Category Archives: Movie Adaptations

First Trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Inherent Vice” Released

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We finally have the first trailer for the upcoming big screen adaptation of “Inherent Vice” and if you weren’t excited before, you should be now! The film comes from director Paul Thomas Anderson and is adapted from the novel by Thomas Pynchon.

Inherent Vice is a comedy-noir set in Southern California in the late ‘60s, with Joaquin Phoenix starring as detective Doc Sportello. It’s been a while since Doc Sportello has seen his ex- girlfriend. Suddenly she shows up with a story about a plot to kidnap a billionaire land developer whom she just happens to be in love with. It’s the tail end of the psychedelic sixties in L.A., and Doc knows that “love” is another of those words going around at the moment, like “trip” or “groovy,” except that this one usually leads to trouble.

Other members of the impressive cast include Benicio Del Toro, Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, Josh Brolin, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short and Jenna Malone. The film is narrated by Joanna Newsom and Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood contributes the score.

Inherent Vice will first premiere at the New York Film Festival on October 4th before opening in theaters on December 12th. You can watch the trailer below:

Y: The Last Man Film Adaptation Cancelled

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Things seemed good last year when the film adaptation of the graphic novel “Y: The Last Man” gained director Dan Trachtenberg but now the entire project has been cancelled. The film rights to the comic book series have reverted back to the creators Brian K. Vaughn and Pia Guerra. Sadness ensues.

Trachtenberg confirmed today saying,

“Not happening. But it’s in trusted hands (the creators).”

The 60-issue series has been much beloved and hailed as an intricate and honest social commentary of gender politics as well as a enthralling coming of age tale for the main character.

“Y: The Last Man” is a post-apocalyptic tale following Yorick Brown, a young man who, along with his capuchin monkey, Ampersand, somehow survives a catastrophic event that kills off every living creature with a Y chromosome. Left in a world of only women, Yorick teams with a government operative, 355, to try and uncover the truth about the plague and why he and he alone made it through alive.

“The script was essentially the first two trades,” Trachtenberg then revealed to /Film of the film that could have been. “Taking inspiration from the original Star Wars – we wanted to tell a complete story…but not the whole story. Hoping that, in success, we could get tell the rest of our serialized adventure.”

Maze Runner Sequel Announced For 2015

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The big screen adaptation of The Maze Runner finally released in theaters and it has already been green lit for a sequel that will release as soon as September 2015. The news was announced by 20th Century Fox via Twitter with the first piece of concept art for the film which you can see above.

The film is set in a post-apocalyptic world and follows the story of Thomas (played by Dylan O’Brien), a young man who wakes up to find himself in a community of kids welcoming him to the “Glade” – a large expanse of land completely surrounded by a concrete maze.

The now-franchise is based on the young adult book series of the same name written by James Dashner. The sequel film, titled The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials will release next year on September 18. Wes Ball will also direct the sequel.

The book series has a third book titled “The Death Cure” meaning the film will possibly be turned into a trilogy. Or a four film franchise if it goes the way of similar films such as The Hunger Games. 

“Doctor Who” Star Matt Smith Joins “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies”

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Matt Smith, who is sadly no longer playing The Doctor on BBC’s “Doctor Who” had officially joined the cast of the big screen adaptation of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (and I feel all is right with the world again.)

The film is based on the wildly popular novel written by Seth Grahame-Smith. The movie is a horror-comedy spin on Jane Austen‘s Pride and Prejudice. The heroine, Liz Bennett (James), is pressured by her family to marry into a wealthy upper-class home but chafes at the stiff social mores of Victorian England. Instead, she feels that she should help defend the countryside against the onslaught of a horrifying zombie plague.

Smith will be playing the role of Mr. Collins, a handsome young gentleman who is on the lookout for a wife and proposes to Bennett.

The film version has long been in the works and is finally moving forward with the cast that includes Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Bella Heathcote and Douglas Booth.

The project is scheduled to begin shooting later this month on September 24. There is no word yet on an anticipated release date in theaters.

I Know What You Did Last Summer Reboot in the Works

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According to a report from Deadline, Sony Pictures is planning on bringing the book “I Know What You Did Last Summer” to the big screen again. The novel, written by beloved author Lois Duncan, was originally published by in 1973.

The novel was then famously adapted into film in 1997 starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ryan Phillippe and Freddie Prinze, Jr. The horror story follows a group of high school students who accidentally hit and kill a man with their car one night. Although they believe they have successfully covered up their crime, the group finds themselves at the receiving end of a slasher killer’s serial rampage one year later.

The film was followed by a theatrical sequel, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer in 1998 and a direct-to-video third film, I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer, in 2006.

