Milton's Epic Poem a Movie?

Yup! You heard it right!

Paradise Lost, the epic poem written by John Milton- just might be a film to watch out for!

How did I come to know of this? Last year I was doing research on Paradise Lost for a paper. Next thing I know, on my Google tab it says 'paradise lost movie.' I was immediately intrigued!

Not much is known about the movie except that Legendary Pictures via Warner Bros. will distribute it and Alex Proyas is set to be the director. Proyas has directed films such as I, Robot, Knowing and The Crow.

All information courtesy of:
http://www.paradiselost.org/2-M-wbanner-NOW.html
http://screenrant.com/paradise-lost-movie-alex-proyas-kofi-78595/

"Filthy little Hobbitses!"

Okay, so it's pretty obvious where this is going.

The Hobbit: Part I is preparing for a release in December on the 19th of 2012. Somehow I doubt it will come out by then because filming was put off numerous times and Peter Jackson was talking about living in New Zealand for six years, but I digress. By the way, the movie was  originally supposed to be directed by Guillermo Del Toro, but no fear Lord of the Rings Fanatics! Peter Jackson is directing the film...and penning the script with Philippa Boyens as he did with the The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. That being said, it'll probably be a great film. :)

Starring in this film is Martin Freeman, who will play Bilbo Baggins, and Saorise Ronan is rumored to be in the film to portray Itaril. Reprising their roles are Elijah Wood as Frodo, Ian McKellan as Gandalf, Cate Blanchett as Galadriel, Christopher Lee as Saruman, Orlando Bloom as Legolas, and Andy Serkis as Gollum.

Filming is set to start later next month.
If Part I is successful, I have no doubts about Part II.  But for now, I can't wait to see The Hobbit: Part I!

Here is a fan-made movie poster for your enjoyment!
*For more up and coming information, go to theonering.net or the-hobbit-movie.com

COMICbookS into Movies!

Hey everybody! I was thinking that, since this is a blog talking about regular books, this week I think we should talk about up-coming comic books into movies!

We've already seen three Spider-Man movies with Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, and the hunky James Franco...we've already seen three X-Men movies with Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, and Halle Berry...we even have SOOOOO many Batman movies made since the first one came out with Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson! So what else could there possibly be?

Well for all of you who do not know, I LOVE BATMAN. I've never seen the television series from the '60s and I've never read any of the comics. However, I have played the videogame Batman: Arkham Asylum (Loved it!) and I have seen all of the older-pre-Christopher Nolan movies at one point. I also have seen the Christopher Nolan movies as well...and guess what...THERE IS ONE MORE COMING OUT!!!

This final movie is titled The Dark Knight Rises. So far, Google, AOL, Yahoo and so many different websites all confirm that Anne Hathaway will be playing Catwoman, Tom Hardy from Inception will be playing Bane, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt apparently has a role, but we do not know what it is yet. Also, there have been rumors that either a) Robin Williams will be playing Hugo Strange or b) that Robin, Batman's sidekick, will be a character in the film. Th film is set to premiere on July 20th 2012 (according to IMDB).

Other than Batman, another X-Men film will be released called X-Men: First Class. It is the prequel to all the other films. Actors such as James McAvoy, January Jones, Michael Fassbender, and others will star in the movie. This film will be coming out sooner: June 3rd 2011!!! Lucky X-Men fans!!!

Also...If you watched the Superbowl commercials this past Sunday, you'd know there'd be a Thor and Captain America movie coming out! Thor stars Chris Hemsworth as---Thor. Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, and Kat Dennings are also set to star in this movie coming out May 6th of this year. Captain America: The First Avenger stars Chris Evans as Captain America, Hugo Weaving as Johann Schmidt/The Red Skull, and also stars Tommy Lee Jones and Stanley Tucci!

Speaking of The Avengers...There will also be The Avengers premiering on May 4th 2012 starring Robert Downey Jr. reprising the role of Iron Man, Scarlett Johanseen reprising her role as Black Widow and Chris Evans reprising his role as Captain America and Chris Hemsworth as Thor!

So for all of you comic book geeks...BE EXCITED :D

*All information can be found on various websites including IMDB, MTV.com, Popwatch.com, ScreenRant, etc

And we Have...Another Remake of Jane Eyre!

Hey all! Soooooo awhile ago I had the pleasure of seeing "Love & Other Drugs" starring the gorgeous Anne Hathaway and the abslolutely handsome Jake Gyllenhaal! And apparently , as I was watching the theatrical trailers before I saw Jake's butt, ANOTHER Jane Eyre remake is set to come out March 11th of this year!

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 In this movie it stars Michael Fassbender as the dark and handsome Mr. Edward Rochester,who can be seen in movies such as Quentin Tarantino's film "Inglourious Basterds" and Zack Snyder's film "300", and Mia Wasikowska of Tim Burton's adaptation of  "Alice in Wonderland" as well as the critically acclaimed movie "The Kids Are All Right" directed by Lisa Cholodenko. Also in this movie, it stars Jamie Bell and Judi Dench.

My opinion? This remake looks all well and dandy, but Charlotte Bronte's novel has been done SO many times over and by that I mean 21 times whether it is a movie in a theater or mini-series aired in a couple of different countries--this one is the 21st time it's been done...

BUT I absolutely loved the remake in the BBC series that aired in the UK starring Toby Stephens and Ruth Wilson. I'm not sure if this one can compare. Although Judi Dench is a good actress and Mia was entertaining as Alice in Burton's film.

The director of this movie is California native Cary Fukunaga, and according to IMDB it is his first full-feature length movie. I've never been acquainted with his works, but hopefully he doesn't butcher a classic story and the trailers do not deceive me. [For trailers go to YouTube or IMDB]

Regardless I am going to see the movie anyway.

*Credits go to IMDB for information and image.