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[Freeza Under The Shower]

well, good luck.

Liman is an interesting choice though. The premise is kind of crazy, although it also reminds me of the 'ghosting' plot in After Earth.

 

[Symphonia]

Has there ever been a good YA film?

 

[S1kkZ]

doug liman means i am going to see it. edge of tomorrow was fucking amazing.

 

[CrazyDiamond]

I remember the books being pretty fucked up. I also remember that the main character's adoptive parents were a gay couple and that the main antagonist of the first book was a psycho Terminator priest

Spoiler

who kills the dog

.

 

[More_Badass]

Has there ever been a good YA film?

Not a film, but Stranger Things? The Lovely Bones? Chronicle? Or are you just talking adaptations?

I remember the books being pretty fucked up. I also remember that the main character's adoptive parents were a gay couple and that the main antagonist of the first book was a psycho Terminator priest

Spoiler

who kills the dog

.

Yeah, pretty violent and the books went to dark places. Would probably be a high PG-13, almost R kind of movie if it's adapted faithfully

 

[morningbus]

Has there ever been a good YA film?

People seem to like Harry Potter.

 

[Symphonia]

Not a film, but Stranger Things? The Lovely Bones? Chronicle? Or are you just talking adaptations?

Adaptations. I can't think of a single decent one. The first Hunger Games was mediocre at best, the rest were awful. The Divergent series was just...well, best we leave that one alone. Same with Twilight.

People seem to like Harry Potter.

Since when was that YA?

 

[Einchy]

Has there ever been a good YA film?

Star Wars.

 

[More_Badass]

Adaptations. I can't think of a single decent one. The first Hunger Games was mediocre at best, the rest were awful. The Divergent series was just...well, best we leave that one alone. Same with Twilight.

To be fair, Divergent and such was one of those books heavily influenced by Hunger Games

This series came out months before Hunger Games, so it's not really doing the whole futuristic dystopia thing that got popular post-Hunger Games

Since when was that YA?

Yup, Harry Potter is Young Adult. Just because adults love it doesnt mean it's not a YA series. YA is a much bigger older style than just Hunger Games, sci-fi dystopian novels

 

[MMarston]

Since when was that YA?

Arguably, the last 3 - especially with the film adaptations - are pretty appropriate for the genre. Though, not perfect fits.

 

[Einchy]

Arguably, the last 3 - especially with the film adaptations - are pretty appropriate for the genre. Though, not perfect fits.

I was joking with the Star Wars comment above but Harry Potter is pretty much the first major YA series, no? It came way before the YA trend but if it was released now, people would call it YA. As I know it, a YA movie is a movie based on books released for kids and teens, which would include Harry Potter.

 

[morningbus]

Since when was that YA?

Young Adult is probably a broader term than you realize: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_adult_fiction

Harry Potter is considered YA. It's popular with all ages, but then again so was Twilight.

 

[Symphonia]

Star Wars.

Not YA.

To be fair, Divergent and such was one of those books heavily influenced by Hunger Games

This series came out months before Hunger Games, so it's not really doing the whole futuristic dystopia thing that got popular post-Hunger Games

Chronological order is irrelevant, they all still suck.

Arguably, the last 3 - especially with the film adaptations - are pretty appropriate for the genre. Though, not perfect fits.

No, they're aimed at all age groups, not just YA.

 

[More_Badass]

Not YA.


Chronological order is irrelevant, they all still suck.


No, they're aimed at all age groups, not just YA.

No, Harry Potter was always classifed as YA. Just because all age groups enjoy it, it doesnt cease to be a Young Adult series. It's considered a series that helped spark the resurgence and widespread popularity of YA fiction

And chronological order and content sure does matter. Hunger Games inspired a lot of trends in YA fiction, hence the sheer number of sci-fi dystopia underground rebellion series that popped up since

 

[Einchy]

Not YA.

THEN EXPLAIN THIS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_From_the_Adventures_of_Luke_Skywalker

Everyone knows Star Wars is the original YA novel.

 

[CCS]

The Chaos Walking books are excellent YA books, highly recommend them.

Hopefully the film will turn out to be good.

 

[Symphonia]

And chronological order and content sure does matter. Hunger Games inspired a lot of trends in YA fiction, hence the sheer number of sci-fi dystopia underground rebellion series that popped up since

I believe the same would've happened regardless of which came first.

 

[CrazyDiamond]

The Chaos Walking books are excellent YA books, highly recommend them.

Hopefully the film will turn out to be good.

I liked them when I read them but like I was the intended audience when I read them so I don't how they'd hold up if I were to reread them.

 

[Einchy]

I believe the same would've happened regardless of which came first.

You believe a lot of franchises would've ended up gravitating to the same trends without anyone first making those trends popular?

 

[SPCTRE]

I enjoy the Shananananananana Chronicles ¯\_(&#12484_/¯

 

[CCS]

I liked them when I read them but like I was the intended audience when I read them so I don't how they'd hold up if I were to reread them.

Yeah that's pretty much what I meant

Great for YA, don't know if I'd still like them.

 

[CrazyDiamond]

Yeah that's pretty much what I meant

Great for YA, don't know if I'd still like them.

I still think that the fact that the boy character turns out to be the morality pet for the girl character in the end was something I'd never seen before in YA fiction or anywhere else.

 

[CCS]

I still think that the fact that the boy character turns out to be the morality pet for the girl character in the end was something I'd never seen before in YA fiction or anywhere else.

