Blood Meridian Trailer

Who's bright idea was it to not broadcast Westworld in widescreen, honestly? Anyways, here's a shoddy trailer for a film that is not unfilmable, but in fact unproducable. Seriously, I dare you to walk into a Hollwood office and tell them you want to make a movie about Injuns being scalped by the hundreds and every character generally being hunky-dory with it.
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[@seanflynn7840]

This is one of those book where if they made it into a movie, it would be soooooo watered down and the sad part, it would have to be. A smart director would fully admit that you cannot do it justice unless you TELL and SHOW the tale.

[@zacharybunting3637]

Reminds me of "Filth" You cannot do justice to a work so dark and expect to recoup your investiture.

[@kevindecker4803]

That’s why it should be a mini series or short tv show

[@vgmaster9]

Denis Villeneuve would probably be the right one to do it.

[@user-pu1bs9eh7v]

@@vgmaster9 if he can do. something like prisoners, maybe, since Dune was meh

[@rogerlau4140]

how about the movie The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford?

[@michaelnewton1332]

In my opinion, there is one thing keeping Blood Meridian from the silver screen. The character of Judge Holden is damn-near uncastable!!!

[@egriddebunks8098]

Vincent D'Onifrio maybe.

[@haenyo6462]

@@egriddebunks8098wow that is actually a great suggestion, only problem is a lot of people would just see him as kingpin

[@raed1642]

​@@egriddebunks8098the fact that he was in the movie "the judge" makes it poetic lol

[@benmcfee]

@@egriddebunks8098 I was just thinking: "Vincent D'Onofrio, maybe?" I mean, let's be real, he's been training his whole life to play a role like Judge Holden. I feel like Stellan Skarsgaard would do a good job, too.

[@ChelOvek-cp2me]

Needs somebody with albinism

[@johnnytwospice1971]

The Coen brothers are clearly a great choice to direct, but the pure immersive moodiness of Eggers' Witch/Lighthouse/Northman resume puts him in contention for me, too.

[@Flaming_penguin]

It’s gonna be John Hillcoat but he’s a great pick if you’ve seen The Proposition

[@PiwaiGee]

nah they should let the kid who directed "green room" do it.

[@billykidman2091]

CoBros would not touch Blood Meridian with a 10 foot pole lmao. Maybe if they both found out they had like 5 years to live and it'd be their last film but even then, I cannot see them risking their reputations over it.

[@ProudGirlDadX2]

​@@hudsonlawrenceYou're right, there's some line in no country when moss finds the money and he acknowdeges that if he takes the briefcase his life will never be the same again and he'll have to look over his shoulder every minute of every day because "At what point would you stop looking for your 2 million dollars?" I know he says it in the movie but it's so much more laid back and carefree while in the book he's being careless/selfish yet he continues to repeat the same mistakes cuz like multiple characters tell him, he ain't cut out for this.

[@hutchinsonfilms1406]

S Craig Zahler is another choice I would say, after watching Bone Tomahawk I believe he can really do the story justice.

[@manwithnoplan5496]

Ever since I saw this trailer I can’t stop picturing Glanton as Christian Bale

[@coltonshore4444]

Tobin would be played by Gary Oldman, the judge would be played by Clancy Brown, the kid would be played by Ethan Cutkosky. Jeremy Allen White could play Toadvine and I think many of the Native Americans will be played by the extras cast from KOTFM and perhaps the Mexican governor would be Javier Bardem?

[@sharperrogue2093]

I think your vision of the judge is pretty similar to mine. Clancy Brown is a great choice! But for me I can't stop picturing Brendan Gleason as the ex-priest.

[@coltonshore4444]

@@sharperrogue2093 I also think Bathcat would be played by Cole Sprouse and Davie Brown would be Cameron Monaghan.

[@mrkelso]

@@coltonshore4444 That's so weird... I picture Clancy Brown too. So do others. Why is that?

