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Departments => Movies and TV => Topic started by: stacer on June 08, 2006, 02:06:54 PM
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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:
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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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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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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Which reminds me that there's also Pirates of the Carribbean 3 next year.
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I wouldn't call Cars fantasy
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Talking cars is certainly fantasy.
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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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It is. Talking cat. When's the last time you saw a talking cat, Sprig?
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Last week
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I meant while you're NOT using LSD.
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The Power of the Dark Crystal. Sequel, 2007. Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky.
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There's also the new Narnia movie, now pushed back to next summer. Prince Caspian, right?
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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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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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Does the Transformers count for this list? It's essentially fantasy.
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yeah, I was going to come add that this morning. I'm pretty sure it counts.
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Oh, yeah, it counts. And it's even based on a Hasbro property--we were talking about it at work the other day. I forgot to add it to my list.
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Last year, I read that they were supposed to do a live-action remake of the Last Unicorn. It was supposed to have a lot of the original cast (switching roles) including, Christopher Lee, Angela Landsburry, Mia Farrow, ect. But I haven't been able to find much information on the project. It looks to be suspended for some reason. This is there main website, which is pretty cool, but I couldn't find any info on production or release dates, http://www.the-last-unicorn.net/intro.htm. I can't be the only one that loves this classic. If anyone runs across any info, let me know!!!
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There's a film out next week called "Monster House"
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Psst!
The Dark is Rising (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0484562/)
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Thanks! I knew the film was happening--I just couldn't find anything to back up the rumor about the release date.
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theres talk of the Matrix brothers (dont make me spell their names) doing King Conan.
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The Wachowski brothers? Spelled just liked it sounds. Now their first names, don't even bother asking how to pronounce those.
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Larry and Andy? Hard to spell, or you just couldn't remember their names?
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Ah yes, stacer. I forgot that you're the plucky one around here. =P
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:D
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oh you kids...
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I think The Water Horse by Walden Media is fantasy. Also, don't forget The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian!