Sentences with phrase «movie adaptations of their work»

Authors are notorious for hating the movie adaptations of their work, but Philip K. Dick, Dennis Lehane, Anne Rice and others found themselves pleasantly surprised.

Not exact matches

But when William Shatner brought production north for the TV movie adaptations of his sci - fi TekWar novels, four effects specialists working on the productions made him a proposal.

The works of Max Brooks, who wrote 2003's satirical and subversively political, «The Zombie Survival Guide», and 2006's, «World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War», provided the kernels of inspiration for this mega-budgeted horror - action - thriller that mostly makes up its own narrative, independent of much of the book content (jettisoning the first - person account style and most of the events), to make it fit more with the ranks of current, eye - candy loaded popcorn movies than a thoughtful adaptation of the best - seller.

I am not a fan of most movie musicals, because, like novel adaptations, they generally can not capture the true essence of an original work of art.

«It's the most expensive makeup I've ever had,» says Oscar - winner Mark Rylance of his performance - capture title character in The BFG, Steven Spielberg's movie adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic book.Rylance worked to develop every aspect of...

Gerald's Game, a Stephen King adaptation for Netflix starring Carla Gugino, is good Coming Soon Daniel Dae Kim's stunt training for the Hellboy reboot / Film Hocus Pocus moves forward as a TV movie remake - none of the original actors or filmmaking team are involved David Poland on Blade Runner 2049 with no spoilers «It is Aliens to Alien»... whoa, that's high praise Billboard composer Danny Elfman interviewed about Superman's iconic theme (redeployed for Justice League) and his long collaboration with Gus Van Sant Playbill Judy Garland's final concert, restored / remastered from 1969 will be released for the first time i09 on why you should be watching the Exorcist TV series, back for Season 2 / Film Amazon still has a lot of work to do to catch up with Netflix and Hulu but they're diving into the sci - fi genre big time

It has been the standard compared with the other memorable twin performances since the movie came out, and I instantly thought of his work when I saw Nicholas Cage in «Adaptation» (2002) or Edward Norton in «Leaves of Grass» (2009).

Macbeth director Justin Kurzel is reteaming with star Michael Fassbender for the big screen adaptation of Assassin's Creed, and the caliber of talent involved has many hoping this really will be the video game movie that actually works for gamers and movie lovers.

Certain filmgoers might think concern over the fate of Hoffman's work in the young adult novel adaptation series was unnecessary, given the breadth of the fan - favorite performer's career in movies and on stage; yet, Hoffman was a standout in the well - received second installment, Catching Fire, and many fans (young and old) were eager to see him return in the two remaining sequels.

Not only this, but with the super-success of book - to - movie adaptation of The Fault in Our Stars — it was named the most profitable movie of 2014 — it's not surprising that his other works are finally garnering some potential movie buzz along with it.

Working from an adaptation of James Sallis» eponymous novel by Academy Award nominee Hossein Amini, director Nicolas Winding Refn (Bronson) delivers a movie that pulses with an unwavering, premium - unleaded sense of purpose, giving its no - frills story a sense of supremely heightened stakes.

From the already talked about ten minute sex scene (leading to an NC - 17 rating), to allegations from the crew over reportedly tough working conditions, to graphic novel author Julie Maroh «s opinions on the adaptation of her work, the conversation around Abdellatif Kechiche «s romance has been equally about these issues as it has been about how great the movie is.

If you don't know the man by name, then you surely know him by his work: he directed the movie - adaptation of 30 Days of Night several years back, the indie - gem Hard Candy, as well as episodes of (the incredible) Hannibal, and American Gods.

It has been a banner year for smart and fun comic book movie adaptations, and the reason those three films worked as well as they did is they had a sly sense of humor and didn't take themselves so deadly seriously as Justice League does.

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.

Erbland points out that the trailer doesn't deviate at all from any other Sparks movie trailer, and that's precisely why it works and why fans of «The Notebook» and other Sparks adaptations will turn up in droves.

Then, we work through our feelings about Ava DuVernay's film adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's children's classic, A Wrinkle in Time and discover that maybe how you feel about this movie depends on how in touch you are with your -LSB-...]

The other movie based on Alan Moore's work is «The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen,» which is the most maligned adaptation of his work.

I haven't read the novels (I've paged through some of «Dragon Tattoo» in English), but even fans I've talked to don't make any claims for Larsson as a great writer (albeit in translation), and the Swedish movie version struck me as little more than a straightforward work of adaptation: «OK, we're going to take this story and put it on the screen.»

The movie has been adapted from the E. M. Forster novel by three filmmakers who have specialized recently in film adaptations of literary works: director James Ivory, producer Ismail Merchant and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.

Production designer Alice Normington has worked on various projects set in the Victorian era — a TV movie adaptation of Great Expectations, among others — and stepped into the Edwardian era with great enthusiasm on Sarah Gavron's Suffragette, a film about the early feminist movement in London.