[@DestroyTheVoid]

@@coltonshore4444colin farrel would be pretty good too (the way he looks for penguin)

[@piratemccall]

The greatest movie that can never be made. To do it right: 1. NC-17 rating 2. At least 5 hour runtime 3. Huge budget and insane cinematography. Simple shots of men on horseback won't cut it, every scene would have to be surreal and horribly beautiful. 4. Actually sorting out the plot and true meaning of each scene, ESPECIALLY the ending. The ending is one of the most debated in literature, and interpretations of the ending effect how you recall the entire book. In truth, there are 4 or 5 versions of Blood Meridian in my head depending on how you interpret the ending. That would be near impossible to recreate on camera. 5. Casting the judge near impossible. 6. Doing justice to the prose.

[@TwoGraves284]

It would most definitely need to be rated NC-17 to depict the judge correctly and get the message across. James Gandolfini could have played the judge if he was still alive, James Spader or Brendan Fraser could pull it off with a lot of makeup of course.

[@user-mz1kt6iz4e]

@@TwoGraves284 It's not just a problem of finding a big fat & sweaty guy; the country is over-loaded with those; they'd actually have to be able to interpret & act way, far outside the lines of the standard, repetitive parts those 3 have made their fortunes with. None of your 'suggestions' could ever handle that role. Judge Holden wasn't a goombah, or a formerly (long ago) cute dude (one very intelligent but always arrogant / the other never either thing).

[@TwoGraves284]

@@user-mz1kt6iz4e Every one of those suggestion can work. Just because someone plays a role doesn't mean that is the only kind of role they can play. Having wrote that A month ago I have come of with a new suggestion. Javier bardem. He is more than capable of playing that type of character, he fits the role very well and even has the voice. What could go wrong? I only suggested the people I did because they have the acting skills, drive, and they happen to look similar to how I envisioned the judge while reading.

[@Mafetan]

Whenever I think of casting for The Judge, I picture John Goodman from 10 Cloverfield Lane. I think that would be near perfect casting.

[@matta5749]

There is no known singularly correct meaning for any part of this book. For a Blood Meridian movie to not be a complete disgrace it would have to reflect that and not try to inject interpretations, which would mean viewers would mostly be unsatisfied. That’s why this movie should never be made IMO. One of the most important elements of the book for me is that the narration makes very little judgment toward the characters, and a movie would inevitably try to make it more viewer friendly by drawing clear lines of good guys and bad guys.

[@thecustomizer2008]

Dont make it a movie, make it an HBO miniseries

[@CookiesNMilf]

I 100% agree. With the lack of a plot and not being able to tell the entire story. The runtime for the movie would be ridiculously long and you’d lose interest after a while but an hbo miniseries or soemthing like “Yellowstone” I feel like this would have a good chance

[@jakestan1185]

@@CookiesNMilf I would say make a trilogy instead like lotr or something like they

[@CookiesNMilf]

@@jakestan1185 maybee I just don’t think for a western it would fit it very well. But I could be wrong haha

[@ProA-kv2jv]

This would absolutely be the way to go it’s to long and to complicated of a story to fit it into a single piece of media also when I think of HBO miniseries I think of fantastic shows like band of brothers an amazing show that could not have been done any other way

[@rear9259]

@@CookiesNMilf Please not Yellowstone. Sheridian is a good writer and director but Yellow stone past s1 is trash

[@jaxn13]

Hopefully in our lifetime we see an epically rendered cinematic telling of Blood meridian. I know it can be done right.

[@angkhoa1216]

If only someone is brave (or foolish enough) to cast as Judge Holden

[@OldManJenkins23]

New Regency picked it up, John Hillcoat (The Road) directing. My guess is it will suck, if it's made at all. Unless they find a clever way to avoid showing or telling all the things that aren't shown or told in the novel. Which would be hard.

[@Unpainted_Huffhines]

No, I don't think it would be possible to do it right. This book is... something different, it's hard to nail down, and I don't see it being captured on film. I put it in a similar category of novel as "American Psycho". As good as the film adaptation was, it was a pale shadow of the book. Blood Meridian would be even harder, whereas America Psycho took place mostly in one man's head, then his apartment, etc. this story _ranges_ literally.

