The long-anticipated film adaptation of Orson Scott Card's beloved book began its promotional marathon with teaser for a teaser Friday, but before it becomes the next big Y.A. blockbuster, well, it's got some controversial hurdles to jump — and a Catching Fire collision course at the end of the road.
Year of the Jungle will tackle a theme familiar to fans of her hugely popular trilogy: war. But this time the battle won't take place in a dystopian fantasy — the war will be real, and it will be told... in pictures.
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Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.
What's better, the book or the movie? Can the movie ever be as good as the book? The debate is an age-old one, probably existing since the very first screenplay was derived from a popular work, because when we fall in love with books we typically fall hard.
The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins has surpassed J.K. Rowling's seven-book Harry Potter series as the best-selling books of all time on Amazon.com.
Today in showbiz news, Keri Russell will soon have another show on the air, which is good news. Julie Delpy has gotten a bit ambitious about who she wants to cast in her next movie. And Zack Morris and Malcolm Middle (or whatever) are returning to TV.
Today in books and publishing: Man Booker longlist announced; unpacking the DOJ's e-books suit; DC delays new Batman comic; titles censored in China sell quick in Hong Kong.
With filming scheduled to begin later this summer, casting rumors about the next Hunger Games film, Catching Fire, have reached fever pitch levels. Meaning, there a couple of random whispers about casting that we'd like to discuss with you today.
There is a triumvirate of success in the annals of Y.A. book history: Potter, Twilight, Hunger. What comes next?
What exactly is "Y.A."? What does it mean? Why did it begin in the first place, and when was that? What has it become since? We conferred with librarians, agents, publishing world executives, and the experts of the Internet to put together a primer of sorts.
If bestselling books turned into movies are hot, bestselling books about kinky sex turned into movies about kinky sex must be even hotter.
In case you missed it, The Atlantic Wire's own Jen Doll* dropped by PBS's NewsHour on Friday to talk about all things Hunger Games.
It's a Hunger Games version of that infamous "What Time Is the Superbowl" headline from Huffington Post: the Weather Channel wants to cash in on your anticipation for the movie with its lead story "The Hunger Games and Weather."
Which of these are we more excited about, and why? If we could only see one (which is fortunately not the case), which would it be? We've broken down some key factors in this investigation.
Jake G. gets creepy in a new music video, Michael Bay is going to put real families through the wringer, and an exciting new Hunger Games clip.
Batman is selling like crazy, a dead show might be revived, and a look at our friends Katniss and Peeta.
Lots of people are interested in the new Batman movie, Taylor Swift has Hunger Games fever, and Liam Neeson has it out with some wolves.
Lars von Trier gets the French off his back, Ice Cube heads to TV, and Chris Columbus finds Jesus.
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