Even balancing a jarring, time - hopping narrative, the film manages to work as a stellar action movie of the time, while serving as a solid comic book adaptation in its own right.

Because he sometimes enjoys finishing one movie while starting another (see Jurassic Park and Schindler's List), Steven Spielberg is kicking off work on Roald Dahl adaptation The BFG even as he puts the final touches to Cold War thriller Bridge Of Spies.

The movie is an adaptation of August Strindberg «s classic Swedish play, a controversial work exploring power, sexuality, class, identity, love and gender set in 1874.

In addition, they talked about how they got involved in The Flash movie, Flashpoint, working in the Hasbro writers room on projects like M.A.S.K. and Rom, and how they're currently writing and producing an adaptation of The Vacation Guide to the Solar System which is a science - based family adventure movie in the tone of Jurassic Park.

Before now, the most well - known film adaptation of Saint - Exupéry's work was the 1974 live - action movie directed by «Singin» in the Rain» director Stanley Donen, which starred actor Gene Wilder as the Fox, Richard Kiley as the pilot, and Bob Fosse as the Snake.

Keeping in mind that this film has obviously gutted many of the bells and whistles that make reading a Rowling work such a pleasure for millions, as a movie — viewing it solely as a standalone cinematic work, rather than a mere adaptation — it's probably the most successful of the series thus far.

Boone is currently working on a revamped movie franchise for Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles book series, as well as a film adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand.

Led by an Oscar - level performance by Frank Langella and fine work from Michael Sheen as the dapper playboy interviewer David Frost, this adaptation of Peter Morgan's play is one of the best movies of the year.

A great movie that unfortunately failed to attract audiences back in» 83, this adaptation of Tom Wolfe's bestselling book about astronauts pays tribute to what we would like to believe represents the American spirit: hard work, perseverance, camaraderie and a visionary attitude that extends beyond all types of borders.

Glover will play Simba in the forthcoming live - action adaptation of The Lion King — which is being directed by The Jungle Book's Jon Favreau — with work on the movie well under way.

Last week it was announced that Edgar Wright and Johnny Depp are working on a movie adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Fortunately, the Milk, and now The Guardian is reporting that four of the acclaimed writer's short stories are coming to the small screen.

It's unfortunate that, with the possible exception of The Godfather Part III, he's never been able to be both as ambitious and personal again, his subsequent movies either being adaptations of well - known works or those little «student films» that no one much seems to notice.

Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg, and Fran Kranz, actors in the auteur's latest project, a black - and - white film adaptation of Shakespeare's «Much Ado About Nothing,» talk about making a movie in 12 days, the importance of ensemble work, and why they would all move mountains for...

A movie musical based on a stage musical built on pre-existing music certainly has some of its work done for it right from the point of cinematic conception, but even with such a head start, Clint Eastwood still applies enough tender, heartfelt identity to his adaptation, Jersey Boys, to make the screen version a touching endeavor.

Spielberg is currently working on his adaptation of the best - selling sci - fi novel Ready Player One for a 2018 theatrical release date, with a fifth Indiana Jones movie scheduled for a 2019 release, waiting in the wings for the director.

Author Ernest Cline is set to hit continue on Ready Player One, with the writer revealing during a Facebook Livestream for Steven Spielberg's upcoming movie adaptation of his cult novel that he is working on a sequel to the 2011 novel.

Details have been announced today about the latest Stephen King movie adaptation currently in the works, this time in the form of his apocalyptic novel, CELL - and good news (well, maybe)... it'll be starring John Cusack!

In a move that seems especially appropriate for an adaptation about characters who frequently interact with the spookier side of DC comics, the long - in - the - works Justice League Dark movie has risen from its grave and taken on a new, more powerful form.

Graeme Robertson on whether The Last of Us needs a film adaptation... Video game adaptations are nothing new; with Hollywood in its infinite wisdom thinking that whatever works on the games console, must surely work on the big screen, churning out video game movie after video game movie.

Franco announced earlier this year that he would be working with Seth Rogen on a film adaptation of the book The Disaster Artist, which tells the behind - the - scenes story of the making of Tommy Wiseau's notoriously terrible cult 2003 movie The Room.

These are animated movie adaptations of the book and as in most such cases they do not adhere strictly to the original work.

It is an animated movie adaptation of the book and as in most such cases it does not adhere strictly to the original work.

Same is true for movie adaptations: movie adaptations of classic tales and novels are original works and can contain elements that can not be used.

With so many entertainment outlets, more indies with established audiences will get deals to make movie and television adaptations of their works.

If you were one of them, then you'll probably be excited to hear that a movie adaptation is in the works, with Nicole Kidman attached to star as Jodi, the Silent Wife.

An in - the - works movie adaptation will further push this to the head of the class.

David Lynch adapted it into a movie starring Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern, and when I saw Gifford speak in the early 90s, he was also working on a movie adaptation of Jack Kerouac's On The Road.