


The fifth and final Twilight film may be scheduled to release next November, but Stephenie Meyer ain’t done with you yet. Her best-selling 2008 science-fiction novel The Host — her only non-Twilight work to date — is in the process of being turned into a film, so expect to hear plenty of news about it between now and its March 29, 2013 release date. In fact, here’s some right now: The important role of Jared Howe will be played by 26-year-old actor Max Irons, EW has learned.
Irons, son of Oscar-winning and golden-throated actor Jeremy Irons, was last seen in this year’s Red Riding Hood. For this project, he joins director Andrew Niccol (In Time, Gattaca) and the long-attached Saoirse Ronan, who will play Melanie Stryder, a young woman who shares her body with an alien force known as Wanderer. Since no Meyer novel is complete without some complicated relationship geometry, Jake Abel has been cast in the role of Ian, a man who falls in love with Wanderer despite the fact that she is in the body of Melanie who is in love with Jared. Fans of the book, may I suggest you start preparing your visual aids and PowerPoint explanations now.
The film will begin shooting in February in Louisiana and then New Mexico and will mark one of the first productions for Open Road Films, a young distribution company backed by AMC and Regal theater chains. (с)
Actor Jake Abel is frontrunner to play one of the two male lead roles in The Host, the adaptation of the science fiction novel by Twilight author Stephenie Meyer that will star Saoirse Ronan and be directed by Andrew Niccol, who wrote the sсript. Negotiations are expected to begin soon. Abel was chosen from among a group of young thesps and he is negotiating for the role of Ian. The other male lead role of Jake is down to a small circle of actors including Liam Hemsworth (also a finalist to play Bruce Willis’s son in A Good Day To Die Hard), Max Irons, Kit Harington and Jai Courtney. Abel has starred alongside Ronan in The Lovely Bones, and his other recent credits include I Am Number Four and Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. Open Road acquired the film for domestic distribution. Abel’s repped by UTA and Anthem Entertainment. (с)
Сценарий уже готов, дело осталось за кастингом. (:
а я думала, что она уже полностью забросит "Гостью".
Валери Руссо: Привет! Добро пожаловать на BlogTalkRadio. Это Валери Руссо и сегодня с нами Ася Мучник - старший редактор в Little Brown and Company. И мы будем обсуждать "Гостью" Стефани Майер. Здравствуйте, Ася.
Ася Мучник: Здравствуйте! Спасибо, что пригласили.
ВР: Как дела?
АМ: Прекрасно. Я очень взволнованна, потому что нахожусь на BlogTalkRadio. Надеюсь, у вас есть много вопросов.
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Сайт "КиноПоиск" предоставил нам весьма интересную информацию:
Йен Сомерхалдер значится в касте экранизации романа Стефани Майер "Гостья", которая запланирована на 2011 год. На данный момент, идёт работа над сценарием картины.
Напомним,что роман "Гостья" Стефани Майер кардинально отличается от её вампирской серии.Основной сюжет сконцентрирован вокруг новой героини Мелани Страйдер:
"Разумеется, это история любви, но на сей раз её действие разворачивается в недалёком будущем. Земля стала жертвой нашествия инопланетных паразитов, называющих себя «душами» и поглощающими человеческое сознание. «Душа» умирающей Мелани Страйдер помогает ей найти последних оставшихся в живых людей, которые свободны от чужеродных захватчиков."
Есть небольшая информация об условиях кастинга в картину:
Мелани Страйдер "Мел": Девушка лет двадцати. Высокая, стройная, привлекательная, спортивного телосложения. Кожа естественно- коричневая (смуглая). Длинные темно-коричневые волосы и глаза цвета ореха.
Джейми Страйдер: Парень 14-16 лет с темными вьющимися волосами. Младший брат Мелани. Глаза цвета шоколада.
Дядя Джеб: Мужчина, сорока лет. Владелец дикой бороды и глаз цвета выцветших синих джинсов. Беззаботный, эксцентричный дядя Мелани.
Джаред Хов: Мужчина двадцати лет. Красивый, статный, атлетического телосложения. Обладатель загорелой кожи, выгоревших на солнце волос и глаз цвета охры . Возлюбленный Мелани.
Йен О'ши: Красивый мужчина двадцати лет с бледной кожей , темными волосами и завораживающими красивыми голубыми глазами.
Кайл О"ши: Красивый мужчина двадцати лет так же с бледной кожей, темными волосами и завораживающими красивыми голубыми глазами. Родной брат Йена. Выглядят практически одинаково.
На сайте IMDB, участие Йена в картине пока rumored. То есть, пока на уровне разговоров, но сложно не заметить сходство персонажа Йена О'ши с Йеном Сомерхалдером (вплоть до имени). Судя по отзывам западной аудитории, многие хотели бы видеть Йена в этой роли.
Значит, что у нас есть шанс на это.
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Because the producers used their own money, they were not hostage to choosing the flavor of the moment, but rather the right guy. Schwartz said the search went like this: “We asked Stephenie what her favorite science fiction movies were, and one of them was Gattaca,” he sald. “We spent time with Andrew, listened to his vision, introduced Andrew to Stephenie and she responded. There is very good chemistry in this group. Stephenie is a very smart collaborator, and she had an intuitive strong hunch he would be the right guy. Based on the sсript we’ve seen, we think she was right. We’re thinking this will be shot in early 2011.” They haven’t gone out for production financing—they might put together a cast first and come to the table with a complete package. But Meyer is a viable brand because of Twilight, and based on the incessant inquiries by distributors, Schwartz doesn’t think they will have trouble. “We are budgeting right now,” he said."
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кажется, обещали уже в этом.
