I had heard rumours, but I didn't know the movie was coming out this summer! Release date in the US: August 10 2007. *bounces*
I watched the trailer on the movie's official site and it looks like they've kind of hyped up some of the action bits, especially the pirates (everyone likes pirates, right?) and the swordplay-- I didn't remember quite so much swordplay in the book. But, you know, awkward young boy has to be more of a hero... Plus, I love, love, love Michelle Pfeiffer in the role of the witch. <3
I'm about halfway through re-reading the book now; the timing is good enough that I'll have it in my memory but it won't be too freshly on my mind, so I'll still be able to enjoy the movie. I do hope this movie is a success in the mainstream, however much it may bug me that non-Gaiman-reading fans are going to go see it, because if this is a success they might then do a movie version of Neverwhere-- which could be much darker/mature and awesome.
I watched the trailer on the movie's official site and it looks like they've kind of hyped up some of the action bits, especially the pirates (everyone likes pirates, right?) and the swordplay-- I didn't remember quite so much swordplay in the book. But, you know, awkward young boy has to be more of a hero... Plus, I love, love, love Michelle Pfeiffer in the role of the witch. <3
I'm about halfway through re-reading the book now; the timing is good enough that I'll have it in my memory but it won't be too freshly on my mind, so I'll still be able to enjoy the movie. I do hope this movie is a success in the mainstream, however much it may bug me that non-Gaiman-reading fans are going to go see it, because if this is a success they might then do a movie version of Neverwhere-- which could be much darker/mature and awesome.
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