FIRST LAW MOVIE! ~Fantasy News~

[@DanielGreeneReviews]

WE GOT FIRST LAW COMING TO THE SCREEN! My upcoming book: tinyurl.com/neonghosts

[@Glokta4]

Excellent news, I can't wait. Normally I try to avoid the hype train, but I was in a tunnel when this one came through.

[@joshuatempleton9556]

pretty odd that they are casting somebody that actually looks like the character they are playing.

[@edsheeran1243]

Us getting excited for a first law movie, and then it ending up not happening is the epitome of a first law story

[@jonbaxter2254]

You've got to be realistic about these things...

[@sampigg7933]

Life is the pain you experience between disappointments.

[@chrisowenssff4876]

Say one thing about Daniel Greene, say he's excited.

[@living117]

How could you even say that Ed Sheeran

[@dinocollins720]

haha so true 🤦‍♂

[@merphynapier42]

BEST SERVED COLD ADAPTATION LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@wildfire160]

As long as this leads to Logen Nine Fingers eventually being on screen i`m all for it... "The Bloody-Nine they call me, my enemies, and there's a lot of 'em"

[@DachiffDisco]

Im just waiting for Logan staring at the fountain like a dumbass

[@jonbaxter2254]

@@DachiffDisco He just wants his pot back he lost in book one...

[@Theis_Ejsing]

Say one thing for Logen Ninefingers, say he deserves to be on the big screen.

[@NasRayce31]

Just being realistic

[@KingsandGenerals]

Most excellent!

[@cj-hw3pv]

Wizards and Warriors First Law Content coming?

[@KingsandGenerals]

@@cj-hw3pv yes actually, the scripts are in the works.

[@efrenyalung1348]

@@KingsandGenerals incredibly hyped to see that, huge fan of your content!

[@georgesimmons2517]

I can’t believe how often I see your comments on channels I watch lol

[@jonbaxter2254]

@@KingsandGenerals Oh thank goodness.

[@cameronqueen8202]

Tim Miller was on Corridor’s VFX Artists React a couple months ago, and on there he said Joe Abercrombie was his favorite author. So excited to see him get to adapt a work of his and think he is the perfect fit!

[@mahalleinir_WoT]

Shivers is legitimately one of my favorite characters ever put to paper. I think starting with Best Served Cold is a great idea. We can always go back to the first trilogy to set up Logan for when he's back in the spotlight, but damn. I'm pumped.

[@enterthedungeon]

Its so smart of them to begin with Best Served Cold. A fantastic stand alone story that can link to the wider universe. This is well deserved. Here's hoping in eventually we get the Bloody Nine in live action!

[@sirscratchalot05]

If they had started with adapting the first 3 books, then I would find myself more excited. Part of the charm in this book is already knowing a lot of the characters and already being introduced to the world and how it operates.

[@Luka2023-]

Rebecca Ferguson is an absolutely brilliant actress and a great casting! My only concern is how bad Hollywood have been as of late with adaptations

[@jonbaxter2254]

She couldn't play Monza right?

[@yelleks3085]

I'd put Monza at early 30s, so 39-year-old Ferguson wouldn't be too much of a stretch imo

[@heatherbloss2174]

She is fantastic in Silo! I live for the new episode each week right now.

[@ChrisC-cf1xu]

Haven't see Silo yet, but didn't care for her in Dune. maybe it was just the way she saw the role, but I thought lady Jessica would have more mental toughness.

[@chance757]

@@ChrisC-cf1xu try the greatest showman, her mission impossibles or doctor sleep! doc. sleep in particular was great!

[@diehard7517]

I think adapting Better Served Cold might a good move to see if the audience responds well to it, so, if it goes nicely, they can later adapt bigger story arcs from the original trilogy and Age of Madness. Also, i like Abercrombie's attitude on this. He knows that there's so much that can get go wrong while making an adaptation, so it's better to be cautious. Edit: apparently, this guy, Tim Miller, is already connected to a couple of movies stuck in development hell, like the Neuromancer and Borderlands adaptations. Hope this is not a foreshadowing or anything.

[@invaderzod8092]

It’s happening bois! I literally cannot put into words how hyped I am. BSC is a book that has a huge amount of emotional value for me as it’s directly influenced my life for the better. I’ll be counting the days.

[@jonbaxter2254]

The heists! The assassinations! The delightful banter! Feaking COSCA!!!

