that the film rights have been available, it’s never had a film adaptation that reached completion. Why? Well, one thing’s for sure: It’s certainly not for lack of trying.

Huge thanks to Benjamin August Literature for collaborating on this project with me! Check out his channel here for more Blood Meridian content:
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Music Used (in order):
New Equipment (Firewatch OST), Full Steam Ahead (Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks OST), Stay in Your Tower and Watch (Firewatch OST), The Lumpy Pumpkin (Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword OST), Serenity - Prof. Riddman, Tranquility - Prof. Riddman, A Quiet Time (Red Dead Redemption 2 OST), rose - lukrembo, More Gun (Team Fortress 2 OST), Lonesome Town (Red Dead Redemption 2 OST)

Sources:
https://www.indiewire.com/2016/02/john-hillcoat-says-cormac-mccarthy-has-offered-to-adapt-blood-meridian-for-him-but-scott-rudin-is-blocking-him-265942/
Adapting Cormac McCarthy: Tracking Blood from Page to Screen - Stacey Peebles, 2017
Blood Meridian- Screenplay - William Monohhan, 2004
https://www.showbiz411.com/2016/05/05/exclusive-james-franco-scott-rudin-and-blood-meridian-what-happened

https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/28/books/blood-meridian-by-cormac-mccarthyhtml

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