Sentences with phrase «fans of the film adaptations»

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From the moment it was announced, fans of the books had high expectations for the «Fifty Shades» film adaptations.

Did they think there was a legion of Mortecai fans eagerly awaiting the film adaptation of their favorite book?

Dubbed by some as the next Jennifer Lawrence due to the inevitable comparison of her film to Hunger Games (much to the anger of fans who insist on the stark difference between the two storylines), it seems that the 21 - year - old actress is planning on taking advantage of this career momentum — reps confirm that the shorter do is indeed for her new film The Fault in Our Stars, another film adaptation of a wildly popular novel.

Ever since the release of the first film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's popular book series in November of 2001, avid fans have waited anxiously to see how the saga would unfold.

This is a big reason why the films (which are not so much adaptations of the novels as they are emanations of them) have become very personal affairs for their fans.

If you aren't already a fan of the Broadway smash about the misérable population of 19th century France, the film adaptation is not likely to win you over.

The latest film adaptation of Far From the Madding Crowd will delight fans of period dramas.

Fans of Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl didn't have to wait long for the next film adaptation of one of her books.

While not one of the best book - to - film adaptations of Stephen King's novels, this one at least has the pedigree of the author himself providing the script, his first (and only until 2014's A Good Marriage) which will likely give it an automatic pass among his millions of faithful fans around the world.

The 23 - year - old leads the teen action franchise and also had fans in tears last year with the big - screen adaptation of John Green's popular film The Fault in Our Stars.

Fans of the hit series will probably even call this the best game - to - film adaptation ever produced, and they wouldn't be too far from the truth.

If fans had wondered when — as all high - profile SNL cast members eventually do — Fey would set her sights on feature films, their curiosity would soon be answered when it was announced that Fey would be writing and appearing in Mean Girls (2004), an adaptation of author Rosalind Wiseman's popular book Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Boyfriends and Other Realities of Adolescence.

To movie musical fans like me, this film adaptation of the Broadway show seems like manna from heaven.

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In talking about the film adaptation of the iconic TV soap opera that was in class all its own, Burton stated he was a fan of the show and had a «strange love of weird cultural phenoms» that he shared with Johnny Depp, with whom he had worked with on eight films.

Then again, if «The Road» isn't enough to satisfy McCarthy fans and film lovers alike, in 2009 Ridley Scott will direct «Blood Meridian,» an adaptation of another one of his novels, with a script penned by William Monahan.

Okay, so I'm a fan of the books, but this film is a near perfect adaptation, which is a very difficult thing to do.

Neil Gaiman, destroyer of dreams, wants to set the record straight for any fans out there who thought his praise of Hiddleston's cheekbones meant the British actor was definitively cast to play Morpheus in the film adaptation of The Sandman.

She first exploded onto the Hollywood scene after surprising loyal Bruce Willis fans in «The Fifth Element» before taking on the role of Alice in the video - game - to - film adaptation of «Resident Evil,» the best video game adaptation to date.

And it's likely that his follow - up, an adaptation of Dostoyevsky «s novel, will appeal even more to the higher - minded film fan and festival programmer, so could certainly figure in to the lineup.

You know you're a real fan of «Psycho,» Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film adaptation of Robert Bloch's 1959 novel, if your first reaction to hearing about A&E's new series, «Bates Motel,» which premieres on March 18, was to grumble, «They've already done a TV show called «Bates Motel.»»

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.

I've read the novel upon which this film is based, and I feel that the film paces better than the book, so fans of the books will likely enjoy these adaptations.

Fans of the Oscar - winning 2006 Irish film Once (and its more recent stage - musical adaptation) may find this American drama a little derivative, but it's a strong story in its own right.

Director John Wells «feature film adaptation of Tracy Letts» beloved stage play August: Osage County finally comes to theaters this Christmas, and in anticipation of the film's release (and awards campaign), The Weinstein Company is live - streaming a fan Q&A event...

Insurgent is much better than a lot of the YA adaptations out there and fans of the series will no doubt be left with a lot to talk about, but don't fear those among us that don't read, the film is much different than the book so you won't be left in the dark.

«Live By Night» features an all - star cast, including Oscar winner Ben Affleck («Argo»), Elle Fanning («Maleficent»), Brendan Gleeson («In the Heart of the Sea,» the «Harry Potter» films), Chris Messina («Argo,» «The Mindy Project»), Sienna Miller («American Sniper,» «Foxcatcher»), Zoe Saldana («Guardians of the Galaxy,» «Avatar») and Oscar winner Chris Cooper («Adaptation,» «The Town»).

While I wouldn't mind playing with some of these side characters and superfluous plotlines in a video game, as an adaptation of a beloved work that has enchanted many millions of readers, young and old, I'm left longing for a different kind of fan film — the inevitable one in which someone edits out all of the stuff not from the writings of Tolkien — and makes it the movie it always should have been from inception.

Subverting the very elements in which the narrative is structured upon and supplanting it with an anaemic love story brings a certain morality to the film that is absent in the novel and it is doubtful that Taylor Johnson's film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey will satisfy even its most ardent fans.

In a move destined to delight genre fans, Deadline reports that popular Game of Thrones actors Charles Dance and Lena Headey will mix it up with the undead — no, not wights — in the film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

He's dutifully sincere and in awe of the efforts that crafted the film's striking look, but with zero info on the novel, script adaptation, lead actors, memorable character actors, and Mamoulian's obvious style and use of heavy subtext in so many scenes (including the heavy religious iconography that goes bonkers in the final reel), it's a huge lost opportunity for film fans.

Film rights were quickly snatched up by James Franco, one of Hollywood's many fans of the film and one with the rare power to direct, produce, and star in this adaptation.

Basil Rathbone played Sherlock Holmes in early film adaptations of stories about the detective, but today's fans have eagerly embraced Holmes in incarnations both classic and more contemporary.

For die - hard fans of the musical, that's great, but for others who just love the story, or even those that love films, this adaptation of Les Miserables disappoints.

While I can assure you that the new film doesn't quite capture the same magic that made the original such a beloved piece of cinema, it's an adaptation that fans will appreciate, even if it doesn't leave new audiences too enamored.

I'm one of those film fans that knows very little about the epic novel it's based on but I'm extremely looking forward to Marc Forster's adaptation of Max Brooks» WORLD WAR Z.

The official trailer for Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Tim Burton's adaptation of the young adult fantasy stories, has just come out — and the trailer confirms what some fans had already suspected from the preview images released for the film.

Veteran British actor Bill Nighy is set to star in next year's movie adaptation of legendary comedy «Dad's Army», but he's apparently worried that fans of the original series will hate the resulting film.

I like Crowe, Damon is great, and Elle Fanning has cemented her place as one of my favorite young actresses to watch - but other than that, I haven't really heard much about this film and if it's a faithful adaptation, I think it has better commercial prospects than a shiny trophy.

When the film adaptation of The Hunger Games was released in 2012, it had the weight of a legion of Suzanne Collins fans and pop culture zeitgeist behind it, but managed to be little more than a vaguely interesting (if derivative) story told in a mediocre fashion by director Gary Ross.

Fans of Monster Hunter will be excited to learn that Constantin Film, the Resident Evil series» production company, will begin working on its film adaptation later this year in September.

What's more, Capcom will roll out further cross-industry initiatives to increase long - term brand value and capture an even wider fan base, such as with a Hollywood film adaptation of the series and the Monster Hunter: The Real attraction currently running at Universal Studios Japan.

When it was first announced that 50/50 director Jonathan Levine would helm an adaptation of the novel Warm Bodies many film - fans dismissed the project as Twilight with zombies.

Unlike the Twilight films, the Potter series has been overall a run of decent adaptations that have been well - liked by both fans and critics.

Being such a «Green Lantern» fan, I was also a little concerned that his character was a little too similar to that of Hal Jordan in the upcoming comic adaptation, but I have way too many anxieties over that film's potential to be adding another into the mix.

While the film adaptation looks to be showcasing exactly what fans of the novel want to see, just how far is a studio film going to be able to show and how much will they leave for the much more powerful use of imagination.

Based on the comic book Red, this film adaptation (which takes several liberties with the original story) may be disappointing to fans of the series.

In many ways, the movie plays out like the first Harry Potter film adaptation, a hyper - aggressive checklist of events that must happen to propel the lengthy plot forward as well as hit all the story beats fans of the source material would expect.

With two shorts under her belt as a filmmaker, Dunst once had the likes of Patricia Arquette, Bel Powley, Stacy Martin, Dakota Fanning and Jesse Plemons ready to go for the film adaptation of Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar.

Fans of Gayle Forman's YA novel If I Stay will definitely be interested in these eight clips Warner Bros. has provided from us the upcoming film adaptation.