Page To Screen....Sounds Like Something From 'Inkheart'
What book could be a better "Page to Screen" feature than "Inkheart", the wonderfully imaginative and clever book by Cornelia Funke? I thought it made perfect sense because in Inkheart, the concept of page to life is the whole fantastic premise. "Inkheart" was produced by New Line Cinema who also did the "Lord of the Rings" films and was directed by Iain Softley ("Skeleton Key" and "K-Pax").
And what a great cast. I've loved Brendan Fraser ever since "Gods and Monsters" and think he will make a great Mo. Capricorn is played by Andy Serkis and he looks perfectly devilish as Capricorn. A British actor, he's been in a ton of things but most interesting and exciting to me is that he was the voice of Gollum in the "Lord of the Rings" films. How cool is that? And of course, there are these two words: Helen and Mirren! OMG. As my two year-old son says, "I'm so 'sited."
The film was scheduled to be released this spring but was just recently pushed back. I wonder why they did that. Some say it could be as late as 2009. Were the powers-that-be disappointed with ticket sales from "The Golden Compass"? Sometimes producers want a release date with better chances at a higher box-office returns. Sometimes they want less competition with other films that share their audience. I don't know enough to make a guess at what the motives are but... I'm bummed. Aren't they worried about wasted hype and that movie-goers will lose their mojo for the film? Does that happen?
Nevertheless, I think it's going to be great. 'Inkheart' is primed to showcase cool CGI stuff and I'm looking forward to seeing how it's done for this particular story. The ways in which Mo brings words to life is so magical, it will be fun to see how that concept is actualized. Also, Cornelia Funke is an absolute master of creating a sense of timelessness and place in her books. In The Thief Lord, for example, Venice was such a location of a million locations, during a time of a million times. The spirit of her work is so enchanted yet real. I think Inkheart is similar and I hope that same spirit can be delivered by the movie.
Ugh. The waiting is going to be rough, though.
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