I had absolutely no idea that yet another version of Dracula was being done, this time as a series for NBC slated to air this fall. Usually, the thought of something like this would make me shudder, since usually the cheese/camp factor can be pretty high, but I found myself not rolling my eyes through this recently released trailer. Some gore, some raunch, some action – doesn’t actually look all that bad. Jonathan Rhys Meyers can chew some scenery, but he does bring a certain something to this type of role. Here’s hoping that Dracula does’t, uh, (I want so badly to type suck, but that is just wrong. So is bite), disappoint. Yes. That.
Thoughts? I do love me the True Blood and Vampire Diaries, so it sounds like my thing, but Victorian Era stuff usually annoys me after a while. Anyone else giving this a look when it gets started this fall?
There seems to be a lot going on in the PNR/UF movie side of things in the last couple of days, both good and bad. This is just a quick round-up of what I have been seeing lately…
Well, first off, the big cover reveal for Veronica Roth‘s third Divergent book, Allegiant, took place this morning. Much hoopla was involved. Also Ryan Seacrest. That one still makes me shake my head, but dude looks like he would go to the opening of an envelope if it bought him some attention. Anyways, Allegiant will look like so when it hits the shelves on October 22nd.
Also from the Divergent-verse, it seems that things are looking like a go for the sequel, Insurgent. A screenwriter has been chosen, and things are progressing. With the amount of hype surrounding pretty much every aspect of this series, I am not surprised, but it is still good to get confirmation. I actually got excited when I saw a picture that included Theo James‘ (Four’s) forehead. In my defense, there is also an ear. Nerd.
Aaand, it seems that there being a second Mortal Instruments movie is a sure thing, since City of Ashes has just been greenlit. The director of the first movie, Harold Zwart, will be returning, and production will start this fall. Yes! My fear is always that the studios go into these movies with half a commitment, and take a wait and see attitude (for example, will there be a second Beautiful Creatures movie? Never heard anything more). At least this shows faith in the product. Nice.
Filming starts for the Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters at the end of this month. All of the stars are in rigorous training right now to get into fighting shape, and author Richelle Mead has been very pleased with what she has seen so far. According to a chat she recently did, she said that all of the important stuff from the books has made the translation to the script, and that things are looking good. Olga Kurylenko has just been cast as Headmistress Kirova – I did picture the Kirova as an old hag, not a Bond Girl, but that could work, too.
It seems, on a less positive note, that Fox has passed on the Delirium pilot starring Emma Roberts. Based on the Lauren Oliver trilogy of the same name, the cast had been very active trying to drum up fan support, but it was still not enough to get Fox to bite.
The Selection from Keira Cass seems to be up in the air, too. The first pilot was passed on last season by the CW, but it was given a second chance with a new cast and new focus. And that new focus is way, way heavy on the sex/intrigue. According to an article in The Examiner…
The Hunger Games influence is still very very strong in this show — but they’ve given it a heavy injection of Game of Thrones as well. There’s a lot of sex and raunchiness, even by The CW’s standards, and tons and tons of cynicism. Everybody is plotting against everybody else, everybody is making alliances and cutting deals and nobody trusts anybody. Mostly it’s a chance to see Tony Head play a king again, so soon after Merlin.
Kiera Cass stated herself in a Tweet that it is everything the article stated – and more – and that the way things are going, an R rating wouldn’t be strong enough. Huh. Didn’t see that coming.
And finally, the trailer for the upcoming Ender’s Game has been making the rounds. Now, I have to admit, I know nothing about this. It wasn’t even on my radar, but I have seen much love directed its way on the other blogs, so I thought the least I could do was post the trailer.
Still determined to use my WordPress Video upgrade! I do love me the Chris Hemsworth, but for some reason I am not crazy psyched for Thor: The Dark World. I blame Natalie Portman, Chris’s hair, and Loki looking all emo. I will still be there with a smile on, who am I kidding?
I was asked a question a while back, which to paraphrase was “Why if you are a PNR book site (blog) do you post movie trailers, too?” They didn’t seem to mind, they were just curious. Well, my other hobby is making custom movie covers, so the two tie together. And I paid 70 bucks for the WordPress upgrade to allow me to post videos, so I try and use it when I can. Heh.
Anyways, hype is building for the Man of Steel movie (I am surprised that it has been so low key for this long). The final trailer has been released, and I have to say that I am looking forward to it more and more. Anyone else planning on catching the new Superman when it is released on June 14th?
Hey all…sorry for the quiet the last couple of days, but honestly there just wasn’t much going on. But then tonight after work I came home to this…the trailer for Hunger Games #2, Catching Fire. Looks awesome.
I didn’t make any secret of my disappointment with the Beautiful Creatures movie, and my recent trip to see The Host was pretty much the same. I don’t know if it is because I already knew the story, or because they couldn’t possibly live up to the story I already had in my head, but I found that while I didn’t dislike The Host, I was underwhelmed. I am hoping both will be better when I get them on Blu-ray when they are released. But I am determined that City of Bones is going to be amazing, dammit. Amazing! The first teaser trailer got me hopeful, and this newly released trailer just confirmed it. City of Bones will be released this coming August…
So my big three coming up are City of Bones, Divergent, and Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters. Amazing, dammit!
I am not a TV fan anymore, but there are a few show that I buy as soon as they come out on Blu-ray and pull a full-season marathon. One of those is True Blood, and while I am still waiting to get my hands on season 5, the trailer for the upcoming season 6 has just been released. Gory, kinky fun. It will only be 10 episodes instead of the usual 12, but season 6 will start on HBO on June 16th.
With the new computer (Earl), I haven’t got the software installed to take a screen-grab of the official winning number, but Random.org did its thing anyways. There were 30 entrants for the chance to win both Once Burned and the upcoming Twice Tempted, the first two books of Jeaniene Frost‘s Night Prince series. Thanks to all who entered, but the randomly chosen winner was #27…
Diane
Congratulations, Diane. I will contact you for your info shortly. And thanks to Jill E., who let me know that Jeaniene had upped the official trailer for Twice Tempted, which will release on March 26th.
Over on Hypable (great site, by the way) there is an exclusive look at the trailer for the new Claudia Gray young adult book, Spellcaster. I found the voice over a bit melodramatic, and it actually didn’t say much – but it did make me notice a book that previously I had no intention of buying. Do you find book trailers at all useful, or do you watch them at all? Personally, I usually only watch them for books that I am already planning on buying, and only if I stumble across it accidentally like this one. I just might have to try and hunt a few more down, now that I am at it…
By the way, Spellcaster will be released on March 5th.
As I have said before, I enjoyed reading Stephenie Meyer‘s The Host. It was a surprisingly good read for me, which I read only because I was determined to finish it before the movie comes out on March 29th. As much as I liked it, it was a very internal story and I wondered if there was going to be enough action. I would say this third trailer pretty much proves that there will be…
Are you planning on catching this one? I am, for sure.
