Buttonbasher
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Charlie Kaufman was originally the writer on this.
Would have loved to see that version.
Would have loved to see that version.
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Daisy Ridley to star in another Lionsgate stab at the YA genre, "Chaos Walking"
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Sibersk Esto
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The trilogy is great.
I wonder how they'll adapt the "can constantly hear each other's thoughts" aspect.
A shame you guys are writing this off.
I wonder how they'll adapt the "can constantly hear each other's thoughts" aspect.
A shame you guys are writing this off.
Sibersk Esto
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Because it's a plot point that the protagonist never lets a certain knife go until a crucial moment.
"Divergent crashed and burned so hard our Chinese overlords want us to can the second part of the third book-movie and make that a TV show so we can make it a cinematic universe that is all the rage right now(, right?!)! What are we going to do now!?"
"LET'S GET THAT FEMALE LUKE SKYWALKER FROM STAR WARS AND DO MORE YA MOVIES! SURELY PEOPLE AREN'T TIRED OF THAT!"
"Brilliant, Mr. American CEO! I'll let our Chinese Overlords know right away!"
WTF, Lionsgate. Divergent's third movie didn't clue you in on the problem?
The YA genre can still be good. The problem is that since adults started to read them in greater and greater numbers (not an issue in and of itself) that authors are throwing more and more out there without a decent quality check by publishers. And even if there was a publisher check, they could self-publish. So it's kinda like AAA vs indies in games: There may be some good indies out there, but there is a crap ton of bad ones. So most people lament those and just stick with AAA (kids and adult novels depending on their needs).
"LET'S GET THAT FEMALE LUKE SKYWALKER FROM STAR WARS AND DO MORE YA MOVIES! SURELY PEOPLE AREN'T TIRED OF THAT!"
"Brilliant, Mr. American CEO! I'll let our Chinese Overlords know right away!"
WTF, Lionsgate. Divergent's third movie didn't clue you in on the problem?
The YA genre can still be good. The problem is that since adults started to read them in greater and greater numbers (not an issue in and of itself) that authors are throwing more and more out there without a decent quality check by publishers. And even if there was a publisher check, they could self-publish. So it's kinda like AAA vs indies in games: There may be some good indies out there, but there is a crap ton of bad ones. So most people lament those and just stick with AAA (kids and adult novels depending on their needs).
Gentleman Jack
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Then the pitches need to get better.
Because this sounds like a really bad line from a really bad trailer for a really predictable movie. And when it sounds familiar you feel like you've been on this ride before and know what's coming at every turn.
More excitement comes from the director than the given synopsis, that tells you plenty I think.
Tertullian
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"The Knife of Never Letting Go" is killing me. I can't believe that's a real subtitle. How low can dystopian YA novels go? We had "the one with the incest" then "the one where the main character dies damn so edgy" and now "the one where everyone's fucking psychics and cute little talking pooches and the super special snowflake girl who isn't psychic" I guess?
It's a genre set in a dystopian world where one late teens/early 20s person must go against the rules of their society to save the world.
H.Cornerstone
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She turned down Tomb Raider for this or did they pick Alicia Vikander over her? (for her sake I hope it's the latter).
More_Badass
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Just like Hatchet and Lord of the Flies
George Oscar Bluth II
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Never heard of it but it's Doug Liman so it should be interesting.
Peter Ian Staker
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Saying YA film set in a dystopian world is like saying open-world game made by Ubisoft.
IDK about Daisy's path but I pretty much assumed Boyega would get a Harrison ford like trajectory
More_Badass
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The pitch has nothing to do with the generalization of the dystopian concept.
pitcairn55
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It really is a shame. Patrick Ness is a fantastic writer.
Sorcerer
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Daisy need to be picky. She is on top of the world right now and should be able to choose her roles.
Should not run to everything thrown at her.
I don't know if anyone can exactly follow Ford, not only did he have Star Wars but he had Indy as well. Both iconic.
Jason's Ultimatum
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Ugh. Why Doug. WHY. You're better than this.
whatevermort
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I'm assuming you haven't read the books. They're good.
Tertullian
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Jason's Ultimatum
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Print is dead.
And I just assumed since it's a bunch of young looking kids running around in a fallen future where the kids fight for their lives, fall in love, and save the day until the sequel is released where the main hero dies.
Every YA book aimed at girls ever.
More_Badass
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That's like assuming all fantasy movies are like Lord of the Rings or all sci fi is like Blade Runner because those are most popular adaptations in their genre
Wasn't a particularly good dub. I mean, not bad, but rather odd.
More_Badass
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1) Execution can make any story engaging
2) You're assuming every YA story is the same
3) And as others have said, this is more sci-fi western/frontier than dystopian world
EdibleExplosives
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These threads are always the same. A bunch of posters see the phrase 'YA' and instantly form an opinion of the story without knowing anything about it.
I'm speaking more of current young adult novels.
Much like YA Fiction. ;\
Also, once you've read a million dystopian books about thought control, being special in a group of everyone that's the same/vice versa, meeting mysterious people in the woods, having a pet character etc. etc. it all runs the same.
It's literally the appeal of YA fiction, that it's mostly blatant pulp with heavy-handed symbolism.
Randomizer
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Quick way to throw a promising career down the toilet. Making yourself another Mark Hamil as opposed to another Harrison Ford is never a good decision.
Edit: Beaten like Mark Hamil's sorry ass career.
Edit: Beaten like Mark Hamil's sorry ass career.
petethepanda
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Oh, cool. A friend was telling me about these books recently, guess I'll check them out.
CaviarMeths
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Sci-fi/western? So like... Star Wars? Firefly? Cowboy Bebop? I can dig that. Hopefully the story goes places we haven't seen before.
Peter Ian Staker
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No John Boyega is going to follow Mark Hamill's career trajectory and Oscar Isaac is already following Harrison Ford's.
Daisy Ridley will obviously follow Carrie Fisher's career path and will be doing blow through a fire hose by the time Episode 8 finishes production.
Can't wait for the Episode 10 reunion in 30 years.
cr0w
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It reads like the title of a Kojima game.
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