That's right, The Wee Free Men is set to hit the big screen sometime in 2010. Scheduled to be directed by Sam Raimi, the man who brought the Spider Man movies to life, the movie is being marketed as " an event-sized live-action family film".
I went to some of the blogs regarding the upcoming movie on TP's website, and to my great surprise, many people are upset with this director choice. I wouldn't say i'm upset, per say, but I do think it will be interesting to see how Raimi can go from PG-13 fights, action, and romance to adequately portraying this much beloved children's novel.
Also, being a YouTube fanatic, I decided to see what videos awaited me when I typed in Terry Pratchett in the search bar. Much to my utter delight, I found this one of him. Ok...he is officially the most humble man, like, he is adorable when he speaks. He seems just like a little kid when he recounts a brief background of The Wee Free Men. The best quote from him- "Magic has been getting a bit too sparkly. There were too many stars, too much glitter. Stars don't make things magical, they just make them expensive"
Another video. This one was titled "Terry Pratchett Tells a Dirty Joke". Mmmmm, British humor.
There are also several videos were he speaks on him diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. It is actually quite tragic; while he speaks on such a terrible affliction, he still is able to maintain his sense of humor in a way that you can't help but feel the need to give him a hug....and hope that he still has many years of writing still left in him
I just found out on IMDB that it was hitting the big screen and was about to make a post, but you beat me to it. Haha.
ReplyDeleteIf Sam Raimi could move from "The Evil Dead" to mainstream multiplex fare such as "Spider-Man," he certainly could move from "Spider-Man" to "The Wee Free Men."
ReplyDeleteA lot of people go online just to complain about any sort of entertainment announcement, whatever it is.
On the topic of British humor, Patrick Stewart is fairly commendable as well:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg_cwI1Xj4M
His voice is awesome. I would love to hear him read the dialogue between the Feegles.
ReplyDeleteEeee!
ReplyDeleteMy only hope is that they'll make Mort or Reaper Man next. :)
*so happy*