Sentences with phrase «direct adaptations»

Stephen Chbosky's charming coming - of - age movie shows that authors can in fact successfully direct adaptations of their own books.

It's no secret that movie studios have struggled with video game movie adaptations in the past, and not all of them have been direct adaptations of their source material.

The rise of video games has had a bigger effect on Hollywood than just direct adaptations.

The specific forms of religion need not be seen as direct adaptations for tribal cohesion.

The actor stars in and directs the adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize - winning play by August Wilson.

This week, Deadline reports that Clooney is now attached to direct an adaptation of David Grann's New Yorker article, The Yankee Commandante, in which he explores the life of William Alexander Morgan, an American who helped Castro during the Cuban revolution, ultimately receiving the designation of Commandante only to be imprisoned under suspicion of spying and killed at the age of 32.

In addition to Deadline reporting that Warner Bros. has selected Ben Affleck to direct an adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand (it doesn't seem like a done deal, but there's no mention of the previously attached Harry Potter team of Steve Kloves and David Yates), Deadline announced later in the week that Affleck would direct and co-star with best bud Matt Damon in a biopic about notorious Boston gangster Whitey Bulger.

Stephen Chbosky directs this adaptation of his own critically acclaimed novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

The hugely prolific actor and film - maker James Franco started his career on TV's Freaks and Geeks and has also directed adaptations of Faulkner and Steinbeck.

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Stephen Chbosky directs this adaptation of his own critically acclaimed novel which focuses on the shy and unpopular Charlie (Logan Lerman) who finds friends in Sam (Emma Watson) and Patrick (Ezra Miller).

Heat Vision reported on Wednesday that he plans on directing an adaptation of the TV series The Man from U.N.C.L.E.. For those unable to watch it when it aired between 1964 and 1968, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. follows two secret agents — one American and one Russian — as they work for U.N.C.L.E. (the United Network Command for Law Enforcement) against the evil organization THRUSH (Technological Hierarchy for the Removal of Undesirables and the Subjugation of Humanity).

The Departed comes by its puzzle pieces honestly — the movie, with an outstanding script by Kingdom of Heaven screenwriter William Monahan, is a relatively direct adaptation of Infernal Affairs, a great 2002 Hong Kong crime thriller steeped in Chinese conundrum and Hong Kong aesthetics.

Deadline Hollywood reports some doubleplusgood news — Paul Greengrass is set to direct an adaptation of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty - Four (also known as 1984, or Pyramid - Eyeball - Bootheel - Oceana Flag for proles raised on Emoji newspeak).

Juan Antonio Bayona (The Orphanage, The Impossible) is directing the adaptation, which was scripted by Ness.

Valiant Entertainment has tapped Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer to direct an adaptation of its comic book series Archer & Armstrong, with Terry Rossio (Pirates of the Caribbean) penning the script.

Writer / director / producer / actor / scholar James Franco is attached to direct the adaptation of book The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, written by Greg Sestero and...

So he was clearly a perfect fit to direct the adaptation of Ransom Riggs» bestseller Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.

Ava DuVernay («Selma») directs this adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's Newbery Medal - winning book.

Michael Sucsy (The Vow) will direct the adaptation of the Jeff Guinn book Go Down Together, though further details are unknown at this time.

The Russo brothers confirm that their forthcoming Avengers: Infinity War movie isn't a direct adaptation of the Jim Starlin comic book.

Even as Fifty Shades of Grey was being released to theaters this past February, we knew that director Sam Taylor - Johnson wasn't likely to be back to direct the adaptation of the sequel novel, Fifty Shades Darker.

Ready Player One is a novel which loves»80s pop culture, and as you're probably aware, Steven Spielberg is a big part of»80s (and»70s, and»90s, and» 00s) pop culture — so when it was announced that he would direct the adaptation of Ready Player One, which takes place in a virtual reality simulation called the OASIS, the question as to whether he would reference his own films was brought to light.

So much for the notion of Richard Linklater directing the adaptation of Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods.

