Editing Dan Simmons (section)

==Adaptations==

In January 2004, it was announced that the screenplay he wrote for his novels ''Ilium'' and ''Olympos'' would be made into a film by [[Digital Domain]] and Barnet Bain Films, with Simmons acting as executive producer. ''Ilium'' is described as an "epic tale that spans 5,000 years and sweeps across the entire solar system, including themes and characters from [[Homer]]'s [[The Iliad|''Iliad'']] and [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s [[The Tempest (play)|''The Tempest'']]."<ref>{{cite web|author1=Marc Graser|author2=Jonathan Bing|title='Ilium,' 'Olympos' optioned for pic|url=https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/ilium-olympos-optioned-for-pic-1117898065/|date=8 January 2004|website=Variety|access-date=29 April 2019}}</ref>

In 2008, [[Guillermo del Toro]] was scheduled to direct a film adaptation of ''Drood'' for [[Universal Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Michael Jr.|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/features/guillermo-del-toro-booked-thru-2017-1117991560/|title=Guillermo Del Toro booked thru 2017|date=3 September 2008|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=25 December 2017}}</ref> As of December 2017, the project is still listed as "in development".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1290396/|title=Drood|website=IMDB.com|publisher=Internet Movie Database|access-date=25 December 2017}}</ref>

In 2009, [[Scott Derrickson]] was set to direct ''Hyperion Cantos'' for [[Warner Bros.]] and Graham King, with Trevor Sands penning a script adapting ''[[Hyperion (Simmons novel)|Hyperion]]'' and ''[[The Fall of Hyperion (novel)|The Fall of Hyperion]]'' into one film.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Michael|title=Scott Derrickson to direct 'Hyperion'|url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/scott-derrickson-to-direct-hyperion-1117999283/|website=[[Variety.com|Variety]]|access-date=2012-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722053326/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117999283?refCatId=13|archive-date=July 22, 2015|date=Jan 29, 2009|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2011, actor [[Bradley Cooper]] expressed interest in taking over the adaptation.<ref>{{cite web|last=Falconer|first=Robert|title=Bradley Cooper Anxious to Adapt Dan Simmons's Hyperion for the Screen|website=Cinemaspy.|url=http://www.cinemaspy.com/movie-news/bradley-cooper-anxious-to-adapt-dan-simmonss-hyperion-for-the-screen-7564|access-date=2012-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120703144151/http://www.cinemaspy.com/movie-news/bradley-cooper-anxious-to-adapt-dan-simmonss-hyperion-for-the-screen-7564/|archive-date=July 3, 2012|date=May 27, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy}}</ref> In 2015, it was announced that TV channel [[Syfy]] would produce a miniseries based on the Hyperion Cantos with the involvement of Cooper and King.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley |title=Bradley Cooper, Graham King, Todd Phillips Adapting Dan Simmons' 'Hyperion' for Syfy|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/bradley-cooper-graham-king-todd-801537|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=2015-08-05|date=June 10, 2015}}</ref> As of May 2017, the project was still "in development" at Syfy.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fowler|first=Matt|title=Syfy Reboot Includes Greenlit Krypton Series, George R.R. Martin's Nightflyers and More|url=http://in.ign.com/tv/108057/news/syfy-reboot-includes-greenlit-krypton-series-george-rr-marti|access-date=28 May 2017|publisher=IGN News|date=12 May 2017}}</ref> On November 1, 2021, Cooper and King restarted the feature film adaptation at Warner Bros., with [[Tom Spezialy]] set to write the script.<ref>{{cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|title=Bradley Cooper Launches Production Label; Sets 'Hyperion' At Warner Bros With Graham King|url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/bradley-cooper-set-hyperion-at-warner-bros-with-graham-king-1234865881/|date=November 1, 2021|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=January 5, 2022}}</ref>

''[[The Terror (novel)|The Terror]]'' (2007) was adapted in 2018 as an [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] [[The Terror (TV series)|10-episode miniseries]] and received generally positive reviews upon release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_terror/s01/|title=''The Terror'': Season 1 (2018)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-terror|title=''The Terror'' Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref>