As the fantasy genre continues to expand in mainstream film and television, it is the perfect time for creators to look at rebooting Dinotopia.
back in the '90s and early 2000s, author and illustrator James Gurneys Dinotopia stunned readers and television viewers with its gorgeous fantasy world and unique combination of prehistoric life and ancient human culture. It breathed life into the imaginings of every 10 year old and introduced the world to a land unlike any other. It's time to bring Dinotopia back.
In recent years, Hollywood has been busy reaching back into iconic franchises of the past and reimagining fully fleshed-out worlds. Since studios have only been going for some of the largest and remaking them, a lot of the more deserving franchises have been left completely untouched. With today is VFX capabilities and the fantasy genre is current place in the mainstream, studios and networks should absolutely be looking at Dinotopia .Gurney was an illustrator who specialized in lifelike renderings. With his skills, he often worked on assignments for National Geographic, for which he would create realistic recreations of ancient civilizations and prehistoric life. According to him the research that went into all of that inspired two specific pieces: Dinosaur Parade and Waterfall City. Therein lay the beginnings of what would become Dinotopia.
Spurred on by retired publishers Ian and Betty Ballantine, Gurney went on to write and illustrate the first Dinotopia novel, Dinotopia A Land Apart from Time. This would become the first in a long line of novels set in this unique continent, as well as the mysterious World Beneath. In total, Gurney himself wrote four novels and worked with other authors to publish 18 short novels that fleshed out the fantasy world.
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