What do Zac Efron, Paul Rudd, Steve Carrell, Kevin Kline, and Katie Holmes have in common this weekend?
Oh Right. They’re all starring in movies based on books that came out this weekend!
Check out the books that made it to the big screen and to a TV near you.
There will be a Bollywood version of Emma. (Click on the picture to see a preview).
Sonam Kapoor, daughter of Anil Kapoor, stars as the matchmaking heroine (courtesy of BBC)
Thoughts?
I’m pretty excited. I, however, am very much an Austen fan. It looks pretty interesting, though. Hope it doesn’t end up being too fluffy or a remake of Clueless.
After taking a bit of a vacation, I’m back in action.
So many things happened in the book world while I was away. Among them:
Bringing Quidditch Back. (Courtesy of Huffington Post)
Franz Kafka (Courtesy of: Getty Images via the Guardian)
or so it seems. The jury is still out on whether they can kill the book. First, it takes longer to read a book on an eReader. Secondly, licensing and multi-million dollar deals may limit eBook activity.
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Courtesy of WSJ)
and Hollywood decided to ‘remake’ the Swedish movie.
With Daniel Craig cast as one of the leads.
Craig as Blomkvist?
Starring: Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn, Devon Bostick
Based on the series by Jeff Kinney
Director: Thor Friedenthal
Official Synopsis:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid chronicles the adventures of wise-cracking pre-teen Greg Heffley, who must now survive the scariest time of his life…middle school.
WimpyDeya (created on http://www.diaryofawimpykidmovie.com/)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Alt title: Men Who Hate Women)
Starring: Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist
Based on a novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Director: Niels Arden Opley
Note: I decided I was just going to stick to films coming out in theaters because looking at the TV schedule was too time consuming. I figure most people can tell if a movie has been adapted from a book on TV. I will, however, still keep an eye out for big Masterpiece-y adaptations….
Anyway, enough of that silliness. On with the post…
