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Keith R.A. DeCandido:
What was the process for writing Serenity? How much of the content is from the screenplay and how much did you add?
Keith R.A. DeCandido
The process was the same as it is for most movie novelizations: the writer is sent a script ahead of time and writes the novel based on that. But there is always material that has to be added, as a screenplay only has about a short story's worth of content. (That's also why movie adaptations of books tend to cut things, because all the content from a novel won't fit in a movie.)
I used the entirety of the screenplay, including some scenes that wound up being cut from the movie. I also made use of some material from the FIREFLY TV series, particularly the opening scenes from the end of the war as well as Simon's rescue of River. (I also added material to the latter to reconcile the inconsistencies between what Simon described in the pilot episode of the TV show and what we saw in the movie.)
Some material I added included dramatizing the massacre on Haven, the backstory on Mr. Universe, the operative torturing Fanty & Mingo, and a few other bits.
I used the entirety of the screenplay, including some scenes that wound up being cut from the movie. I also made use of some material from the FIREFLY TV series, particularly the opening scenes from the end of the war as well as Simon's rescue of River. (I also added material to the latter to reconcile the inconsistencies between what Simon described in the pilot episode of the TV show and what we saw in the movie.)
Some material I added included dramatizing the massacre on Haven, the backstory on Mr. Universe, the operative torturing Fanty & Mingo, and a few other bits.
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