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Upcoming fantasy movies
« on: June 08, 2006, 02:06:54 PM »
I'm trying to get a better sense of just how many books are coming out that are either completely new fantasy or SF movies, or that are based on some other property related to fantasy, like books or comics.

So far, this is my list:
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the Ramona books by Beverly Cleary

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, spring 2007

His Dark Materials--which has had perpetual director problems--by Philip Pullman

XFiles 2 is in talks

KITT2000 (Knight Rider! Yay!)

Wonder Woman/Joss Whedon

Shazam!

Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Spiderwick Chronicles and Artemis Fowl (by 1. Holly Black and Tony DiTerlezzi, 2. Eoin Colfer)

Meet the Robinsons, based on A Day With Wilbur Robinson, written and illustrated by William Joyce, set to be released by Disney in 2007

Dinosaur Bob, by William Joyce

A Wizard of Earthsea, by Ursula K. LeGuin, in production by Studio Ghibli (yay!) and due out sometime next year, as far as I can tell

Coraline, by Neil Gaiman, reported to be out next year sometime

the Alex Rider books, by Anthony Horowitz--first one due out in the U.S. near Labor Day, but to be released in the U.K. in July

The Dark is Rising, by Susan Cooper, allegedly coming out in December (but can't find anything to back that rumor up)

apparently there's also a new picture book named Punk Farm that's supposed to be made into a movie


What else is coming? I feel like I'm missing some. (Only upcoming movies, next month and beyond into the ether, not already-released movies.)
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Re: Upcoming fantasy movies
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2006, 02:10:06 PM »
Earthsea comes out in 2 months in Japan so if Disney is on their game we'll see it next fall probably.
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Re: Upcoming fantasy movies
« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2006, 02:22:36 PM »
Spider-Man 3
Superman
Ghost Rider
A Scanner Darkly (PK Dick novel)
Cars
Pirates of the Caribbean 2

That's just off the top of my head

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Re: Upcoming fantasy movies
« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2006, 02:45:55 PM »
Which reminds me that there's also Pirates of the Carribbean 3 next year.
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Re: Upcoming fantasy movies
« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2006, 02:46:57 PM »
I wouldn't call Cars fantasy
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Re: Upcoming fantasy movies
« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2006, 02:48:09 PM »
Talking cars is certainly fantasy.
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Re: Upcoming fantasy movies
« Reply #6 on: June 08, 2006, 02:56:36 PM »
so are talking animals yet I don't think over the hedge or ice age is fantasy, if we fallowed that guideline the Garfield is a fantasy.
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Re: Upcoming fantasy movies
« Reply #7 on: June 08, 2006, 03:33:53 PM »
It is. Talking cat. When's the last time you saw a talking cat, Sprig?

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Re: Upcoming fantasy movies
« Reply #8 on: June 08, 2006, 03:41:16 PM »
Last week
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Re: Upcoming fantasy movies
« Reply #9 on: June 08, 2006, 04:00:13 PM »
I meant while you're NOT using LSD.

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« Reply #10 on: June 08, 2006, 04:43:11 PM »
The Power of the Dark Crystal. Sequel, 2007. Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky.
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Re: Upcoming fantasy movies
« Reply #11 on: June 08, 2006, 06:23:10 PM »
There's also the new Narnia movie, now pushed back to next summer.  Prince Caspian, right?

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Re: Upcoming fantasy movies
« Reply #12 on: June 08, 2006, 09:59:34 PM »
The Dark is Rising sequence is one of my favorite series from childhood. I have some hope, given my high opinion of Narnia, but part of me still fears that they'll mess it up.
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Re: Upcoming fantasy movies
« Reply #13 on: June 09, 2006, 09:10:00 AM »
There does indeed seem to be a movie somewhere along the road for The Dark is Rising: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0484562/

at least, someone has been hired to adapt it. It is not scheduled for December, but some time next year, according to IMDB.

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Re: Upcoming fantasy movies
« Reply #14 on: June 09, 2006, 12:01:00 PM »
Does the Transformers count for this list? It's essentially fantasy.
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