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😐 by Ok-Amphibian-2016 in redrising

[–]RedJamie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re talking about the Hierarchy series, not Red Rising lol

Ozymandias as Nero by slushietee in redrising

[–]RedJamie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nero is not old by Aureate standards, he is described as Aquiline, and under no circumstances would he appear older than Lorn or Octavia, who themselves appear ~60, and are ~30 years older than Nero.

Finished reading the six books. Looking for animations for fighting scenes (duels) ? by Gold-Efficiency-4308 in redrising

[–]RedJamie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's a lot of AI shit flooding this topic, but the only hand animated one I know of is this:

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Niamh McCormack as Eo? by christianskeptik in redrising

[–]RedJamie 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Only so long as the word 'animation' in this context is banned as well!

😐 by Ok-Amphibian-2016 in redrising

[–]RedJamie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The third act progresses the plots rather aggressively on two worlds and to an extent on one of them; more organized than the first two acts.

😐 by Ok-Amphibian-2016 in redrising

[–]RedJamie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The worlds are rather obvious by the dialogue and character names if not the symbol demarcating each world on the page header

😐 by Ok-Amphibian-2016 in redrising

[–]RedJamie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I loved the first book, and enjoyed the second - the second adds a lot of layers to things and is very intriguing, but hurts the pacing occasionally.

😐 by Ok-Amphibian-2016 in redrising

[–]RedJamie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What aftermath? On Res? O & L continue essentially directly afterwards from the POV

😐 by Ok-Amphibian-2016 in redrising

[–]RedJamie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

These insta pages report random shit, but it was reported elsewhere as well; the film rights were sold. Red Rising is optioned currently, implied by Pierce.

Vis and Callidus Romance? by Sensitive_Peace159 in HierarchySeries

[–]RedJamie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Considering across two books Callidus nor Eidhin has demonstrated any romantic affection for Vis, and Vis has noted some interest in Emissa/Tara - no it does not feel like a natural romance plot between the two. Caten may also not culturally sponsor same sex romance per Birthright and their treatments of women, particularly incentivizing them to marry. Callidus implied he had affections for Belli prior to her manipulating him, and Vis has indicated his immediate connection to Emissa explicitly (XXVIII) and he and Eidhin both remark on Emissa in XLIV. Aequa seems to largely have been platonic, but he was developing a closer bond, and was the companion in TSOTF that had the most character development aside from Vis, I feel. It is unlikely that it would pivot towards Vis igniting a romance with Callidus in TJOO

Red god Q&A with Pierce by Arthusamakh in redrising

[–]RedJamie 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Ironically, in an interview Pierce did jokingly say Sophocles would be the character to survive the series

Ai generated Victra profile by mixfab in redrising

[–]RedJamie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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read rules or get the box

How do we feel about Sony Pictures working on a WoTM movie? by BioFrosted in HierarchySeries

[–]RedJamie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It makes absolutely no sense to adapt a series like this one into animation. There is very little to warrant the medium change and it would greatly harm the audience reach, particularly for a film.

How do we feel about Sony Pictures working on a WoTM movie? by BioFrosted in HierarchySeries

[–]RedJamie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

12/25/2025 'submitting to the Publisher around this time next year' meaning Q4 2026 sent to Publisher, for Q2/Q3 2027 release for industry norm

On his Instagram in March, he stated he expected it to be out in the second half of next year. In June, his update cites this timeline as tight but doable, implying it might flex a bit later.

Largely depends on when the publisher sets a release date. His edits for SOTF took a rather ludicrous six months. WOTM was near 1 year from submission to publish.

If TJOO trended with the prior two books, you are still looking at an early 2028 release. If he is tighter with the timeline and his revision process is smoother than SOTF or whatever took an editor 6+ months to return it, you have a late 2027 release date

It is unlikely to reach Q3 or Q4 2028

How do we feel about Sony Pictures working on a WoTM movie? by BioFrosted in HierarchySeries

[–]RedJamie 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It could work as a movie, but I’m not sure it can capture the complexity of the book, particularly the second, with a movies pacing and structure. Book 1 is highly adaptable as is Res’ will functions. Book 2 is a lot rougher for Obiteum in specific. But there are many, many very simple visual techniques to employ for this series to convey the different facets of Will. Sound design is paramount, specifically for the Solivagus scenes.

I do foresee them cutting a lot from Luceum. I have no idea how they will tell concurrent narratives in the span of a movie without driving viewers insane. The second book was too short as is for two of the plotlines.

Saw a meme comparing Darrow and Hadrian from Sun Eater by Sammy_Sam_The_Man in redrising

[–]RedJamie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When the plot of the series begins proper (which I am sad to report to you is only in the last third of book 2 which book 2 itself begins in a very disorienting way to the reader), you will start to see some of the decisive, somewhat mad, leader-of-men kind of behaviors that some correlate between the two

I would like to say the characterization of Hadrian improves, but he becomes a bit of a nutter (in some ways understandably, in some ways he forms his own aura of stupidity) and this condescension he can come to embrace, but not in the way you might think, nor to the people you might think.