[@CristianosVictory]

This looks like a movie about to come out?

[@manintheline5331]

Hell no, it will never and should never happen

[@jaredwillkians7642]

The fact that Col. Kurtz is being used to represent Judge Holden in this trailer is hilarious to me, since the Judge has been described as a "grotesque patchwork of up-river Kurtz and Milton's Satan."

[@kshitijshekhar1144]

and he's close to 7 feet tall

[@danielcantiego9374]

He's also inspired from a real life person....

[@astreusastresus198]

​@@danielcantiego9374We know.

[@greekmillennial4540]

Forget an R-rating, Blood Meridian would easily get an NC-17

[@morganhymancomedy]

The tree of dead babies would give it an NC-17 alone, not to mention all the other insane violence against humans and animals. It took me half a dozen tries over a several year period to finish the book. So damn good, though.

[@VercettiFilms]

@@morganhymancomedyimagine if Kubrick made a blood meridian movie 🤯

[@HammarHeart]

This is a great fan trailer. Well done! I think they could actually succeed in turning Blood Meridian, not into a feature length film, but rather a mini-series. This story is just too big for a 3-hour runtime, plain and simple. But, I see two huge obstacles: 1) Part of what makes this book such a masterpiece is the prose itself. McCarthy's writing is like a biblical epic and a horrible psychedelic fever dream rolled into one. And it's very much concerned with the sensory: how the desert sand shines blue under the moonlight, how hot marrow oozes out of a broken bone, etc... It's so vivid and enthralling. The filmmakers would absolutely have to capture this mastery over the sensorial aspect in order to hold true to the spirit of the book. A big part of executing this, I think, would be securing an absolute GOAT-tier cinematographer, someone like Roger Deakins or Emmanuel Lubezki. 2) Second big challenge is, of course, how to cast the Judge. Seriously... How the fuck does anyone on Earth fill the immensity of this role? Good luck with that one lol. Solve those two problems, make sure it has an absolutely horrifying soundtrack (see: There Will Be Blood), and you might just have a successful adaptation on your hands.

[@GhostofReason]

Vincent D’Onofrio Would be a good start. Great, and, I agree with your points

[@artuszara2684]

VINCE VAUGHN!!!!

[@mrttripz3236]

Marlon Brando would’ve been a really good Judge imo. Look at his intensity in Apocalypse Now. Even James Gandolfini could’ve been decent (that may be hit or miss though). But those ships have sailed

[@drsoe08]

Daniel Day Lewis could possibly work as the Judge.

[@nevinvegas]

SAM HYDE was born to play the role of Judge Holden

[@ruizt]

The Coen brothers would do it justice. I would love to see it.

[@zacharyscott8083]

No 🧢

[@NemoEtNihil]

No way...you'd have to get somebody with epic artistic sensibilities like Denis Villeneuve. Honestly, I'd choose Alejandro González Iñárritu.

[@filipbodnar2947]

John hillcoat was supposed to direct it i think, cormac mccarthy gave him the go himself. He directed the proposition, the road and lawless which I think is pretty much a match made in heaven for this sort story

[@jaxn13]

Robert Eggers

[@mrttripz3236]

If there was a director who’s senses lay between Oliver Stone and Quentin Tarantino I’d say he’d be perfect for the role. But no such director exists

[@cleonRIP]

Bro, amazing job making it all fit, making Apocalypse now fit so seamlessly into it. Loved it!

[@answerhazytryagainlateraht1916]

I don't think it's the violence that is keeping it off the silver screen, there's no shortage of that in media these days. The problem is that it's a bit of a shaggy dog story- no real plot, climax, conflict or character development. Nonetheless, it's one of my favorite novels. A brilliant, brooding, headlong descent into the heart of darkness that makes up for its lack of conventional novelistic features with its language, description, action, mood, dialogue, provocative (if mostly inscrutable and/or unsavory) philosophical musings and, of course, the larger than life Judge. With him, you don't even get to flip a coin, baby, it's right into the Bolito and good luck to ya . . .