[@joenobody5913]

I'd be much happier if it was actually a show and not a movie. If anything has been proven in the last decade or two in regards to "tv show vs movie" debate it's that tv shows are vastly better when it comes to adapting books and far more likely to do the source material justice

[@NicolasClark7732]

@@joenobody5913 Well... then you have Rings of Power and Wheel of Time shows... and the Witcher show didn't do much justice to the books or games. Also not sure if I would lump Game of Thrones there or not, considering it did do a fairly faithful job when it was working with published material.

[@joenobody5913]

@@NicolasClark7732 Sure. Funny how you list the few bad series, two of which weren't even trying to be adaptations of source material and not the myriad of awesome movie series. To each their own, but I'd still much rather have a tv series with all the possible benefits it brings that the movies just plain cant

[@NicolasClark7732]

@@joenobody5913 I do think TV series make for a better shot at adapting a book or game, but they're still not great. If anything, I think they should be animated adaptations. There are absolutely more movie adaptations that are bad, but we have gotten good stuff in recent years.

[@noahjohnson5603]

I legit just saw the news on Reddit and said, “Oh, that’s gonna be Fantasy News.” And lo and behold - the notification appeared.

[@sechay9328]

Holy Hell PERFECT choice. My favorite of his books, a self contained story and Renaissance Italy inspired setting, and it is even structured like a three act movie. The fact that this is such a superior point of entry makes me really hope this is being taken seriously.

[@TheGoreforce]

Will the audience like the act one of the movie, it's one of the more intense scene's joe has written. I'm afraid it's not going to be as brutal. If it's live action, it's going to be on the level of blood that 300 had. I hope.

[@Macapta]

I have this great trend that the moment i begin to finish a series a tv/movie announcement follows shortly. Happened with Wheel of Time, Rings of Power, Mistborn, a bunch of manga and comics and now this. So, you're welcome.

[@GeeOff]

The Heroes is my favorite of the First Law stand alones, but I think it would be a bad place to try starting. It's a lot more complicated than Best Served Cold, which is a very classic and emotionally impactful story that a lot of people will probably be able to vibe with. So, all in all, great news.

[@DachiffDisco]

I think that The Heroes greatest strength for a first adaptation would be how divorced it is from the main series in terms of the characters (except for maybe Bethod's children and Shiver's short apperances)

[@darklordshuaib]

Best served cold is my favourite Abercrombie book. Genuinely one of the best Heist fantasy books out there. So so excited. It's standalone and you don't have to have read first law trilogy to start the book.

[@jonbaxter2254]

I actually introduce people to the series from it, because it is a smashing jumping off point despite being a sequel.

[@crediblesalamander8056]

I just found out from you that First Law has a heist. I think it just shot up about 200 spaces in my tbr. Heists are dope.

[@jonbaxter2254]

@@crediblesalamander8056 Not just one heist either...

[@sampigg7933]

Im excited, but nervous. When it comes to book adaptations, you have to be realistic. Also, the one problem i see starting with BSC is everything with Shivers but maybe not.

[@damp2269]

it'll be fine. shivers will talk about the north but you don't have to know about it to follow along.

[@claytonhomer3096]

I actually think Shivers surviving isn't that big of a spoiler if you go back and do Era 1 of First Law. The one thing they have to write around is Jezal becoming the King.

[@sampigg7933]

@@claytonhomer3096 true, would change the arc with Ario.

[@Souless1231]

Best served cold is probably my favourite of the books also and i can't wait to see who they cast as Shivers i'm so excited.

[@Elidrys]

I am excited for Rebecca Ferguson - I really have been impressed with her acting and could see her carrying that film in an interesting, dramatic, badass way.

[@styrofoamsoldier]

OOOOOOH now that would definitely get me to read the first law! As I understand these are not super high fantasy so would probably translate to the screen pretty well.

[@damp2269]

yep, mostly just human doing human things, very little magic but when it happens, it happens...

[@Swiftit6225]

I just came… from work and just got more excited than clocking off and going home.

[@Zydlik7]

Lets goooo. This is the first time in a very long time I've been genuinely hyped for a movie.

[@CaneRossso]

Nicomo fricking Cosca on the big screen, I never thought I’d see the day!

[@rikremmerswaal2756]

I am cautiously optimistic. Hopefully they will get it right. Than again fantasy adaptations of late have been soo horrible that I simply don't dare to hope.

[@atharvadeshpande4749]

Honestly whenever I hear a adaptation news I immediately think "Don't be shit, please for fuck's sake don't be shit"

[@rikremmerswaal2756]

@@atharvadeshpande4749 I know the feeling. Especially when I hear the words 'Update for a modern audience' I get worried. Not to say that you can't do it, but all to often the people doing the updating seems to have no idea what they are doing.

