Sentences with phrase «film book trilogy»

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The film version of the first book in Pullman's trilogy, The Golden Compass (published in the United Kingdom as Northern Lights), was released last month.

Isla Fisher («Wedding Crashers,» «Definitely, Maybe») stars in the film from blockbuster producer Jerry Bruckheimer («Pirates of the Caribbean» trilogy, «National Treasure,» «National Treasure: Book of Secrets») and director P.J. Hogan («My Best Friend's Wedding»).

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire adapts the second book in the Hunger Games Trilogy into a fast - paced, character driven film with action and suspense to spare.

The line isn't exactly «Call me Ishmael» or «Happy families are all alike», but this first line of what was published in 1937 as a children's book began what has proved to be a literary phenomenon, an alternative religion, an endless invitation to exegesis and a major industry that has led to an immensely successful trilogy of books and films about life in Middle - earth.

There's a ready audience for the Fifty Shades film series to be found among the readers of the wildly successful trilogy of books.

Even with the enormous success of Christopher Nolan's Gotham trilogy, the modern approach to the comic book blockbuster is for each film to form a mere link in a seemingly infinite chain.

Throughout the film, which loosely adapts the first book in a trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer, Garland returns to Lena's after - action reports to add some insight into what she was feeling and thinking during her experience.

In adapting Annihilation, the first book in the trilogy, writer / director Alex Garland has seemingly pledged fealty, attempting a speculative film with «weird» baked into its genetic code.

A quick Divergent refresher course - in the trilogy of YA books by Veronica Roth, and in the film franchise based on same, what's left of society is divided into five factions: Abnegation (the selfless), Amity (the peaceful), Candor (the honest), Dauntless (the brave), and Erudite (the intelligent).

Between the Divergent trilogy films and the two - part conclusion to The Hunger Games films, John Green's book adaptations will be in good company.

His arc in the film is one - dimensional but Boseman uses his limited screen time to tease out emotions that other actors have failed to do in a trilogy's worth of comic book films.

Steven Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) was an affectionate return and tribute to the early days of Saturday morning matinees and cinema, with comic - book archaeology hero Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) battling the Nazis while searching for the sacred Ark of the Covenant - the first in a very successful trilogy of films.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyBased on J.R.R. Tolkien's 1937 book, The Hobbit is the prequel to The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

This November, all three films in the Millennium trilogy (based on the books by Stieg Larsson) will be available on Sundance Now.

It felt frustrating and opportunistic that the film - makers had split the third book in Collins» trilogy into two separate features.

Catching Fire director Francis Lawrence (Water for Elephants, I Am Legend) returns for the first of two installments adapting the third and final book in Suzanne Collins» massively popular young adult trilogy, and the main question is, does it need two films to tell the story?

With our own experience of the books (hey, we have nieces) being that # 2 is actually the best of the trilogy in expanding the mythology to a more resonant plane while still retaining the visceral excitement of the first, and with the director who'll be responsible for the taking the franchise home now in the hot seat (Francis Lawrence, replacing Gary Ross), we're hopeful for a film that at least partially deserves its inevitably blockbusting box office, and the trailer makes it look like it may.

The Hobbit is based on J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy novel about the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, who obtains the ring that was the centerpiece of The Lord of the Rings trilogy of books and films.

This second instalment — in what will be four films from the phenomenally popular Suzanne Collins book trilogy — finds Katniss, haunted by the ordeal of her inspirational victory in the 74th Hunger Games, back in dystopian, post-Apocalyptic Panem's miserable mining community District 12 with her mother, sister and stoic sweetheart Gale (Liam Hemsworth).

«The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part I,» which is the third installment in the acclaimed film adaptation series of the hit «Hunger Games» book trilogy, is set to open on November 21 in theaters nationwide.

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest is the third and final film adaptation of the Millennium Trilogy of books by Swedish writer Stieg Larsson.

«The End of a Legend» (9:04) closes the book with a large number of personnel sharing general thoughts on this film and the entire trilogy.

The films are adapted from the popular young - adult book trilogy of the same name, written by James Dashner.

Michael starred alongside Noomi Rapace in the three movies based on the Millennium Trilogy book series and they both launched careers in American films.

Adapted from the book trilogy by James Dashner, The Maze Runner is the seventh YA film to hit screens in the past twelve months and while it hasn't hit the success level of Hunger Games or even Divergent, it seems to have effectively avoided the gallows of recent DOA flops like Vampire Academy and The Mortal Instruments.