[@kidgforce1]

The plot has to be The Kid vs The Judge

[@NurseKayP]

I am 50% of the way through this book. First time reader. Enjoy all kinds of books, true crime, horror, disturbing literature. This book is super hyped up and considered to be one of the most disturbing books ever. The writing itself is nice. It’s definitely well written. Is that what has established it as a classic? thus far there is little plot, doesn’t seem to building to any sort of climax or conflict at least that I can see. Especially since I am exactly 1/2 way. There is no character development to speak of. Yes, there is a lot of violence, but it’s not saying anything to me. There is no exploration of motives of thought processes of characters. It’s just violent for the sake of being violent. I don’t even find the violence to be that shocking. Perhaps because this type of racism and violence actually existed. Collecting scalps of indigenous people not all that shocking. So far I’m not getting the hype, but maybe I will once I finish it.

[@final_animal]

​​@@NurseKayPthe writing is the best I've ever read, maybe second only to Ulysses by Joyce. "the horses trudged sullenly the alien ground and the round earth rolled beneath them silently milling the greater void wherein they were contained." If prose like that doesn't speak to you or awaken something in you, maybe it's just not your kind of literature. I've certainly never read anything remotely like it in terms of the quality of the writing, the plot and what's being described is secondary to the way he describes it.

[@final_animal]

​@@NurseKayPin terms of it being described as one of the most disturbing books ever, I don't know about that. It's certainly a violent read throughout, but I haven't heard people try to hype it up as something incredibly disturbing. There are a lot of disturbing books out there. Is that what drew you to the book?

[@braedenh6858]

Agree. After I read it I realized it felt more like a Stephen King book than anything else. The writing is eloquent and the characters and a few scenes are memorable. That's about all it has going for it.

[@morganhymancomedy]

There have been shades of 'Blood Meridian' in film and tv over the past 15-20 years. John Hillcoat's The Proposition is a fine example of how the film should look and some of the extreme violence that a film adaptation would necessitate. Coincidentally, Hillcoat directed The Road, also based on a Cormac McCarthy novel. AMC's Hell on Wheels was an occasionally brilliant show that was hampered by some stupid plot twists, but has the tone that a Blood Meridian adaptation would need. Based on their effective performances of twisted and evil characters in Hell on Wheels, either Christopher Heyerdahl or Tom Noonan could play Judge Holden. I think Noonan would be the better choice, although at 70, he may be a little old for the physicality of the role. Also, Andrew Dominik's The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is another excellent example of how the film should look and feel. Dominik or Hillcoat could each do the film justice as director. I also love Jerermy Saulnier (Blue Ruin, Green Room) and although he has never directed a western, I think he could do an amazing job with the material. His frank and graphic depictions of violence would suit a film adaptation well. Some actors that I 'd like to see in the film would be Scoot McNairy, Michael Shannon, Sam Rockwell, Garret Dillahunt, Bill Camp, John Caroll Lynch (maybe as Judge Holden), William Mapother, Toby Huss. Hell, I could even think Matthew Mcconaughey could play against type as The Judge. The casting of The Kid would be tough. Perhaps an unknown actor. All the young actors I can think of are too attractive. The Kid needs to be someone with a bizarre/unique look to him. I just now thought that director Jeff Nichols (Shotgun Stories, Take Shelter, Mud) would also direct a great adaptation. Also, his brother Ben Nichols of the Memphis-based band Lucero, wrote and recorded an EP based on Blood Meridian called The Last Pale Light in the West. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Those are some of my thoughts.

[@Hh-fb2gt]

Red dead redemption 2. A old west band of outlaws led by an unhinged leader with a distorted view of ethics and morality. Arthur is like the boy he has an ambivalent view of the gangs actions, and acts out of misplaced loyalty and because the gang members are the only family he has. Both eventually turn there back on the life they knew, and pay the price.

[@Hh-fb2gt]

@@andrewchristie2970 maybe the older version of the kid.