The reboot will be produced by Neal Moritz. There is word on whether or not the adaptation will be based on the book or a reboot of the 1997 film.

Charlie Hunnam Had a “Nervous Breakdown” Over Fifty Shades of Grey

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Charlie Hunnam, the famous face from “Sons of Anarchy” famously resigned from the highly sought after lead role in the film adaptation of 50 Shades of Grey last summer and now he is saying that when he quit he had a nervous breakdown.

Hunnam told Moviefone that he quit the role of Christian Grey because “I just had like … frankly, something of a nervous breakdown.” He continued,

I just said, “I can’t … I can’t …” To fail on such a grand scale—because “Fifty” [is] going to be massive, it’s going to be huge. I really didn’t want to fail on such a grand scale and I just couldn’t transition from Jax Teller to Christian Grey in 48 hours. I bit off more than I could chew and it was painful. I loved the character and I wanted to do it.

Hunnam also explained that it would be difficult on him to go straight from completing his filming on “Sons of Anarchy” to working on the movie. So he dropped the movie during to the complicated scheduling.

I was going to finish Sons at like 11 p.m. Friday night, get on the plane Saturday morning to Vancouver for Fifty, missing the whole first week of rehearsal and start shooting Monday morning.

In my opinion, Hunnam. You dodged a bullet. But regardless, the role of Grey went to Jamie Dornan and will release in theaters on February 14 2015.

Neil Gaiman’s Hansel & Gretel Graphic Novel Heading to Film

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A live-action Hansel & Gretel movie based on the graphic novel by Neil Gaiman has been optioned for the screen and is being developed by Juliet Blake. The graphic novel was illustrated by Lorenzo Mattotti and will be released this October.

Based on the famous fairytale, the story follows the brother and sister who discover a candy house that’s essentially a trap for kids set up by a wicked witch. 

In a press release for the project, Gaiman said,

“For me, retelling Hansel and Gretel was a way of telling an old tale in a way that made it immediate and true, and about us, now. It reminds us of how paper thin civilization really is. It’s about hunger, and about families. I’m thrilled and delighted to be working with Juliet Blake to bring Hansel and Gretel to the world again, and to show people how much this story has to say to us.”

There is no word on when production will begin on the Hansel & Gretel live-action adaptation. Blake has not announced whether or not she will also be directing the picture but she will be producing.

No talent has been announced for the project or who Gaiman or Blake will look towards to star.

The Emperor’s Children Heading to Film

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According to a report released by The Hollywood Reporter, Lake Bell is planning to bring the novel “The Emperor’s Children” to film. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Claire Messud.

“The Emperor’s Children” was published in 2006 and is officially described as follows:

“The Emperor’s Children” is a dazzling, masterful novel about the intersections in the lives of three friends, now on the cusp of their thirties, making their way—and not—in New York City.

There is beautiful, sophisticated Marina Thwaite—an “It” girl finishing her first book; the daughter of Murray Thwaite, celebrated intellectual and journalist—and her two closest friends from Brown, Danielle, a quietly appealing television producer, and Julius, a cash-strapped freelance critic. The delicious complications that arise among them become dangerous when Murray’s nephew, Frederick “Bootie” Tubb, an idealistic college dropout determined to make his mark, comes to town. As the skies darken, it is Bootie’s unexpected decisions—and their stunning, heartbreaking outcome—that will change each of their lives forever.

The novel was adapted for film by Noah Baumbach who was initially planning to direct before stepping back. Bell has previously directed one other film, 2013’s In a World…

There is no word yet on when the project will begin production or who Bell is eyeing to star.

Dancing Groot Toy Finally Becoming a Reality

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You know you have wanted this ever since you watched Guardians of the Galaxy and now your dreams are coming true (at least as close as they can without getting your very own baby Groot.) Thanks to a collaboration between Funko and Marvel, soon you can buy your very own dancing baby Groot and I will admit it is pretty adorable. Continue reading →

David Yates Directing Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

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The film adaptation of “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” will be helmed by a director who at least knows what he is doing! David Yates has signed on to head the project which is based on the novel set in world of “Harry Potter.” Yates has previously directed four of the beloved “Harry Potter” film adaptations.

The novel, written by J.K. Rowling, is set in the wizarding world and is inspired by the Hogwarts textbook that was featured in the Harry Potter series also written by Rowling. It follows the adventures of the fictitious author Newt Scamander as he tracks down the mysterious, amazing, and all together fantastic beasts that are hidden among the wizarding and muggle world.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a planned trilogy. It will feature creatures, characters, and aspects of society that will be familiar to “Harry Potter” fans. However, the tale begins seventy years before Harry Potter begins.

Currently, there is no word on any actors attached to star in the project or when we can expect the film to go into production. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them will release in theaters on November 18, 2016.