[@atharvadeshpande4749]

@@rikremmerswaal2756 Yeah to update something you need to have a basic knowledge of 2 things 1. The actual source material 2. The audience you're "updating" it for And adaptation writers don't seem to have an idea for any of it really. They don't understand the source material, look at The Wheel of Time show. They did not understand the core themes of the series at all and neither the characters. The series was apparently problematic according the Rafe Judkins and he is the lord and saviour of the new Audiences that didn't even know who in the blimey hell was Rafe Judkins, before he was said to be adapting the Wheel of time to TV.

[@jonbaxter2254]

@@rikremmerswaal2756 Dread "The Message"

[@hassassinator8858]

The closest thing to that we've gotten recently was the DnD movie

[@celestialdemon1316]

I'm so excited! Best Served Cold is my favorite book in the First Law World, and Monza is probably my favorite character. Not only her, but we also get Caul Shivers! So excited!!!

[@ellisg95]

I can't believe this is happening. The First Law is a truly great series of the 21st century, and Best Served Cold works fine as entry point into the series if we're not starting with the Blade Itself, and Best Served Cold is definitely more suited to a movie adaptation than any other book in the series, where TV would probably serve better. I honestly can't wait, Joe deserves this so much and only hope the success Best Served Cold as a movie leads to a First Law Series

[@Amalthea143]

Totally worth a FN emergency edition!!!! I love your energy and delivery because I'm over here having the same happy, excited, kind of in disbelief, oh my gosh, I NEED this to happen please don't take this away from me vibes. As much as I've wanted it, I didn't really think I'd see anything from the First Law universe adapted. I totally agree that Best Served Cold is the best novel to adapt as an introduction to the universe. OH MY GOSH SO MUCH EXICTE!!! Thank you thank you thank you for sharing!!! This made my day!!!

[@cal_esc]

‘Best Cold Served’ made me chuckle a little, exciting news!

[@OverlyAverageBen]

Fancast time! Shivers - Tom Hopper Friendly - Alan Ritchson Vitari - Karen Gillan Morveer - David Thewlis/ Richard E. Grant Cosca - Javier Bardem/ Jude Law/ Dominic West Day - Florence Pugh

[@mrschloop686]

Always had Florence Pugh in mind for day

[@eddiepolo6047]

Shivers: Henry Cavill Nicomo Cosca: Tim Roth Friendly: Brian Tyree Vitari: Gwendolin Christie Morveer: David Strathairn Day: Chloë Grace Moretz

[@damp2269]

all good except for Friendly and Day. Fantastic shivers though.

[@ediefand1501]

Shivers- Chris Hemsworth

[@soualexander6532]

I'm really trying not to get too excited because as far as I can see, it hasn't been greenlit yet, but I really hope they make this

[@TheEightRain]

I envy your exitement about new adaptations coming to screens. I have been desillusioned too often to be hyped until I know more.

[@orcanimal]

Seeing that title -- NO FUCKING WAY!!! They better not mess this up

[@Tashro]

Yes! Can't wait to see Nicomo and Shivers in the flesh! Hope it's just the beginning.

[@blacknbluecollarreader]

Omg omg omg OMFG!!!!!! THIS HAS TO HAPPEN!!! I will WILL this into existence!!!!

[@VenusEscapesToRead]

I'm so excited, I absolutely loved Best Served Cold and there is so much potential to be an amazing adaptation!!

[@jertlemiah]

Nice! Best Served Cold is such a good standalone. This will be a good test to see if the IP can draw a crowd to a movie

[@howardprescott4564]

It is the most stand alone. Only the shivers part won't make much sense if the do the first Trilogy

[@riminov]

@@howardprescott4564 Why not?

[@crimsonraen]

Thanks for the emergency news, Daniel! I haven't read Abercrombie yet, but his books are on my TBR!

[@MetaSynCreta]

Gonna have to push first law up my TBR. Yay!

[@sharxboy]

Just now starting the First Law (series?). I like it so far, this news is pretty exciting if it comes through.

[@someweeb4110]

Dude I just got a sweet blade itself book on sale! Unfortunately because a Barnes n Nobles was closing sad but my god the amount of dank books I got for 50%..... Anyways consistently hearing awesome things on the first law. After red rising im diving in.

[@KALEIGHdoscope]

Omg I'm literally rereading Best Served Cold right now for the first time in almost 5 years. What are the odds!? This is so so exciting!