Yeah, there are some really cool and fairly unique ideas in the book, it's not as generic as maybe the description makes people think it is.

 

[Bossun]

I don't know how the movie will End up but the books are quite good actually. Not revolutionnary but it could be very interesting as there are some "supernatural" aspects that are interresting..

 

[Symphonia]

You believe a lot of franchises would've ended up gravitating to the same trends without anyone first making those trends popular?

Not what I said. I believe that, whichever came first, be it The Hunger Games or Divergent, a new dystopian YA trend would've been set. Both are popular, despite being trash.

 

[Diprosalic]

Commonly they have teenage protagonist, usually with some type of special ability. Tons of them are set in dystopian futures and involve toppling some authoritarian government. And love triangles. There's almost always a love triangle.

So like Star Wars then, cool.

 

[WizardSquid]

If any any you could read you'd know it's based on a series by Patrick Ness who wrote the phenomenal A Monster Calls and the series is actually quiet good but y'know, let's judge things based on the genre and studio!

 

[More_Badass]

If any any you could read you'd know it's based on a series by Patrick Ness who wrote the phenomenal A Monster Calls and the series is actually quiet good but y'know, let's judge things based on the genre and studio!

Isn't that one getting an adaptation by the director of The Impossible?

 

[kurahador]

I enjoy the Shananananananana Chronicles ¯\_(&#12484_/¯

Urghhh...I don't know how the book goes, but the tv series is terrible. The twist in the story was sooooo bad.

 

[Harmen]

I like the Hunger games, I had a good time with the Maze Runner flicks. Twilight and Detergent are beyond awful.

Still, if done well, this genre can be entertaining.

 

[Langdon Alger]

set in a dystopian

I'm out.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

So like Star Wars then, cool.

Yep. Even has the mentor/parental figure being killed off early into the adventure.

Not at all YA looks the same but there are a lot of "Me too" series out there that just check off a bunch of tropes. Hopefully Lionsgate doesn't try to make it fit into what most studios think a YA movie should look like.

 

[More_Badass]

I'm out.

Kind of a shame that people assume dystopian instantly means futuristic sci-fi oppressive regime society. The most basic definiton is a society defined by human suffering and misery.

 

[Einchy]

Kind of a shame that people assume dystopian instantly means futuristic sci-fi oppressive regime society. The most basic definiton is a society defined by human suffering and misery.

Guy on Reddit desecibed the series this way.

That sounds preeeeetttttyyyyyyy good to me.

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

After reading the title, I thought it was a pretty bad carreer move for Ridley.
But a new Doug Liman sci-fi film? Sure, sign me up.
He doesn't have a perfect track record (Jumper...) but he has had more hits than misses.

 

[Eumi]

I love how everyone assumed this is dystopia. It isn't. Not at all.

At best the dystopia is a single town. The rest is all sci fi with a western tinge.

Edit: Well not hunger games dystopia. Might still fit the proper definition.

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

Has there ever been a good YA film?

Catching Fire is maybe the best adaptation of a book to film I've have seen so far.

 

[secondspace]

Has there ever been a good YA film?

Rumble Fish by Coppola is great.

 

[wesleyshark]

Guy on Reddit desecibed the series this way.

That sounds preeeeetttttyyyyyyy good to me.

OK this sounds great

 

[Loke13]

The series is far from garbage. Its actually really good.


But hey people love the crap Brandon Sanderson poops out so. It should fit.

The Mistborn Trilogy, SA, and the last 3 books of the Wheel of Time are crap? I'd love to see what you're smoking.

 

[HStallion]

I'd write this off instantly but Doug Liman is directing? Hmm...

 

[Sorcerer]

Shit, Ridley needs to move away from stuff like this, Jesus, it doesn't get any better than Star Wars for this genre. She needs to move on to more serious stuff, or get trapped. Its a move backwards. Even worse if she is really taking on Tomb Raider as well.

 

[QuantumZebra]

Well, she's got the super special snowflake that gets all the special powers for free part practiced already...

Now she just needs to focus on nailing the internal struggle of having to choose between 2 hot guys.

 

[Mushroomer25]

Ridley + Liman is a team I can get excited for. Premise sounds pretty standard, but not explicitly bad.

 

[The Elite]

Anything with Doug Liman I'm in (even Jumper was fun)

She's following in Anakin's footsteps.

True story - I am in Jumper. Truer story - I am an extra. Truest story - I got to meet Hayden Christensen and do a scene with him that never made it into the film.

 

[illmatic22]

Lmao

 

[PhoenixSFT]

The Chaos Walking trilogy was fantastic, I'm interested to see how they make it into a movie.

 

[Toa TAK]

Kind of disappointing that YA is so maligned nowadays. Remember the days of The Giver and Hatchet?

Right? If anything I'd like to see another movie based on those.

 

[213372bu]

dystopian future
YA novel
boy left with dog
meet silent and mysterious girl in the woods
pursuit from homeland
3 books

 

[Man Called Aerodynamics]

“Chaos Walking: The Knife of Never Letting Go,” published in 2008 as the first book in a trilogy, is set in a dystopian world where all living creatures can hear each other’s thoughts.

The book is centered on the only boy in a town of men, who makes a startling discovery that forces him to flee with only his dog in hand.

Wow, and I thought Divergent had an absurdly tortured premise.

Now she just needs to focus on nailing the internal struggle of having to choose between 2 hot guys.

This is funny.