It looks like one of the two male leads for Stephenie Meyer’s The Host has been found as Jake Abel gets ready to terrorize an alien… before he falls in love with her.
Jake Abel to Enter Stephenie Meyer’s The Host?
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Category Archives: Movie Adaptations
Kristen Stewart Takes Center Stage in New Snow White and the Huntsman Banner
A new banner for Snow White and the Huntsman shows that not all fairy tales are bright and cheery as we get a dark (and artistic) look at Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, and Charlize Theron in a scene that borders on nightmare.
YA Fantasy Races to Big Screen with The Scorpio Races
Races are cool and races that can result in death are even better, but you have a sure hit on your hands when you have the racers riding flesh-eating horses, so Warner Bros seems to know what they’re doing now that they’ve picked up Maggie Stiefvater’s YA novel, The Scorpio Races, for the big screen.
Get Marked with House of Night Series by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast
Did you know that vampyres have to go to school to learn the ropes of their new life? It’s true, at least when you’re talking about the popular House of Night YA series written by the mother-daughter team of P.C. and Kristin Cast, and the school of vamps is getting ready to head to the big screen.
Heart of Darkness Remake Sets Sights On The Future
For all of you Heart of Darkness lovers (myself included), there seems to be a new movie headed your way. Peter Cornwell (The Haunting in Connecticut) is going to direct an adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s novel “Heart of Darkness”.
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax Trailer Release
The much loved Dr. Seuss children’s book, The Lorax is being made into a feature length animated film from the same people who created, The Despicable Me.
The film follows Ted, a young boy with idealistic tendencies who wants desperately to find the one thing that will win him affection of Audrey the girl of his dreams. To do so, he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.
This film is going to have an all star cast: Danny DeVito, Zac Efron, Ed Helms, Betty White and even taylor Swift! It is set to release March 2, 2012, which would have been the 108th birthday of Seuss, who died in 1991 at the age of 87.
I personally CANNOT WAIT for this movie! I loved this book as a young child and I am sure I will love this movie!
Ron Weasley: The Boy Who Almost Wasn’t
Can you imagine a world where Ron died half way through the series? Where he doesn’t end up with Hermione and they don’t live happily ever after? Well it was almost a reality and fans everywhere feel relief about what could have been (but never was).
You might be surprised to know that J.K Rowling had planned on killing off one of the most beloved characters of the Harry Potter series. According to an interview from MTV.com, Rowling revealed she had initially intended to send Ron Weasley to the grave instead of having him end up with Hermione.
Upcoming Book Remakes for November
It seems like everywhere you look a new book is being remade into a movie (or a show) and you might not always hear about them, even the good ones. So because every month there are new and exciting remakes of books into movies and television, we will try to keep you updated.
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Take a 10-Minute Peek Behind the Scenes of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1
We are less than a month away from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 arriving in theaters but that’s still a long wait for some Twihards. Fortunately, we can make the wait easier with a 10-minute peek behind the scenes that lets you see Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, and the rest of the gang hard at work in front of the cameras.
What The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Does Wrong
The one thing I really enjoy about reading the books that we will talk about on Optionated is that for the most part, they are books that people have heard of. You can often find yourself in a group of people and if you want to talk about this book you may have someone to speak with. Well I can tell you due to a power outage I was able to read the book in one sitting from start to finish and I just loved it. It was almost impossible to put down, but now that I go back and think about it I did have a few scenes that just did not feel great to me.
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