Epic Short Film Adaptation of Terry Pratchett's TROLL BRIDGE is Underway

There is a group of highly motivated filmmakers from Snowgun Films that are hard at work trying to develop a short film adaptation of the classic Terry Pratchett Discworld tale Troll bridge, which is about the world’s last Barbarian hero (now at the age of 87) embarking on a suicide mission to battle a bridge troll in mortal combat.

This sounds like it could be a great film project, the teams goal is to create the largest scale short film in history. They want to make this thing epic. 

Using resources garnered over eight solid years of dedication, love, sweat, and tears – Troll Bridge has already begun exceeding expectations as to what should be anticipated from a short form production.  With the scale of Lord of the Rings, the absurdity of Monty Python, and the intimacy of Into The Wild - Troll Bridge relishes the opportunity to present the Disc in all the grandeur and depth of character she deserves.

Now that sounds awesome! As of right now Snowgun Films is trying to find funding for their project which they have already shot a prologue for with the help of Terry Prachett.

The prologue introduces Cohen in his prime, as a young man battling several armies at once.  This scene was built to counter balance and strengthen the intimacy of the later scenes with Cohen, empowering the viewers to appreciate and relate to the challenges of age that Cohen now finds himself in.  For all intents and purposes – Cohen’s journey to Death Bridge in which the troll resides, heralds the expectation that it will his last.  To adequately depict Cohen at the end of adventure – it’s important to show him at the beginning.

They also have a pretty cool trailer for the short that you can watch. I've embedded both videos below for you to watch. Check them out and tell us what you think!

If you're interested in learning more, or want to help fund the epic adventure click here

Trailer:

Prologue:

Thanks to GT reader Daniel Knight for the tip on this! He is also one of the guys working on making the film.