[@diviningrod2671]

The assassination of Jesse James is so beautifully filmed that it almost hurts . Casey Afflecks' performance should be a master class in character transformation over the course of the narrative. And Oddly ( or not ) his brothers performance in Hollywood land is in a similar vein.

[@chermebrownsauce8049]

great choice of actors! Tom Noonan is super underrated my choice to be the judge would be Clancy Brown or Danny Huston

[@morganhymancomedy]

@@chermebrownsauce8049 Danny Huston or Clancy Brown would both be great! I wonder how either of them would look bald?

[@WhiteMONKEYman2009]

Он танцует и в тени и на свету Он говорит что никогда не умрёт И все его любят

[@ccole5386]

Amazing great job!! Nailed the blood meridian vibe imo. I like the shot at 2:07, and I love your casting of Glanton, the Kid and the Judge.

[@seanno9744]

Excellent song choice. Hauntingly sad yet beautiful, it compliments the landscapes well

[@luxhemlock5194]

I don't know who you are, but we are kindred spirits. The moment I saw this as a "trailer" I was losing my marbles with excitement. "My Body is a Cage" as the song, the Coen brothers as directors, it was like all my dreams came true for a brief moment. I wished it were real, but I also realize, this book will never make it to film. This book was the darkest thing I have ever read. There is no hope or light at the end of that story. The ending is bizarre beyond words, the visuals you'd need to make this "feel" like the writing would be haunting, and longing, and full of such violence and suffering no general audience could ever sit through it. I've known several people who couldn't even make it through the book itself because of how visceral it was. But for a brief moment, I saw this and I was really, very happy. I love what you combined here. Thank you.

[@Livesey15]

Чел который ждет выхода этого кино: он никогда не спит

[@masonist66]

Этого не будет, в видео смесь сериала "мир дикого запада" и фильма "недруги".

[@Dron_Leonidovich]

Я все ещё не сплю)

[@jakestan1185]

I feel like if this book was a movie I would think it takes over like 5-6 movies and the last part where the kid is the man would be it’s own movie and have beautiful and careful cinematography especially the ending

[@simpguardsmanofkrieg1603]

The kid being The man at the end would probably break me.

[@jakestan1185]

@@simpguardsmanofkrieg1603 the man being good bringing a Bible everywhere even though he can’t read and tries to help everyone trying forget the nightmare of the gang to just die from the man who caused that nightmare

[@kevinsmith7841]

The only way to at least have a chance of doing Blood Meridian justice would be an 8 part series of 1 hour episodes. D'Onofrio for the judge would be perfect. I'm sure the Cohens could could get it done, but what a huge challenge.

[@flutebasket4294]

You'd need a lot of surreal celestial imagery and wide desert shots

[@camerado2be]

Brando’s Kurtz as the Judge is near perfect!

[@noheroespublishing1907]

My fantasy director, passed on like Brando, would have been Elem Klimov; fucking Come And See is like a second world war version of Blood Meridian.

[@knightscroftsquire-muldoon]

Yes! Come and see is beautifully tragic but completely honest. klimov is a good choice.

[@StriderStryker]

Unpopular Opinion: If this movie adaptation is impossible to shoot, then make it a TV show. The novel is quite long about good and evil in the Wild West. And yes, there’s a lot of strong material in there that would make everyone vomit themselves while watching this tale of epic proportions. *Either that or make it animated or something idfk*

[@jmann5445]

So we doing a tv show about child rape and killing and scalping…. On tv…

[@drsoe08]

The book is not exactly about good vs evil

[@andrewmurphy5532]

Its more like evil vs evil

[@Trav_Can]

It's true. To do the book justice it would require at least three hours (one and half would just be scenery) and the rest would be more gruesome than those Saw movies. China wouldn't approve. Where's your budget? Where's the scouts? Hung head down above the ashes where the fire once boiled their brains until steam came out of their nostrils.

[@saltyzu8412]

I’m just thinking about that first scene where the Comanche are massacring everyone and have human skin robes draped over them with entrails and reproductive organs in their hands covered in guts like dogs that rolled in something stank, while peeling scalps off of screaming men in a dust bowl created by screaming horses. Arrows protruding necks and dust settling on freshly scalped skulls.

