According to TVGuide, Chelsea Handler is getting a new show based on her life and one of her books. It has been reported that NBC has picked up the pilot based on comedienne’s book and real life stories, Are You There Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea. Continue reading
The remarkable manga/comic and cinematic awesomeness that is Akira is in the process of being remade with major casting rumors swirling through the channels.
According The Hollywood Reporter, it is strongly rumored that Garrett Hedlund was in talks to play the role of Kaneda in the remake. This film is going to be a massive live action science fiction epic (and I have a feeling that like the original, its going to rock my world and blow your mind).
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”.
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!
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.
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.
Starting with the month of November! Continue reading
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.
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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Before they were enemies, they were friends, but that was then and this is now, so exactly what will happen with Professor X and Magneto now they’ve gone their separate ways? Jason Flemyng, who played the red-skinned Azazel, says we’ll get to find out because a sequel to X-Men: First Class is in the works.
Fans of the hit HBO fantasy series, Game of Thrones, based on the book by George R.R. Martin, are getting a new cinematic treat. Wild Cards, also written by Martin, has caught the attention of SyFy Films.
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