Ted Chiang Reflects on “Arrival” (2016) | Creative Conversations

Author Ted Chiang (EXHALATION, STORIES OF YOUR LIFE AND OTHERS)
joins the show to reflect on having his work adapted by director
Denis Villeneuve into the 2016 film “Arrival.” In episode 324,
Luke Elliott & James Bailey add to their “Creative
Conversations” series where they discuss adaptations previously
covered on Ink to Film with someone directly involved in their
creation. Topics include the origins of the “Story of Your Life,”
why determinism is essential for the existence of free will, the
narrative convenience of having a fate you can change, how
screenwriter Eric Heisserer managed to adapt a story thought to
be unfilmable, Ted’s visit to the set, and who might be a good
fit for a future Ted Chiang adaptation.


 


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Luke Elliott


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James Bailey


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