[@INFEDnoX]

The gore isn't the problem at all; it's the prose. There have been countless brutal, shocking films over the years (think Salo, or Martyrs), but how many can accurately capture the beauty of McCarthy's language? I'd wager very few, if any. No Country for Old Men works because it's essentially a pulp play but in novel form anyway. Blood Meridian, not so much.

[@Trav_Can]

@@INFEDnoX I agree. I would joke if they made a movie of Blood Meridian it would have to be at least three hours long, NC17, and half of it wouldn't even have dialogue. Much of the movie wold simply be landscapes and night skies with the jingle jangle sound of the horse tack.

[@ddavies5]

Well done! The most haunting book of all time! I love it.

[@bjd2146]

What movies are used in this besides Apocalypse Now and Hostiles?

[@introverthoney8876]

@Aero06, which film scenes were included in this trailer? I’ve watched this several times!

[@dsafindom]

This trailer made me read the book - thank you 🙏

[@roastbeefy0weefy]

This trailer rules dude. Can't think of anything else now when I hear this song

[@GiusPalazzo]

This was dope considering its a mashup of all older movies. But, best one I've ever seen so far.

[@skippythescout5446]

what are the movies name ?

[@MrLeonightis]

Alas there is no Blood meridian movie , but if you are feeling like something along the same lines , Bone Tomahawk , comes to mind .

[@benmcfee]

Now, _there's_ a director who could make _Blood Meridian_ with the kind of intensity that we've come to expect!

[@anthonyhadeen1599]

They really need to make blood meridian into a movie

[@robfreeman5783]

The problems they will have are authenticity....the malnourished tiny Mexicans, the unshod war ponies that haven't eaten in a week, the firearms, the wardrobes, the judge. It will be hard to recreate the visuals made in the book. Even in this clip of this video, the horses are like show horses, it's just unwatchable to those who know better.

[@jeffbehrns6362]

Yep, but even with authentic tools, no human can recreate Cormac's words on screen. It's not filmable and foolish to even try.

[@ComeInAlone00000]

even with cgi the animal cruelty would alone would be insanenely hard since they start in sorry states most the time

[@loganrunjack]

That's exactly how I pictured the judge when I read this

[@tbradleytucker]

Beautifully done! Colonel Kurtz as Judge Holden: inspired!

[@chompskyhonk8270]

Only after reading would I want to see an attempt at transferring it to film. But by god I would watch, be it good or bad

[@gregorymeyer1798]

Wow, great job. I can’t see those images of Brando without hearing him whisper “the horror”.

[@MemmaJemma]

For a concept trailer, 1:54 onward is really good

[@perobarac8581]

what films are there? i recognise some of them but not all.

[@leminlord2158]

What movies in this mash up were used in total? I’d want to watch it

[@benmcfee]

Apart from the use of the word "injuns" the description nailed it. This novel is not unfilmable. The story is, in fact very straight forward, and the imagery is all there in the text. What this novel is, is un-producible, since almost every producer would get cold feet just from hearing the synopsis. Any film of _Blood Meridian,_ would require a producer like a Dino de Laurentis, who famously saw the rough cut of David Lynch's _Blue Velvet_ and decided he needed to become a distributor as well since, as he put it, no one would dare touch the film as it was... and it _needed_ to be released as it was. The other option would be for any prospective director to insist on a Director's Cut, in case the studio got cold feet at the last second.

[@ShiceIceDice]

Blood Meridian will actually be turned into a movie. It has just be announced. "John Hillcoat" will be the director.

[@jeffdarden2073]

One day, when someone grows big enough balls we will see this adapted into a film. Last I heard Vincent D'onofrio and Tye Sheridan where in talks. Not sure I like D'onofiro as The Judge, he's so soft spoken

[@Benjamin1998]

One day, when someone grows big enough to play Judge Holden, we will see this adapted into a film.

