The Color of Magic
2008 English fantasy movie directed by Vadim Jean
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- Actor Richard da Costa (Luggage) is also the Librarian as an orangutan. He studied real orangutans in a zoo to learn how they moved.
- Both Sean Astin (Twoflower) and Sir David Jason (Rincewind) are long-term Pratchett fans. Jason named The Colour of Magic as his choice of favourite book of all time in the BBC's Big Read survey.
- The colors of the pattern on Twoflower's shirt aren't as garish as the description in the book, but they had to be chosen to avoid primary colors, or they'd have vanished in the blue-screen/green-screen sequences.
- Stephen Marcus, who plays Broadman the Bartender in this film, also plays Banjo in Hogfather (2006). And Nigel Planer plays Mr. Sideney in Hogfather and Arch Astronomer in Colour of Magic.
- Arthur White, who played Rerpf, Guildmaster in charge of Tourism, is the brother of David Jason, who plays Rincewind.
- Nigel Planer, who plays the Arch Astronomer, is also the narrator of several unabridged Discworld audio books, including the 'The Colour of Magic' and 'The Light Fantastic' (which this film is based on).
- David Jason admitted in his autobiography that he only took the part because he was waiting for a better job to turn up.
- The ship that brings Twoflower to Anhk-Morpork and takes him home is flying the flag of the Most Serene Republic of Venice.
- Like Vadim Jean's previous Discworld film (Hogfather (2006)), there were problems with the set flooding due to heavy rainfall while filming indoors.
- Last TV role of Peter Copley.
- The boat used by Twoflower to arrive at Ankh-Morpork is The Matthew of Bristol, a replica of the English ship that discovered North America in 1497 sailed by John Cabot.
- Many of the angry mob of Star People outside Unseen University, and the customers in the Broken Drum during the fight scene, are Discworld fans recruited through fan websites and mailing lists.
- Richard da Costa never got any actual screen time in human form, he was either in the Librarian's Organ Utan suit or inside the Luggage. He was almost filmed as a comedy mime artist (he had been to make-up and wardrobe) but in the end there wasn't time to shoot that scene.
- The Alchemist is played by Richard Woolfe - better known for being Director of Programming for Sky One, Sky Two and Sky Three. Sky Televison commissioned the production of both "The Colour of Magic" and "Hogfather".
- Terry Pratchett: Astrozoologist 2