'PORTS OF CALL' ADAPTATION
OF AMIN MAALOUF'S WW2 NOVEL
Only this weekend I informed you that Amin Maalouf's LEO THE AFRICAN will be turned into a movie, and now yet another of his beloved novels is getting the adaptation and already has the cast! PORTS OF CALL will star Golshifteh Farahani (EXODUS GODS AND KINGS), Louis Garrel and Pierre Niney in, as 'Deadline' reports, the story about two ill-starred lovers who meet in Paris during World War II: Ossyane, the principal narrator and Muslim Ottoman prince, and Clara, a Jewish freedom fighter from Vienna. PORTS OF CALL is a fable of madness and family ties, of love and despair, of mixed and 
uncertain identities set against the backdrop of the French Resistance as well as the breakdown of order in Beirut. Atiq Rahimi is directing!
'STEELHEART' ADAPTATION
BRANDON SANDERSON'S NOVELS
And as you know, adaptations of YA novels have been a trend for years now, and here's the latest one: STEELHEART fantasy trilogy from Brandon Sanderson
is to be adapted and directed by Shawn Levy at Fox. The tale
begins with a burst in the sky that gave some ordinary people
extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics, but
with incredible gifts came the desire to rule. In what was once Chicago,
an astonishingly powerful Epic named STEELHEART installed himself as
emperor. Nobody fights back but the Reckoners, a shadowy group of
ordinary humans who spend their lives studying Epics, finding their
weaknesses, and then assassinating them. The book centres on David, who
wants in the group because STEELHEART killed his father, and he alone
knows the Epics’ true weakness.
And as you know, adaptations of YA novels have been a trend for years now, and here's the latest one: STEELHEART fantasy trilogy from Brandon Sanderson
is to be adapted and directed by Shawn Levy at Fox. The tale
begins with a burst in the sky that gave some ordinary people
extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics, but
with incredible gifts came the desire to rule. In what was once Chicago,
an astonishingly powerful Epic named STEELHEART installed himself as
emperor. Nobody fights back but the Reckoners, a shadowy group of
ordinary humans who spend their lives studying Epics, finding their
weaknesses, and then assassinating them. The book centres on David, who
wants in the group because STEELHEART killed his father, and he alone
knows the Epics’ true weakness.
'ZIPPER' TRAILER
WITH PATRICK WILSON, DIANA AGRON, LENA HEADEY, JOHN CHO
And the only trailer for you today is for our beloved Patrick Wilson's new sex thriller ZIPPER in which he plays Sam Ellis, a man on the rise, a hotshot federal prosecutor on the cusp of a bright political future. But what was meant to be a one time experience with a high end escort instead turns into a growing addiction. His moral compass unravelling, his new demon threatens to destroy his life, family and career. Diana Agron, Lena Headey, John Cho and Ray Winstone and Richard Dreyfuss also star in the movie out late next month. 
Didn't know they were doing an adaption for it, but I'm looking forward to a movie on Brandon Sanderson's Steelheart! :)
ReplyDeletethey sold the rights and are ready for production... if it happens :)
DeleteYou gave my heart a rush with the news about Steelheart. Love Sanderson's books. Soooo excited!
ReplyDeletehope the casting won't disappoint you when, and if, it happens :)
DeleteWhy do these hot shot politicians think their "one time" sexcapade with an escort is never going public? Of course we Americans always forgive them and elect them to a higher office. Ooooohhhh did I just blow the ending for Zipper? LOL
ReplyDeleteyep, the worse they go the more the stupid crowd seems to like them.... I think people like people who don't intimidate them and who have flaws just like they do... instead of striving towards the better ones
DeleteI want to see Steelheart:)
ReplyDeleteshould be quite fun :) I wonder if Steelheart will steal your heart :)
DeleteThrilling & exciting - I like that Zipper trailer, ha ~
ReplyDeleteit does seem very dynamic!
DeleteZipper looks awesome.
ReplyDeleteso does Patrick :)
DeleteZipper had me until it was compared to Gone Girl, which I found to be an epic piece of shit film. I'd rather stab myself in the eye with a fork than watch that one ever again.
ReplyDeletehe he he I avoided that one in a huge circle... you did notice I've never advertised that movie here....
DeleteSmart move. I don't know why it got such high acclaim. It was way too long, and when it ended, Jason and I sat here like wtf? I believe I ranted almost as long as the movie about wanting my almost 3 hours of life back.
Deleteand I see the author of that book has a new one which is also getting attention this week around the net....
DeleteI should learn that what the masses usually like, I usually hate. I'll be avoiding that authors new book for sure. And the future movie too!
DeleteI tend not to read what others are reading.... Paolo Koelo is like a huge hit for a decade now and everybody adores him... I refuse to read him :) I'm rebellious like that :) Of course, I sometimes have to translate those popular books... but that is business.... Finishing RED QUEEN currently
DeleteI've never heard of Golshifteh Farahani, but I looked her up. She's from Iran, but it seems her work has made her unwelcomed in her homeland.
ReplyDeleteyes, not just work but the fact that she loves to show her naked tities in photos :)
DeleteI haven't heard of Brandon Sanderson, but his writing seems intense. I'd love to see Ports of Call.
ReplyDeleteHe is getting more and more popular.
DeleteMeanwhile, Maalouf is somebody I really recommend. I loved most of his books. I'm currently preparing to read LEO AFRICANS :)
I'm learning, so much from your posts!!!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait top flaunt about this to my husband. (The Iranian Lady)
Glad to hear it! We do like to do international news too when Hollywood is sleeping... and even when it is not
DeleteI think Zipper would make me mad. I don't want to see another womanizing politician.
ReplyDeletealthough, we'd forget everything to Patrick Wilson :)
DeleteI remember starting my first lesson a couple of years ago when a student pointed out that my fly was open. Zipper time!
ReplyDeleteoh, noes, hope you had your underwear on... one of my students once asked me if I have a candy bar in my pocket :) No, kidding.....
DeleteIf you haven't read anything from Brandon Sanderson this is probably as good a book as any to start with and you'll be hooked in no time so you'll have to finish all of his books before you can pick up the telephone-book again to read some page in that thrilling book!
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