[@SQOUREE]

Well, because of this i bought the book, seeing the comments on how hard it will be to make a live action adaptation of the book surely made me interested, let's just hope i can finish it.

[@CatsAgainstCommunism]

What a time to be alive.

[@oskar6607]

Ok, I’m not sure everyone understands that this isn’t an actual trailer, it’s a stitch up of various other films (mainly the film Hostiles).

[@starchildone4871]

The Judge - Terry O'Quinn Glenton - Daniel Day Lewis or Christian Bale Todvain - Guy Pearce Toben - Sean Harris? The Kid - look at the face of kid in movie "Idi i smotri". Someone with that face should be the kid Music - Probably the hardest part, idk Nicholas Britell + Hans Zimmer + Akira Jamaoka + Ramin Jawadi ( i would hire all of them, ofc it would need loot of money, but i wouldnt relese the film until i had the right music. and it wouldnt be classsic western style with harmonica, it would have to be more orchestral, and sometimes i imagine onlly one instrument playing)

[@jakedilbeck7107]

Ngl it would need to be a tv show to do it all justice, and it would be one of the most brutal shows ever depicted about the wild west

[@vuhushmuk]

Can you please tell me what films were used to create the trailer? I only recognized the apocalypse now. Ty very much.

[@davidragimov147]

Hostiles with Christian Bale

[@paulwiggins183]

So, it appears we've already made this movie. Excellent.

[@otterwithagun1982]

It's probably been said before, but one issue with them making a movie about Blood Meridian is the violence. Not the acts, but to properly capture the emotions, or lack thereof. For the viewer, it would be horror. The audience would gasp, cry, gnash their teeth and bite nails in two. But for the characters on screen, in the book, for them it was just another Tuesday.

[@Lisfordeer]

Вот в этом был бы весь и кайф смотреть

[@skippythescout5446]

would love to see the movie actually happening. Btw what are the movies the scenes are from? The bald judge one is from apocylapse now. What are the western scenes movie names ?

[@antonychigurh8939]

Marlon Brando rose from the dead to star in this? Nice.

[@mikebrun.mp3]

oh my god thank you for this

[@jaredburton1300]

I find this beautifully done.

[@andrewmihovich4252]

Can someone please tell me where 1:22 and 2:06 are from? Either one.

[@adolf_dripler7045]

What movie is the footage from?

[@dre4mly]

very good cinematic! so atmospheric 🥶

[@pressrepeat2000]

Incredibly well done trailer! I wish this movie is made.

[@firewarrior5828]

God this would be such a fucking badass movie. if only someone just had the stones to make it.

[@sidanx7887]

Bone tomahawk was rough right? I know this would be very difficult but - get whoever did Sicario just cause of the beautiful scenery and music - I want to see this as a movie favorite book of all time read it when I just got out of the military and well … pretty close to some things

[@Jaws-yl8np]

An NC-17 rating would be much more suitable for Blood Meridian than an R.

[@robdean19772323]

It makes no difference what men think of war, said the judge. War endures. As well ask men what they think of stone. War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner. That is the way it was and will be. That way and not some other way. - The Judge

[@Sibster45678]

How are we all feeling about the news that Cormac is writing the script with John Hillcoat directing?

[@Kolinski1]

Where i can watch this film

[@matthew6173]

Are the Indians in the black and white paint in the movie called "Hostiles"?

[@Silver-xf7it]

What movies is this based on?

[@GuitarReaper]

I need to know when is this coming out.

[@roseTKz]

I think with the right version the book can be brought to life not as a movie but as a tv show the only problem is how they will tell the story as complex as it is let alone the ending

[@lilgxnpe578]

the director from "the road" is making a film of blood meridian

[@pancitocaliente6844]

rlly? is there a website where i can read about this

[@deinonychusben]

Marlon Brando as the Judge would be terrifying in the movie and reality.

[@RhadaGhast100]

Christian Bale as Glanton was something I'd never thought of tbh

[@evgking6698]

I would love to see a blood meredian hbo show instead of a movie

[@MrJeepmarine]

They would do it justice and have more time to flesh out the characters.

