unfilmable
Adjective
Meaning
unfilmable (comparative more unfilmable, superlative most unfilmable)
Not suitable or able to be filmed.
Antonyms
Examples
Gilliam abandoned the project because he decided that Watchmen would have been unfilmable.
Card has called Ender's Game "unfilmable", "because everything takes place in Ender's head", and refused to sign a film deal unless he could ensure that the film was "true to the story".
Lack of film adaptation At the Los Angeles Times Book Festival (April 20, 2013), Card stated why he does not want Speaker for the Dead made into a film: "Speaker for the Dead is unfilmable," Card said in response to a question from the audience.