Is Sony Pictures preparing to make movie versions of John Burdett’s classic Bangkok 8 series? Is a big Hollywood studio turning to Bangkok again, following the success of Hangover II?
All signs would point to the affirmative, as domain and trademark blog Fusible broke the news that Sony Pictures registered 29 domain names last friday all related to the Sonchai Jitpleecheep series. The famed series – which includes titles Bangkok 8, Bangkok Tattoo, Bangkok Haunts, The Godfather of Kathmandu,and the yet to be released Vulture Peak – feature an incorruptible luk kreung Bangkok detective as their protagonist and follow his exploits through the city’s underworld.
Millennium Films apparently bought the rights to Bangkok 8 in 2007 but nothing ever came of it. Just because Sony bought the domain names doesn’t mean the movies will be made, but it’s obviously a step in the right direction. Burdett declined to comment when asked by Fusible.
The books are full of larger-than-life shady characters, vibrant descriptions of Bangkok and lots and lots of sex and violence. So, perfect for the screen! Let’s hope it happens.
And if it does, who would play Sonchai? Ananda Everingham? P’Bird? Johnny Depp? He could pass for a luk kreung potentially…
Here’s a list of the 29 domain names Sony registered:
bangkok-haunts.com
bangkok-haunts.net
bangkok-tattoo.com
bangkok-tattoo.net
bangkok-tattoomovie.com
bangkokhaunts-movie.com
bangkokhaunts-movie.net
bangkokhaunts.net
bangkokhauntsmovie.com
bangkoktattoo-movie.com
bangkoktattoo-movie.net
bangkoktattoomovie.com
godfatherofkathmandu-movie.com
godfatherofkathmandu-movie.net
godfatherofkathmandu.com
godfatherofkathmandu.net
godfatherofkathmandumovie.com
kathmandugodfather.com
kathmandugodfather.net
thegodfatherofkathmandu-movie.com
thegodfatherofkathmandu-movie.net
thegodfatherofkathmandu.com
thegodfatherofkathmandu.net
thegodfatherofkathmandumovie.com
vulture-peak.net
vulturepeak-movie.com
vulturepeak-movie.net
vulturepeak.net
vulturepeakmovie.com
