The key facts
- Lukyanenko suggested a new screen adaptation of Night Watch as a film or a series
- He proposed setting it in present-day Moscow with greater fidelity to the books
- Bekmambetov's original films were released in 2004 and 2006
Lukyanenko is ready for a new version of Night Watch
Writer Sergei Lukyanenko told RIA Novosti, that he would gladly agree to a new screen adaptation of Night Watch. At his suggestion, the new version could be set in present-day Moscow, and the story itself could take the form of either a feature film or a series.
What the writer wants to change compared to Bekmambetov's films
In Lukyanenko's view, Timur Bekmambetov's films departed noticeably from the books. In a new version, he believes, more could be preserved from the original while simultaneously showing Moscow and the problems of its residents as they are today.
Context: previous screen adaptations
In Lukyanenko's books, the Light and Dark Others possess supernatural abilities and live among ordinary people. Bekmambetov devoted Night Watch (2004) and Day Watch, released in Russian theaters in January 2006, to their confrontation; Konstantin Khabensky played Anton Gorodetsky in both films. No publications report that production of a new screen adaptation has begun — so far, only the author's readiness for such a project has been discussed.
