Gorgeous Catching Fire Poster

Huge thanks to BookRiot for sharing the IMAX version of the Catching Fire poster.  It’s spectacular.  What do you think?

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Final Trailer for Catching Fire

The final trailer for Catching Fire was released yesterday.  Enjoy!

A Tale Dark & Grimm–The Movie

Deadline has the news that A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz will be made into a live-action film.  It will be directed by Henry Selick, who also directed several popular stop-action films: A Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, and Coraline. 

I look forward to seeing this dark but very funny take on the Brothers Grimm tales brought to life.  I’m hoping that they keep the ages as young as in the book because that’s what adds to the delight and horror.

The Giver–The Movie

EarlyWord has the news that the film version of The Giver has been given a release date of August 15, 2014.  There has also been lots of casting news:

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Brenton Thwaites as Jonas (yes, “aged up” so that Jonas is no longer a child, sigh)

Jeff Bridges Picture

Jeff Bridges as The Giver

Meryl Streep Picture

Meryl Streep as the Chief Elder

Taylor Swift Picture

Taylor Swift in a supporting role

Odeya Rush Picture

Odeya Rush as Fiona

Chaos Walking – The Movie

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Patrick Ness fans have even more to celebrate than his new book (which is amazing).  The Wrap says that Robert Zemeckis is in negotiations to direct a film version of Chaos Walking for Lionsgate studios. 

Ness wrote the Chaos Walking trilogy in such a cinematic way that it should come as no surprise that it has been optioned for a movie.  His writing is stellar and makes the entire world appear before your eyes.  Getting a director like Zemeckis would make this even more of a contender to be a success following Hunger Games.

Thanks to Book Riot for the heads up.

New Harry Potter Film Series

JK Rowling will be partnering again with Warner Bros to bring a new film series to the big screen.  The new series will be based on her Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them book and will focus on the fictitious author of the book, Newt Scamander. The film will be set in New York, 70 years before the Harry Potter series. Rowling will be doing the screenwriting for the first time.

Fans can also expect a video game based on the book.

Divergent – The Trailer

Here is the first trailer for the upcoming movie of Divergent.  It is short.  Very short.

Vampire Academy – Official Trailer

Here is the official trailer for the upcoming Vampire Academy movie due out in February 2014:

The Book Thief – The Movie Trailer

Newly released trailer for The Book Thief, coming out in November 2013: