By Simon Miraudo March 28, 2013 Of the three handsome, indistinguishable bachelors in The Host, two viciously strike our heroine, while the other settles on strangulation. That she is merely an alien inhabiting a human body doesn’t make the acts – or their frequency – any less jarring to a reasonable viewer. Several “make-out” sequences […]
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Poster and Trailer Debut: The Host
November 14, 2012 
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Just as the final film in The Twilight Saga is released in cinemas, bringing that franchise to a close, the poster and second trailer for author Stephenie Meyer’s follow up, The Host, conveniently appear. The poster looks to set up Meyer’s penchant for a good teenage love triangle, however Melanie Stryder (Saoirse Ronan), though wedged […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: The Host
March 23, 2012 2 Comments
The teaser trailer for Andrew Niccol‘s adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s The Host has arrived online. Though Meyer is best known for her blockbuster Twilight series, her novel The Host was similarly a hit upon release in 2008. The pic stars Saoirse Ronan as Melanie Stryder, a young woman who is rebelling against an alien invasion on Earth. Check out the teaser, which is […]
Continue readingThe Host picks its male leads
November 11, 2011 0 Comments
Max Irons and Jake Abel have scored the lead male roles in the upcoming adaptation of Stephanie Meyer’s sci-fi novel The Host. According to EW, Irons (Red Riding Hood) will play the boyfriend of Melanie Stryder (Saoirse Ronan). Abel (Tru Loved) plays Ian, a young man who falls for the alien Wanderer that possesses Melanie’s […]
Continue readingLiam Hemsworth could invade The Host
November 3, 2011 0 Comments
Liam Hemsworth tops the list of actors being considered for the Andrew Niccol-directed adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s The Host, Variety reports. With Meyer’s Twlight Saga coming to an end and Niccol’s latest film In Time now in cinemas, attention has been turned to their upcoming project: adapting Meyer’s mammoth sci-fi novel to the big screen. […]
Continue readingClock your body – In Time review
October 27, 2011 1 Comment
In Time – Starring Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried and Cillian Murphy. Directed by Andrew Niccol. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Andrew Niccol’s In Time has the air of a half-baked student production about it, and not just because some of the super young and sexy cast are forced to play eighty-year-olds. It’s set in the […]
Continue readingCould a lawsuit block the release of In Time?
September 16, 2011 1 Comment
Seeking injunctions against films is all the rage these days. Back in May, a tattoo artist tried (and failed) to block The Hangover Part 2 from release after they used his artwork on their promotional materials without his permission. More recently, author Joe Quirk filed a suit against the makers of Premium Rush for stealing […]
Continue readingSaoirse Ronan to star in Twilight author’s The Host
May 4, 2011 3 Comments
Saoirse Ronan (Atonement, Hanna) has scored the lead role in the upcoming adaptation of Stephanie Meyer’s follow up to the Twilight saga, The Host. According to Deadline, Ronan is attached to a package that also includes a script by Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, The Truman Show). Deadline also suggests Niccol might direct. The film’s executive producers, […]
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