[@JeffreyWhelchel]

I was hooked!!! Hooked I tell ya, right off the bat by "The Blade Itself" while I put down "Best Served Cold". It's sitting unloved on my shelf. OK. I'll give it another chance. But man, that trilogy that started with 'The Blade Itself' was brain/world breaking. Never had a book series that built up and then tore down my assessment of the characters like those 3 books did. Not holding my breath, but I'll definitely give the movie a chance if it makes it to the big screen.

[@jackDaniels-su6mw]

Daniel you introduced me to the first law in 2019 and since then I have been obsessed. I never read fantasy once before the first law and they are by far my favorite novels. Even more so than the three body trilogy. You still need to read the dark forest if I’m not mistaken! You are missing out!

[@ducky36F]

Ahhhhhhhh so exciting. And Best Served Cold is 100% the right call. It is basically a movie already 😆

[@AnarchyDucky]

Fuck yes! Thanks for covering this. Made my day

[@RafaelToscano]

I love Rebecca Fergusson. I’m watching her now at Silo - PERFECT! I have to say I’ve never read anything from Abercrombie, but this made me curious!

[@SomniiLinn]

Daniel’s “hurt meeeh…” 😂

[@GallowglassVT]

More than anything, I'm excited to see my boy Caul Shivers on screen.

[@damp2269]

can't wait for non reader to think shivers is the meanest thing that the north spit out and then get introduced the bloody nine.

[@GallowglassVT]

@@damp2269 for real, everyone's gangsta until the Bloody Nine shows up.

[@damp2269]

@@GallowglassVT I would have loved for Logen to meet Gunnar. At first I thought the brawl of ages would happen but honestly they would probably order some ale and just be friendly with each other.

[@JosephGliddon]

Thank you Daniel - best news I have had this week

[@Jed_Herne]

Oh hell yes, so keen for this to happen! Joe worked with Tim Miller on some writer's room stuff for one of the Terminator movies, so it looks like they have a bit of a relationship already, which is promising. And Rebecca Ferguson would be incredible in this role :D

[@robertcerniglia2616]

I so happy I just started reading the books

[@Bluenamii]

This is going to be fire! Best served cold is so adaptable out of the first law.

[@wfberkhof]

I'm really looking forward to the casting of the other characters. There are some truly awesome side characters in Best Served Cold!

[@PsyKotyK]

Morveer was great.

[@yelleks3085]

Finished the book yesterday. Hyped!

[@lilyannecrow]

Amaaaaaaazing! I am so excited for this!! I truly hope it's handled well, and that it's true to the book without too many series spoilers. (Not sure how that's possible with all the characters involved, especially a certain someone from the Union, but ... here's hoping!)

[@admirekashiri9879]

I'm excited but worried at the same time. With the trends in Hollywood these days they may end up butchering it. I hope the team behind it are faithful to the book and story.

[@toddJM1015]

It was your review for Best Served Cold that not only got me to read it, but made me give First Law another chance. I DNFd Blade Itself maybe a year before I read BSC. And you're right, cause the more plot driven story is a good way to introduce this world. Aside from a certain cameo about midway through that made more sense after I read the original trilogy there isn't anything in BSC that can't be written around in terms of the overall world and chronology.

[@AustinKazda]

1:50 you say best cold served. lol Anyroad, super exciting news!

[@damp2269]

let's go!!!!! cannot agree more with the choice for first adaptation. this project lives or dies on the casting. Cosca, Friendly, Morveer and Day will make or break it.

[@sudrao5535]

First Law honestly is an amazing book to be adapted into a movie. Also would love if you read Septimus Heap as hardly anyone has reviewed it on youtube and according to me it is one crazy hidden gem...

[@CaneRossso]

This is absolutely amazing!

[@Levitania]

Time to move it up on my TBR.

[@davetheblade]

On a side note in your cut in I saw the Licanius trilogy behind you, I just finished the series and loved it, even if a few story threads were left hanging.

[@timothymorton2911]

This is so hype! I wonder if there is any connection from Steven Pacey being the narrator for The Drowned Giant and Tim Miller directing that episode. Can't wait to see more casting choices, Cosca & Morveer have some FANASTIC dialogue to deliver.

[@gregorygreenwood-nimmo4954]

Best Served Cold is one hell of a book. I am very interested to see if the adaptation can live up to the novel.

[@SnakeAndTurtleQigong]

Love the First Law series so much!

[@Sophie703]

Omg!!!! So excited for this!

[@jeffdauscha1436]

Man, I was having a really shitty day, then you swooped in and totally turned it around. Thank you Sir Goblin. I can’t wait for this.

