According to reports, author William Golding's classic novel "Lord of the Flies", will be adapted to the big screen for the third time, with the main characters, previously played by young boys, now to be played by young girls:
"Lord of the Flies", published in 1954, was adapted into a 1963 feature, directed by Peter Brook, followed by "Lord of the Flies" (1990).
"It is a timeless story that is especially relevant today," said co-directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel about their upcoming take on "Lord of the Flies", "with the interpersonal conflicts and bullying and the idea of children forming a society and replicating the behavior they saw in grownups before they were marooned...
"Taking the opportunity to tell it in a way it hasn't been told before, with girls rather than boys, is that it shifts things in a way that might help people see the story anew. It breaks...
"Lord of the Flies", published in 1954, was adapted into a 1963 feature, directed by Peter Brook, followed by "Lord of the Flies" (1990).
"It is a timeless story that is especially relevant today," said co-directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel about their upcoming take on "Lord of the Flies", "with the interpersonal conflicts and bullying and the idea of children forming a society and replicating the behavior they saw in grownups before they were marooned...
"Taking the opportunity to tell it in a way it hasn't been told before, with girls rather than boys, is that it shifts things in a way that might help people see the story anew. It breaks...
- 9/3/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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