[@GlitchRodgers]

Scenes like where Davy Brown, Toadvine and Webster go to San Diego lasts all but a few pages, but can easily span out an entire episode. And the following part of the story where Glanton goes down there himself to the alcalde, leaving the judge in charge of the Yuma camp, that could also be an episode on its own. So yes I think a limited series would be better as well.

[@niusha9705]

how about making it into a video game? Rockstar would do it.

[@thegreatstate-zd6gj]

movie would be better since the book is more popular with adults

[@niusha9705]

@@thegreatstate-zd6gj hmmm cant disagree. seeing a movie like this on the big screen would be something. if they do it right...

[@man.actual]

That’s what I’ve been saying

[@DwreckJ]

Wow. I’d pay lots of money to watch someone’s attempt at adapting this novel

[@vukogamer6198]

Forget about the movie, that can't be made, how about an animated series in the style of the 90s Beserk. Oh the Judge's design would be terrifying in animation.

[@RaiderCat12]

For those who are unfortunate enough to not know, the song used here is “My body is a cage”, by an artist whose name I forgot.

[@breeeegs]

Arcade Fire

[@RaiderCat12]

@@breeeegs Nope, AF was the original

[@CrxshedRxcks]

One of if not the most compelling and horrifically beautiful books ive ever read god almighty..

[@voxlvalyx]

I always pictured The Judge as looking like Col. Kurtz. Great use of footage here.

[@sethbishop6890]

If you animated blood meridian it would be a lot easier you have a lot of ways of molding it that way. The judge could have so many ways of being shown for instance they may have to kind of Animatrix the pre production to get there

[@themilkman6969]

i really feel like you could have spliced in some footage from bone tomahawk

[@nightace3027]

I think the only way to do the Blood Meridian as a on screen action, would be animation; there's no other way, you can't cast the Judge and animation gives the Judge a much larger potential (changing animation styles like in the recent Spidermen movies etc) as well if it was a series with episodes, it could easily live up to and actually adapt the book.

[@dojobojangles9750]

Is it being made ??

[@nyrbsamoht]

you should do a new cut with the bald guy from dune. also - what is the footgage from the christian bale movie. is it Hostiles (2017) ? one of the few i havnt seen yet? any good?

[@strawberrysunburst6113]

It's unfilmable, the only way you could picture the book with utmost genuity is with your own imagination. Any of Holden's actions in the book would be watered-down and probably would be wasted with off-screen scenes and multiple cuts. Not to mention, where are you going to find a 7-feet, hairless, giant albino with no remorse.

[@Some-random-Scythian]

Carel Struycken was recommended for the role of Judge Holden back in the '90s when they were thinking about making a film adaptation. He could probably still do it If you add makeup and special effects to the mix.

[@theo1216]

Honestly that's exactly how I pictured Glanton to look like

[@hyznbrg66]

this is so good

[@sneedmando186]

Here after the Wendigoon video

[@rakaman27]

He never sleeps, the judge.

[@nameless09ko]

He says he'll never die

[@IloveGod10018]

You just can't make this into a movie. It's wayyyyy too brutal.

[@SethHMG]

If I were putting together a team to make this, Nicholas Winding Refn, Vincent D’nofrio, and Daniel Day Lewis would be involved.

[@antonifortis1084]

That movie would be insane

[@Saginaw72]

It can only be made by a director very familiar with the novel and who loves it enough to play it the way the novel plays. Also, it should be in black and white or at least very muted color.

[@yeallday8009]

Last scene gonna be wild

[@jerryrichardson2799]

A mashup, and a sucky one at that.

[@comontoshi]

This movie needs to be directed by an Italian director and shot in black and white . . . with an iPhone 7. 😎

[@SamThiebaud89]

Clever use of the Kurtz clip alluding to the Judge. McCarthy said he was one of 2 main inspirations for his portrayal of the character

[@bushhippie7372]

I’ve given up on it being made to do the book justice but if anybody can do it for a mainstream audience it’s the cohens.