[@deadcaptainjames6045]

Hopefully, this can get me into the First Law universe. I put down the Blade Itself around halfway through. It had good moments but it felt very meandering

[@DeadPressed4444]

Man, I really need to start actually finishing these books

[@butwhy6543]

Wow! I literally just picked up The First Law series a while ago because your channel and they’re already making movies about? I need to catch up

[@castellan4880]

First Law movie. Yup, instant Danielsplosion. Color me Greene with anticipation.

[@ceekayy79]

Did he just say Best Cold Served? I need to know who's going to play Shivers because I love him haha

[@damp2269]

one tall, pale mf. LOL

[@VTboardgamer]

This is outstanding news! I love First Law, and like you said Best Served Cold is arguably the best of them all! My only hesitation with this coming first is that the audience won't have a proper understanding of Bayaz and the banking house of Valint & Balk to really grasp how bad of an idea messing with them is.

[@zofiabochenska1240]

I have the feeling that the spoilers are there only when you know the trilogy. There are no names, just "cripple" or "king", so sure, some people would connect the dots, bot for casual watchers they would be non-noticable. I read the trilogy few years ago, and I already had problems remembering what they mean by some mentions.

[@maxbaugh9372]

Super excited for this, curious what order they would do the rest of the series in after BSC though

[@ArchlordZer0]

I'm surprised they're not starting with the trilogy. I hope they adapt it into a TV show though if they do. Also Rebecca Ferguson is a perfect choice. Love her.

[@stejclfc]

[@XFC856]

00:40 That was a really good noise, well done

[@mikeg5025]

Read First Law because of you Daniel, had to take a break after the first trilogy though, ‘cause well, it’s a draining read. Time to get back into the series

[@noname3609]

This is INSANE. Can't wait😮

[@gaudric98]

Let's GO!!!! Abercrombie is the king of fantasy writing!

[@NisseHult101]

This is great news! Hoping very much it will a) actually happen b) be a good adaptation for the big screen!

[@TheToneBender]

Haven't read the books yet, but I do have the first three books on my shelf. Working through some other books right now first though. I expect I'll get to it by the end of summer.

[@artdrumwright2663]

crazy timing about to finish the book tonight

[@RyanMcLeanau]

She’s amazing in Silo! I highly recommend it

[@whitneyleigh7463]

I agree wholeheartedly. So exciting!

[@nordamoddev1038]

Just a thought, would 'BREAKING FANTASY NEWS' or something like that be a good name for vids like this? And hells yeah, just finished the original trilogy and kept thinking, dam this would be make a good adaptation

[@sleptking1707]

I'm trying to remain cautiously optimistic but the hype is really taking over for this one

[@ronaldwatson3862]

Nice to meet you, Daniel. I love GOT/ASIOF and DNF'd Abercrombie's The Blade Itself. Twice.

[@senorbe]

I agree - Best Served Cold is the best place to start - the first trilogy should be a mini-series if anything

[@jackwriter1908]

3:23 I think that _hurt me_ should become a meme in our Goblin community...

[@dustinhollis]

A First Law series in the future would be awesome.

[@thestranger2190]

Wow about to finish wisdom of crowds so this is perfect timing. Best Served Cold is definitely my favorite of the 9

[@damp2269]

you're missing one book probably sharp ends.

[@HollabackCoy]

Such weird timing for me. Ive been meaning to start this series for years and only finally started this year. Also "Best Served Cold" happens to be where I am up to now.

[@TheEmpressEllaseen]

Haha my book group are half way through BSC right now 😄

[@tylerbrooks285]

I am not sure how I feel about this. On the hand I am extremely excited as someone who has read the books, but not sure how you tell this story without giving major spoilers of the first trilogy. Shivers, Jezal, and Bayaz come to mind first. So either we are going to have a weaker adaptation in order to not to spoil the original trilogy to people who haven’t read the books, or we are going to spoil the original trilogy which will take the impact out of some of the most impactful moments of the original trilogy. Guess we will have to see.

[@lilchickenstrip1608]

its smart to put the imdb credit graphics up, right on juicy dan

[@justinadler4418]

Best served cold is definitely my favorite in the series and a great standalone. The only thing that worries me is a LOT happens in the book and I’m a little worried that with a single film this could lead to the narrative feeling jarringly fast paced to just fit in the key events not even considering a lot of the fantastic character to character interaction moments between the assassinations where a lot of the villainous crew really get to feel alive and relatable. Other than that really excited for this one just cautiously optimistic, you got to be realistic about these things.

[@SoundsFromBeyond]

I've noticed this for awhile but keep forgetting to comment; has nobody else noticed the hand on top of the shelf behind Daniel displaying the sign of Baphomet? Very slick, Daniel! 😉