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Wondering what you’ll watch when The Hunger Games franchise is over? We’ve got some ideas…
As well as sequels, remakes, and comic book adaptations, there’s one kind of movie you can feel fairly sure is going to keep popping up at a cinema near you: young adult adaptations. Stories about teenagers are still doing big business in the book trade, and thanks to Harry Potter, Twilight, and The Hunger Games, Hollywood is convinced of the genre’s appeal, too.
A couple of new franchises have already been kicked off – there’s still at least another Divergent sequel on the way, and another Maze Runner sequel – but what’s more interesting is the list of Ya novels that have been optioned and may soon be taking over the box office. Now, not all of the adaptations on this list will see the light of day,...
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Wondering what you’ll watch when The Hunger Games franchise is over? We’ve got some ideas…
As well as sequels, remakes, and comic book adaptations, there’s one kind of movie you can feel fairly sure is going to keep popping up at a cinema near you: young adult adaptations. Stories about teenagers are still doing big business in the book trade, and thanks to Harry Potter, Twilight, and The Hunger Games, Hollywood is convinced of the genre’s appeal, too.
A couple of new franchises have already been kicked off – there’s still at least another Divergent sequel on the way, and another Maze Runner sequel – but what’s more interesting is the list of Ya novels that have been optioned and may soon be taking over the box office. Now, not all of the adaptations on this list will see the light of day,...
- 10/14/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Stonewall
Roadside Attractions has announced a September 25th release date for Roland Emmerich's Lgbt rights drama "Stonewall" which deals with the 1969 Stonewall riots. Jeremy Irvine, Jonny Beauchamp, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Ron Perlman star in the film
Irvine plays a young man living in Greenwich Village, homeless and destitute, who befriends a group of street kids. As he his friends experience discrimination, endure atrocities and are repeatedly harassed by the police, rage begins to build and with the toss of a single brick, a riot ensues and a crusade for equality is born. [Source: Roadside Attractions]
Castro's Daughter
Mexican filmmaker Luis Mandoki ("When a Man Loves a Woman") is set to direct the historical drama "Castro's Daughter" which John Martinez O'Felan and Joe Lamy are producing. Bobby Moresco and Nilo Cruz penned the script.
The story revolves around Alina Fernandez, Fidel Castro's love child with a wealthy socialite who co-financed Castro's...
Roadside Attractions has announced a September 25th release date for Roland Emmerich's Lgbt rights drama "Stonewall" which deals with the 1969 Stonewall riots. Jeremy Irvine, Jonny Beauchamp, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Ron Perlman star in the film
Irvine plays a young man living in Greenwich Village, homeless and destitute, who befriends a group of street kids. As he his friends experience discrimination, endure atrocities and are repeatedly harassed by the police, rage begins to build and with the toss of a single brick, a riot ensues and a crusade for equality is born. [Source: Roadside Attractions]
Castro's Daughter
Mexican filmmaker Luis Mandoki ("When a Man Loves a Woman") is set to direct the historical drama "Castro's Daughter" which John Martinez O'Felan and Joe Lamy are producing. Bobby Moresco and Nilo Cruz penned the script.
The story revolves around Alina Fernandez, Fidel Castro's love child with a wealthy socialite who co-financed Castro's...
- 7/21/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The infamous sex scandal schoolteacher, Mary Kay Letourneau, was arrested in Washington state on Jan. 5, and briefly jailed on Jan. 6. Her traffic-related arrest comes ten years after being released from prison after pleading guilty to raping one of her sixth-grade students.
Mary Kay Letourneau, the schoolteacher convicted of raping one of her sixth grade students, Vili Fualaau – and later marrying him — in the 1990s, was arrested and booked at around 4 a.m. on Jan. 6 near Seattle, Wash., after missing a court appearance for a violation she received while driving on a suspended license and failing to appear in court in Sept. 2013.
Mary Kay Letourneau Arrested: Traffic Violation For Past Child Sex Offender
Mary Kay Letourneau was “arrested and accused of driving with a suspended license and failure to appear,” Julie Murphy, spokeswoman for King County Adult and Juvenile Detention & Community Corrections in Washington state said, reported CNN. She was briefly...
Mary Kay Letourneau, the schoolteacher convicted of raping one of her sixth grade students, Vili Fualaau – and later marrying him — in the 1990s, was arrested and booked at around 4 a.m. on Jan. 6 near Seattle, Wash., after missing a court appearance for a violation she received while driving on a suspended license and failing to appear in court in Sept. 2013.
Mary Kay Letourneau Arrested: Traffic Violation For Past Child Sex Offender
Mary Kay Letourneau was “arrested and accused of driving with a suspended license and failure to appear,” Julie Murphy, spokeswoman for King County Adult and Juvenile Detention & Community Corrections in Washington state said, reported CNN. She was briefly...
- 1/7/2014
- by Hollywood Life Staff
- HollywoodLife
Mary Kay Letourneau, the former suburban Seattle teacher who served time behind bars for having sex with a 12-year-old student, was arrested on Sunday for an unrelated charge.
Mary Kay Letourneau Arrested
Letourneau was arrested for failing to appear in court for a suspended driver’s license case, according to kirotv. Following her arrest over the weekend, she was taken to the King County Jail, where she was booked on Monday. She was released later that day on $5,000 bond.
Letourneau is expected back in court on Tuesday, according to King County Adult and Washington state Juvenile Detention & Community Corrections spokesperson Julie Murphy.
Letourneau's 1990s Rape Case
Back in the 90s, Letourneau was brought up on rape charges after it was discovered she was having a sexual relationship with her sixth grade student Vili Fualaau. During their time together, Letourneau became pregnant with Fualaau’s child. Letourneau had been married with...
Mary Kay Letourneau Arrested
Letourneau was arrested for failing to appear in court for a suspended driver’s license case, according to kirotv. Following her arrest over the weekend, she was taken to the King County Jail, where she was booked on Monday. She was released later that day on $5,000 bond.
Letourneau is expected back in court on Tuesday, according to King County Adult and Washington state Juvenile Detention & Community Corrections spokesperson Julie Murphy.
Letourneau's 1990s Rape Case
Back in the 90s, Letourneau was brought up on rape charges after it was discovered she was having a sexual relationship with her sixth grade student Vili Fualaau. During their time together, Letourneau became pregnant with Fualaau’s child. Letourneau had been married with...
- 1/7/2014
- Uinterview
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