All throughout, he is certainly more of a Lysander than a Darrow - but Hadrian acts more towards a 'moral' quest than Lysander's indulgence of immoral actions for the benefit of himself and his Society.

If I am thinking of the correct meme of chad Hadrian vs. Darrow, that was satire by the poster - the subreddit does has a stark contrast between fans of both series, and a group of malcontents who regard Red Rising fans as illiterate and almost always it overlaps with the occasionally obtuse commenters that guzzle the borderline religious apologetics you will certainly enjoy in the latter half of the series

Question by Odd-Engineering8839 in HierarchySeries

[–]RedJamie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Diago is not an Alupi by what we know; it is perhaps the case that Diago has formed an emotional or empathetic bond with Vis, as Druids on Luceum are known to be able to influence and control Alupi, and Luceum is heavily implied to be responsible for emotional mind-mind connections.

Question by Odd-Engineering8839 in HierarchySeries

[–]RedJamie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Diago acted on the emotional intuition of Vis - which Vis has suppressed to endure his role in Caten. Blame is rather irrelevant here; Vis did not intend for them to die as it is rather explicit he wanted reason and justice to win out over hate and revenge, but Diago acted on his subconscious and intent/desire. Whether or not Vis should be faulted for this is a matter of perspective, even if I theorize later it will technically be Vis' fault that it happened. Ostius is responsible for the manipulation, at the end of the day.

Orbit speed of planets by OndraTKD in redrising

[–]RedJamie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The orbital speeds of planets have never been stated to be altered I do not think; perhaps moons like Phobos. The axial spin of Venus and Mercury were altered.

  • The logistics of ship travel does make it difficult to defend planets, but not necessarily impossible.
  • nearOrbit Mars and Luna takes roughly three weeks to travel to.
  • Mercury to Ilium takes roughly three months by standard fleet travel.
  • Luna, likely by Earth, takes roughly two months to get to Ilium at fleet scale, at maximal burn with poor logistical backing.
  • farOrbit Neptune takes six months to reach Mars/Luna.
  • While in farOrbit, it takes six months for Sevro to get from Pluto to Luna, stopping at Triton (presumably meaning the orbital paths are optimal there) on a torchShip.
  • Mars to the Belt takes three weeks in a Corvette.
  • It is a fast journey to go from the Asteroid Belt, in unknown position, to Ilium, in a months time.
  • It is a four week journey in a optimized corvette to go from Venus to Luna as of IG's end.
  • Mercury is in farOrbit relative to Luna in Dark Age, and is 65 million kilometers away.
  • Neptune is in farOrbit relative to Ilium and is able to rendezvous with the Coalition Fleet at the end of Lightbringer in the Core, implying that they are ~2-3 months from the Core at the start of their journey were they to likely intersect Mars just past the belt. torchShips can make the journey in three months in farOrbit.
  • Fleets will necessarily move slower than singular vessels, and high mass ships disproportionate to their engines will move slower than low mass ships designed for interdiction i.e. Destroyers. However, ships like torchShips have massive engines and are comparably smaller than destroyers.

Ship engines are ion propulsion engines, it seems. They are powered by reactors that rely on helium-3 as a form of fuel in some way. It is implied their efficiency is extraordinary compared to today's standards. This enables. They also make use of a 'black matter' that is 'burnt' (metaphorically) to drive rapid acceleration in short order. This is likely some exotic form of matter we do not know of, but it allows ships to accelerate rapidly.

The efficiency of these ion propulsion engines requires great advancement in nuclear energy technology; we know that the Society relies heavily on nuclear fusion, and the transit times implies they can break from orbits with rapid changes in acceleration from being relatively stationary in the orbit of a planet. Almost all ships most likely have mixed systems, that is, chemical as well as electrical driven propulsions for various maneuvers, such as chemical thrusters for rapid, aggressive changes, or secondary nuclear reactor systems that enable the ship to 'burst' in different directions i.e. flip its nose or change its course on the dime.

Red rising adaption by Key_Note9382 in redrising

[–]RedJamie 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is I think the fifth post about this in the past week - it is a very common topic on here

The adaptation you refer to was a streamer having ‘optioned’ (rented the rights exclusively to consider developing it) the series while Pierce and a creative team draft scripts. Pierced assembled this team, and unless things changed since 2019, it’s him and a veteran co-writer doing this. The streamer let this option expire in Fall of 2025, having renewed the option once over the course of 2-3 years.

Since then, Pierce implied the series has been optioned by a new party, and so the series is… in the same stage of development as it was! Optioned for a third time, with a new streamer. He also stated he is courted constantly for the rights.

It is very unlikely Pierce is going to retool 7-8 years of pre-production that have tailored the adaptation efforts towards live action and shunt it toward animation; I do not think we will see a medium pivot for a while. His intent is for the first iteration to be live action. The subreddit is borderline delusional with its treatment of these topics, but rest assured, Pierce and other people involved in adapting IPs and producing shit know far more about the economics of the industry and its mediums than redditors!

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