|
#1 | |||
Part-Time Fan
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 235
|
Book Adaptations #1: Movies, mini-series, televison--bringing books to life!
So I was just playing with imdb.com and I found out two really great books are in post and pre-production to become full length movies.
The first one is 'The Kite Runner' by Khaled hosseini. Its being directed by Marc Foster who has done, 'finding neverland', 'stranger than fiction', and 'Monsters Ball', which makes me think even though no one really famous is in it that its going to be pretty well done and do really well at film festivals. The only actor I've even heard of who's in this is Shaun Toub who was in a recent episode of 'Lost'. He played an Iraqi in France who promises a job to Sayid only to turn out to be the husband of a woman Sayid once tortured while working for Hussein. Filming wrapped in December and 'Kite Runner' has an American release date set for November 2nd, 2007. The second is 'Life of Pi' by Yann Martel which is set to be directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. He's a French director and his only American credit is Alien: Ressurection. I was actually hoping they would have had Shamylan direct this one but guess not. As of January, 'Life of Pi' is in pre-production and is set for release in 2009. Last edited by Tomorrow's skies; 02-22-2011 at 08:19 PM |
|||
|
#3 | |||
Extreme Fan
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 2,219
|
I don't think I've ever heard of the book Kite Runner. Is it good? I think I wanna check it out sometime.
__________________
Blair Waldorf ♥ Jen<3you know you love her. |
|||
|
#4 | |||
Fan Forum Hero
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 56,264
|
Eegads, I just can't picture Life of Pi as a movie. I think it's impact, espcially the ending is going to be ruined by translating it to the big screen. Ick.
Mandy __________________
Mandy
I want to believe the past is done with us the moment we are done with it |
|||
|
#5 | |||
Supreme Fan
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 9,252
|
Quote:
__________________
"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed."
— Ernest Hemingway |
|||
|
#6 | |||
Part-Time Fan
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 194
|
I think that they're also doing a movie on the time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger... I saw it on imdb i'm excited! I hope they don't change too much though coz I think it will be difficult to translate some stuff into film...
__________________
|
|||
|
#7 | |||
Extreme Fan
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 2,159
|
Quote:
but also agree some stuff in the book will be really hard to translate into the movie also the casting will be extremble important __________________
Thank you so much to the very talented threeeyespei (Lily) for the icon
literatiAlex/Izzieblair/nate we will always miss you heath |
|||
|
#8 | |||
Master Fan
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 24,375
|
List of Books Made into Movies
There were tons that I didn't even know about... Then there were the obvious ones... __________________
i love you more than jazz, baby doll ♥ icon credit |
|||
|
#9 | |||
Master Fan
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 19,349
|
That's an awesome list!
__________________
-Sarah
One Tree Hill, Capeside, Storybrooke, Hyperion Heights |
|||
|
#10 | |||
Supreme Fan
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 9,252
|
I actually liked the movie version of S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders. It was gritty and raw which is what it felt like it should have been when I was reading the book. I'm also very interested in the movie version of The Other Boleyn Girl, with Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman. I think that will be an interesting film as well.
__________________
"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed."
— Ernest Hemingway |
|||
|
#11 | |||
Obsessed Fan
Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 5,584
|
The Giver has been in pre-production for so long, it's getting on my nerves. It was one of my favorite books when I was younger and have really wanted to see it on the big screen...hopefully one day it'll get made.
|
|||
|
#12 | |||
Part-Time Fan
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 228
|
Did any of you see any of the V.C. Andrews's books movies? They were both dreadful, in my opinion! FITA sucked big (the movie, that is)! Rain is...so-so. I just watched the trailers, but a friend of mine actually rented it. From the trailers, I can already noticed they made many changes from the book! Anyway, I'll try to watch it and see...
One I really like is the adaptation of Ian McEwan's The Cement Garden. Very intriguing and haunting, just like the book. __________________
|
|||
|
#13 | |||
New Fan
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 2
|
Hey guys. I saw there were a few Kite Runner fans like me on this thread and I wanted to let you all know about this really cool contest that they're doing for the movie adaptation which comes out on November 9 (can't wait!!). Basically the contest is you create a club and you win cooler stuff with the more members you have in your club, so you're basically trying to recruit as many members as possible. I created the Greater Minnesota Frozen Kite club and I’d LOVE to have as many members as possible, even if you’re not from Minnesota There are prizes for different levels of the clubs but the big one is if my club gets 200 members or more, I’m eligible to actually meet and have dinner with Khaled Hosseini!! This would be just awesome to win, so I’m trying to spread the word as much as I possibly can haha! The site is www.kiterunnermovie.com/club or if you just wanna find my group you can go here http://www.kiterunnermovie.com/club/...ation&mode=asc and scroll down until you see Greater Minnesota Frozen Kite. You can click on the right of it to join, so I hope many of you do! Thanks everyone!!
|
|||
|
#14 | |||
Passionate Fan
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 3,332
|
Quote:
__________________
Icons&Fanart Icon: me Jasper & Alice | Michael & Maria | Nathan & Haley | Buffy & Angel | Pacey & Joey Willow & Tara | Booth & Bones | Christina & Burke | Max & Liz | Alex & Isabel |
|||
|
#15 | |||
Supreme Fan
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 9,252
|
Quote:
__________________
"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed."
— Ernest Hemingway |
|||
Bookmarks |
Tags |
books , movie , book adaptations |
Forum Affiliates | |
Thread Tools | |
|