From Page to Screen and Coming to a Theater Near You
The Great Gatsby (directed by those who brought you Moulin Rogue– and I may have to get the soundtrack if the music in the movie lives up to the trailer)
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World War Z, which I’ve not read the book yet, and won’t before the movie because I want to be surprised….
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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EC7P5WdUko?rel=0]
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, the second in the series….
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KoOtiuSjuI?rel=0]
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Carrie, based off of Stephen King’s work, and evoking the memories of the movie with John Travolta…
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkjVoW3WZdI?rel=0]
Which ones are you looking forward to?
Filed under: book based movies, carrie, great gatsby, midnight's children, mortal instruments, Movies, percy jackson, star trek, world war z
About Karen Jensen, MLS
Karen Jensen has been a Teen Services Librarian for almost 30 years. She created TLT in 2011 and is the co-editor of The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services with Heather Booth (ALA Editions, 2014).
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I started World War Z and the book is like a reporter's findings on the outbreak. Not so much a story but a series of interviews and articles. It will be interesting to see how they make it into a movie. Can't wait for Sea of Monsters!
Jana, I too am curious to see how they will turn the book into a movie given the way the book is written.
The Tween and I are super excited for Sea of Monsters. Plus, Nathan Fillion has been added to the cast, you can't go wrong with that.
Oooh, Geography Club looks great, I'll have to look out for it in Aus.
I haven't read Carrie, and know only the vague outline, but that looks really good too.
And I want to see Mortal Instruments (though I haven't read that either), especially now that they've used one of my alltime favourite Radiohead songs in the trailer 🙂
More Nathan Fillion can't be wrong!
I'll be interested to see how they do Mortal Instruments with regards to the books- I know Cassie Clare has been really involved with the movie… Magnus is to die for, though, and I really like who they cast for Valentine as well.
Carrie looks to be very close to the first movie and the book, just updated for the times, at least by what they showed for the trailer. I'm a huge fan of Chloe, though…