A release date for our movie in 2013 is certainly possible, given the uncertain road that lies ahead. As any fan of The Wheel of Time knows, the future is exceedingly hard to predict (prophesy notwithstanding). We are clearly quite a ways behind the schedule I had in mind when I spoke at JordanCon last year. We are just beginning work on the screenplay, and we have not yet commenced any pre-production activities. Before anyone asks, there have been no major problems or setbacks; rather, the complicated and high-stakes business of making today's feature films sometimes results in wild periods of frenetic work, followed by prolonged periods of dormancy. Unfortunately, patience is a virtue that I sorely lack. On the plus side of the ledger, we now have a core creative team that I am thrilled to work with and our partner (Universal) is as excited as ever about making this picture.

As I have said many times before, in my view, the most important decision in making this movie will not be in our casting choices, the selection of the production team, the set design or the movie's visual effects, but rather, in determining the essence of the story that we will tell. And so, we are now in the process of deliberating each of a million and one creative choices as we decide how the begining of our journey with Rand and his friends can best be lifted from the black and white pages of Jordan's books and adapted to the strengths and limitations of the audiovisual medium of film. With each decision made, a piece of our picture comes together. And while I must confess that the pace up to this point has been all too slow for my liking, I believe in the the months ahead we will see major progress in the making of our film.

May peace favor your sword,

Larry Mondragon
Red Eagle Entertainment