Before he was able to direct the adaptation, Gans hounded Konami for five years before he was given the film rights, even going so far as to send them an audition tape to explain his love for the series.

Whether Deadpool 2 takes a direct adaptation of the series is yet to be confirmed.

According to Deadline, director Lenny Abrahamson, who made the critically lauded Room, will direct an adaptation of Donald McRae's book A Man's World: The Double Life Of Emile Griffith, about a boxer who was secretly bisexual.

Good for Slade on nabbing a new gig, but when you think he could have been the guy directing the adaptation of The Hunger Games, you can't help but to be a little disappointed.

«We Need to Talk About Kevin» is one of the most beautifully bleak psychological fake - outs the cinema's given us in years, as Lynne Ramsay («Ratcatcher,» «Morvern Callar «-RRB- directs an adaptation of Lionel Shriver «s 2003 novel.

In 2011 he returned to filmmaking in Australia — after over 20 years — to direct an adaptation of Patrick White's 1973 novel The Eye of the Storm.

Marc Forster directs this adaptation of Max Brooks» novel, that shows how humanity tries to fight back when a worldwide zombie epidemic threatens the livelihood of planet Earth.

Today sees the premiere of several more hot titles including the James Schamus - directed adaptation of the Philip Roth novel Indignation with Logan Lerman and Sarah Gadon, so Sunday night could be another long one for sellers and buyers.

Shadow Recruit turns the clocks back on Ryan in this reboot and is not a direct adaptation of Clancy's novels.

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Marc Forster has signed up to direct an adaptation of World War Z, a bestselling novel about flesh - eating zombies who destroy the word

Back in March, it was reported that Cage would be directing the adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates» novel Rape: A Love Story following the departure of original helmer Harold Becker, before Johnny Martin (Case # 13) stepped in to take the reins.

But Heyman hasn't forgotten the other highly anticipated fan project he's working on, namely Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the first Harry Potter film not be a direct adaptation of one of the books, and the first to have a screenplay written by J.K. Rowling herself.

Mike Cahill, the director of the sci - fi / fantasy romance Another Earth, has signed on to direct an adaptation of the graphic novel...

Whether Trank has lost interest in Shadow of the Colossus or whether his full schedule is simple making it impossible to commit to it is unclear, but THR reports that Sony has now moved on - and has tapped Andres Muschietti (Mama) to direct the adaptation.

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have signed on to direct the adaptation of Andy Weir's novel Artemis, about a female smuggler living on the moon who gets herself tangled in a massive conspiracy.

Mark Waters (MEAN GIRLS) directs the adaptation of the best - selling novel penned by Richelle Mead.

Dogme 95 co-founder Thomas Vinterberg (The Hunt) is in talks to direct an adaptation of the Thomas Hardy novel Far from the Madding Crowd.

Along with Craig Gillespie and Mike White, Russell was once attached to direct the adaptation of the 2009 Seth Grahame - Smith horror comedy novel of the same name, itself a parody of Jane Austen's 1813 classic work of literature, Pride and Prejudice.

The Belgian actor has the Thomas Vinterberg - directed adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic novel Far From The Madding Crowd coming down the pipeline, opposite Carey Mulligan and Juno Temple.

Doug Liman is in talks to direct an adaptation of Patrick Ness» post-apocalyptic young adult trilogy Chaos Walking, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed.

Martin Campbell to direct adaptation of Sebastian X graphic novel (The Wrap).

This is, remember, the man who directed an adaptation of a video game series about dramatic lawyering.

Production has started on THE HOBBIT, the Peter Jackson directed adaptation of JRR Tolkien's classic novel, which will be brought to screens in two...

Dick Powell, the 1930s crooner and boy next door romantic lead of dozens of musical comedies, changed his career trajectory overnight when he took the lead in the Edward Dmytryk - directed adaptation of «Farewell, My Lovely» (the title was changed for the movie just to let audiences know that this was a darker side of Powell).

Jonathan Levine directs this adaptation of Isaac Marion's YA novel about a young zombie who falls in love, in theaters this February.