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Gedo Senki News
Date: 12/15/2005
According to Asahi, Gedo Senki will be based on the third book in Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea Cycle, The Farthest Shore, however Nikkei reports that the movie will be based on the third and fourth (Tehanu) books.

Although Tehanu was originally to be the final book in the Earthsea Cycle, however Le Guin eventually wrote two more books for the series, bringing it to six books.

Nikkei also states that Le Guin wanted Hayao Miyazaki to direct the movie, but he was not able to because he was committed to Howl's Moving Castle.
Source: Anime News Network