I'm still p*ssed that "it" may have been cast as Nicholai Hel in Satori.
The REAL Nicholai Hel would have "pencilled" DiCaprio in for the presumption.
This is disturbing on several levels.
First that a vapid dolt like DiCaprio could ever possibly be capable of capturing the subtlety of Hel.
Second that this author would presume to prequel Trevanian’s masterpiece. I notice he waited until five years after Trevanian’s death to write it. The material in the novel’s synopsis is fully covered and explained in “Shibumi”. There is no need for another book.
Third, Trevanian specifically stated in the footnotes to “Shibumi” that he did not wish to have either the character or the story put into movie format. He even expressed regret that “The Eiger Sanction” movie had been made, mourning the death of a stunt man mountain climber during filming and using that same adjective “vapid” to describe the finished work.
Trevanian’s writing is exhaustive in detail and rich in nuance. The likelihood of Hollywood being able to do his characters justice is Zero.