Kate
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Tracy Chevalier:
Tracy, The new movie, The Ammonite is about Mary Anning, about whom you based your book 'Remarkable Creatures'. I'm curious to know whether you whether you were interested in seeing it, and if you have seen it, what did you think of how Francis Lee (who directed & wrote the screenplay) portrayed her based on the research you did?
Tracy Chevalier
Hi Kate,
Your question is a little painful, because the existence of Ammonite means that Remarkable Creatures is now much less likely to be made into a movie or tv series. Not impossible, but harder. Do people really want to see two movies about Mary Anning? I doubt it. Because of this, and because Ammonite focusses on a fictional story of Mary's later years rather than on the truly remarkable things she accomplished when she was younger (which is what Remarkable Creature's focus is), I think it best if I avoid seeing the movie.
All the best,
Tracy
Your question is a little painful, because the existence of Ammonite means that Remarkable Creatures is now much less likely to be made into a movie or tv series. Not impossible, but harder. Do people really want to see two movies about Mary Anning? I doubt it. Because of this, and because Ammonite focusses on a fictional story of Mary's later years rather than on the truly remarkable things she accomplished when she was younger (which is what Remarkable Creature's focus is), I think it best if I avoid seeing the movie.
All the best,
Tracy
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