хотя, стоит помнить, какая сегодня дата.

От Стефани о чем она:
Surprise!
I have a new book coming out. It's called The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. Well, it's more of a novella than an actual book—my version of a short story.
Actually, this has been a surprise to me, too. The reason why it's a surprise was that I never intended to publish this story as a stand-alone book. I began this story a long time ago—before Twilight was even released. Back then I was just editing Eclipse, and in the thick of my vampire world. I was thinking a lot about the newborns, imagining their side of the story, and one thing led to another. I started writing from Bree's perspective about those final days, and what it was like to be a newborn.
This story was something that I worked on off and on for a while, just for fun, in between the times I was writing or editing other Twilight novels. Later, when the concept for The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide came up, I thought that might be a good place for Bree. Her story is a nice complement to Eclipse; it explains a lot of the things that Bella never knew. So I dusted it off and finished it up for placement in the Guide.
At the same time, it came in handy for the Eclipse film. Melissa (Rosenberg, the screenwriter) had a ton of questions about what exactly was going on in Seattle, how Victoria managed things, what Riley was like, etc. I let her read what I had then, and later gave the whole thing to the director, David Slade. David asked if Xavier, Bryce, and Jodelle (Riley, Victoria, and Bree) could read it as well, so all the parties involved would end up having a really strong foundation for their characters before the cameras started rolling. I was pleased that this side of the story would make it into the film and was looking forward to including it in the Guide.
(Keeping it confidential: Here is Jodelle next to the bucket of waterlogged ashes that were once the pages of her copy of the Bree manuscript.)
Then I got the news: my "short story" was nearly 200 pages long when typeset. It was too long to fit into the Guide—without ending up with a tome as heavy as the Oxford English Dictionary. My publisher approached me with the idea of releasing the Bree story on its own. One of the major benefits of this plan was that it would be out before the movie, so people would get to know Bree before they saw her in the film. That made sense to me, and we decided to go ahead with it.
There was one thing I asked for: since this story had always been an extra for me, and was meant to be released with the Guide, I wanted to be able to offer it to my fans for free. You all have bought a ton of my books, and I wanted to give you this story as a gift. My publisher was awesome and embraced this idea. We still wanted to also produce a physical book with a cool cover (see below) that you can add to your set if you like, but starting at noon on June 7th until July 5th, it will also be available online at www.breetanner.com.
One other aspect of this release is the plan to give a more important gift to people who really need it. One dollar of each book purchased in the US from the first printing will be donated to the American Red Cross for their relief efforts in Haiti and Chile and other parts of the world where people are in great need. We're going to have an option online as well, so you can choose to make a donation if you want when you read the story online. I hope you will. I think that we can really help a lot of people with this.
I really hope you all enjoy this story. I had a blast writing it. I'm glad that after all this time cooling her heels in my files, Bree finally gets her chance to shine.
Thanks for all the support,
Steph
Notes from the webmaster:
[Here is the official press release from the publishing company if you are interested.]
As this is a surprise to most of us, it is also a surprise to vendors. There is not currently a way to pre-order the book, but I will update the page as soon as something becomes
available.]
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Now, for juicy tibits about the chapter!
“The bonus chapter is something Stephenie wrote when she was working with the film producers – it was a scene that Stephenie always had in her head, but it couldn’t appear in the book because her narrator was unconscious at the time. The “omitted” chapter would, chronology-wise, fall in between Chapter 58 and 59 of The Host.”
To remind those of you who may be scrambling for your copy of The Host right about now, Chapter 58 the chapter when Wanderer gives up Melanie’s body, and Chapter 59 is the one in which she’s brought back as Pet. (Stephenie’s going to fill in the dreaded white pages!)
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UPD:
The paperback release will have a Reading Group Guide that includes the following:
New, never-before-published "bonus chapter"
An interview with Stephenie
Discussion topics and questions
Stephenie's annotated playlist
It will be released on April 13, 2010.
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вы бы лучше сказали, когда вторая книга будет, и будет ли вообще.
В скобках указан тираж.
1. The Lost Symbol: A Novel, Dan Brown (5,543,643 copies)
2. The Associate: A Novel, John Grisham
3. Tempted, P.C. Cast (1,141,818)
4. The Help, Kathryn Stockett (1,104,617)
5. I, Alex Cross, James Patterson (1,040,976)
6. Ford County, John Grisham
7. Finger Lickin’ Fifteen, Janet Evanovich (977,178)
8. Hunted, P.C. Cast (931,219)
9. The Host: A Novel, Stephenie Meyer (912,165)
10. Under the Dome, Stephen King
11. Pirate Latitudes, Michael Crichton (855,638)
12. Scarpetta, Patricia Cornwell (800,00)
13. U Is for Undertow, Sue Grafton (706,154)
14. The Scarpetta Factor, Patricia Cornwell (705,000)
15. Shadowland, Alyson Noel (609,355)
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Фандом: Гостья (The Host)
Авторы: МунькО, Choco_Latte
Жанр: ангст
Рейтинг: G
Персонажи: Анни, Мелани, Джаред, Йен
Саммари: Анни придется сделать самый тяжелый выбор за все свои девять жизней…
Дисклаймер: все права на персонажей принадлежат Стефании Майер
Все вокруг тянулось как-то глухо и неестественно медленно. Эмоции... Почему это тело так противоречиво? Почему это сердце разрывается, почему я чувствую боль и жжение в груди, хотя в действительности ни один орган не поврежден? Я готова проклинать тот день, когда в криокапсуле меня привезли сюда, на планету, где носители умеют чувствовать так...
- Страстно, - подсказала Мелани.
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