Garland wrote the screenplay based on the bestselling novel by Jeff VanderMeer (the first book in his Southern Reach trilogy), and while it doesn't look like the studio has released an official synopsis for the film, here's the book synopsis from the publisher if you'd like more info:

The title card «Book One: Water» at the beginning and the cliffhanger at the end suggest that Shyamalan and his backers plan on «The Last Airbender» being the first film in a trilogy (mirroring the TV series» three seasons).

The Social Network Star is currently filming Director David Fincher's take on the crime thriller trilogy that you totally borrowed from a friend because you didn't want to be seen buying that book that everyone was reading.

The novel on which the film is based is the second in a trilogy that has sold more than 50 million books in print and digital in the U.S. alone.

It is a trilogy of books, written by the late Stieg Larsson, which has already gotten its own three film marathon in Sweden (starring the terrific Noomi Rapace) and had an American version of the first book.

He's the 44 - year - old London - born writer - director who turned comic - book movies on their head with his Dark Knight trilogy, a brooding take on Batman that retained the cocksure intelligence and visionary edge of his earlier films like Memento and Insomnia.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Howard is aiming to turn the 7 - book series into a feature film trilogy with a TV series bridging the gap between each movie and concluding the whole thing.

While Garland has adapted the film from Jeff VanderMeer's trilogy, he refused to read the book as not to tangle the two visions.

He is also developing a trilogy of films with Steven Spielberg based on Tintin, the world renowned comic book series by Herge.

The young warrior and reluctant revolutionary Katniss Everdeen returns to the arena for another battle to the death in this second film of a series adapting Suzanne Collins» «Hunger Games» book trilogy.

New Zealand director Peter Jackson's treatment of the J.R.R. Tolkien's «Lord of the Rings» (LOTR) trilogy is the most frequent comparison for book - to - film creations.

The book covers the genesis of each film, including never - before - seen photographs and production art, and new interviews with director Robert Zemeckis, producer Bob Gale, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Huey Lewis, and dozens of others involved with the making of the trilogy.

Full disclosure: I have not read any of the books upon which this film is based, the Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer, so I'm judging Annihilation entirely on its own merits (though you can read about the casting controversy HERE).

Lionsgate has announced that the Hunger Games book trilogy will expand to four films, with the final book to be split into two movies.

The film is based on Jeff VanderMeer's Annihilation, the first book in the Southern Reach Trilogy.

All told, The Death Cure provides a satisfying conclusion to The Maze Runner trilogy that will likely appease fans of the film franchise, and the book series written by James Dashner (who appears with a brief cameo early on in the movie).

Yeah, yeah, so a 300 - page book is being stretched into 3 movies, and tons of the little details have been changed, but as much as I adore the book, I completely understand the changes that PJ made in order to keep this film trilogy more «mainstream».

The film is based on the fantastic and swelling 2014 Jeff VanderMeer novel of the same name, the first in his three - book Southern Reach trilogy.

A combination of Tolkien's «Hobbit» text and material from his «Rings» appendices, the script, which again saw input from «Rings» film trilogy co-writers Fran Walsh and Phillippa Boyens, takes a great deal of liberties, bringing back familiar characters like Galadriel (Cate Blanchett), Elrond (Hugo Weaving) and Saruman (Christopher Lee), none of whom appear in the «Hobbit» book, and making ample, ominous mention of the «Necromancer,» who will evolve to become the dreaded Lord Sauron.

The film, an adaptation of the first book in Jeff VanderMeer's The Southern Reach trilogy, will reunite Isaac with...

Of course, peg a great deal of Fifty Shades «success to its massive 125M - plus in global book sales, not to mention that Universal launched the movie trilogy as an accessible, classy date film drumming up a great deal of curiosity among non-fans with a riveting outdoor campaign, and folks like Beyonce dropping the trailer with a song from the film.

The global film phenomenon sparked by E.L. James» best - selling book trilogy returns with the second chapter of the darkly alluring tale that captivated the world.

Collins» final book in the literary trilogy was unfortunately stretched into two separate films meaning that Part I featured a lengthy build - up to this final chapter.

The film, based on the final book in the trilogy of novels by Suzanne Collins, lasts for two hours but only takes us some of the way toward the conclusion of the story.

The film is based on the trilogy of books by Stieg Larsson.