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[Jason's Ultimatum]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/he...alking-lands-spring-2019-release-date-1020064

Hmmm. Liman directing, and an Oscar winner/nominee screenwriter on board. Could potentially be good.

 

[Prompto]

Charlie Kaufman is one of the best screenwriters working today. Hope this is great.

 

[hydruxo]

Sounds great. And Charlie Kaufman writing too? Nice

 

[YesNOnoNOYes]

:O exciting casting

hope this will be awesome

 

[Subpar Spatula]

YA novel hell.

They chose wrong.

 

[More_Badass]

The books were quite praised, for being tense, dark and disturbing, and intriguing.

 

[Veelk]

Chaos Walking jumped onto my reading waiting list after I read A Monster Calls and how good that was.

Looking forward to this.

 

[chrisPjelly]

That concept sounds generic as hell, but I like the writer and the cast, so I'll see what they can do with it.

 

[Random Human]

YA novel hell.

They chose wrong.

The book was great. What a ridiculous thing to say.

 

[Pau]

Thought the protagonists were supposed to be younger -like middle school age- but not surprising they would go with older actors.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Got a good creative team so far and I like the two leads. I'm looking forward to this.

 

[jack_package_200]

In for Charlie Kaufman.

 

[HStallion]

Even with Liman involved I wouldn't be totally sold but Charlie Kaufman is writing this? Hmm interesting. Never heard of the book but I haven't really kept up on the YA scene much. I admit I've not been blown away by a lot of the darlings these last few years.

 

[More_Badass]

YA novel hell.

They chose wrong.

Here's the thing with YA. It's no different than any other books. Don't let the glut of boring "fighting to survive" dystopian/secret romance movies make you think that's all those books have to offer. Hatchet, The Giver, Harry Potter, The Outsider, Lord of the Flies, Bridge to Terabithia, Holes are just some examples of classic YA

 

[Leeness]

The books are one of my fave YA series along with Harry Potter and His Dark Materials. Super excited.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

Charlie Kaufman?

Ok, fine, you have my attention.

 

[ezekial45]

It sorta sounds like a YA version of A Boy And His Dog.

 

[HStallion]

It sorta sounds like a YA version of A Boy And His Dog.

That or Lisa.

 

[MoonsaultSlayer]

It sorta sounds like a YA version of A Boy And His Dog.

That or Lisa.

Or Adventure Time and finding Susan Strong

 

[Saucycarpdog]

Guys don't let that generic description mislead you. The entire theme of the book is actually about

Spoiler

gender

.

Here's a blurb.

Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but in the midst of the cacophony, he knows that the town is hiding something from him -- something so awful Todd is forced to flee with only his dog, whose simple, loyal voice he hears too. With hostile men from the town in pursuit, the two stumble upon a strange and eerily silent creature: a girl. Who is she? Why wasn't she killed by the germ like all the females on New World?Propelled by Todd's gritty narration, readers are in for a white-knuckle journey in which a boy on the cusp of manhood must unlearn everything he knows in order to figure out who he truly is.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

The good creative team and good source material get me hyped.

 

[Falchion]

Sounds pretty interesting, I'm in.

 

[T.v]

Most recent YA movies have been trash, and this casting certainly does nothing to make me think this will be different.

 

[Corpekata]

Charlie Kaufman adapting a YA novel is the headline here. Quite a pair.

 

[Solo]

Sounds like a Trump biography

 

[Slayven]

Thought the protagonists were supposed to be younger -like middle school age- but not surprising they would go with older actors.

Yeah that is my first thought, I can see Tom, but Daisy is way older then i pictured for the girl.

By the way, a really fucked up book