The Host (Stephenie Meyer) being made into movie staring Saoirse Ronan

Dream · May 4 2011, 04:22 AM

EXCLUSIVE: Saoirse Ronan has been set to star in The Host, the screen adaptation of the bestselling novel by Twilight Saga author Stephenie Meyer. Scripted by Andrew Niccol, the film figures to be one of the hot titles when Inferno launches sales at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival next week. Niccol, who was originally set to direct, might resurface as the filmmaker.

Ronan, the Oscar-nominated star of Atonement, The Lovely Bones and most recently Hanna, will play Melanie Stryder, one of the last humans putting up a fight against an alien species called Souls.

http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/twil...ronan-to-star/

The heard about this series a while back only because it has the same author as the Twilight books. The main character is going to be played by that creepy little girl from Atonement. I wonder how well it will do?

Admiral_Young · May 4 2011, 04:29 AM

^ That's where you know Saorise from? Not "The Lovely Bones"? Anyways I kind of surprised they're adapting this. I kind of dismissed "The Host" as being of no substance or popularity.

Nerys Myk · May 4 2011, 04:31 AM

Admiral_Young wrote:

^ That's where you know Saorise from? Not "The Lovely Bones"? Anyways I kind of surprised they're adapting this. I kind of dismissed "The Host" as being of no substance or popularity.

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Starbreaker · May 4 2011, 04:32 AM

Yup... it'll sell tickets.

Obiwanshinobi · May 4 2011, 04:32 AM

Oh so this isn't a U.S. remake of the Korean monster movie?

Dream · May 4 2011, 04:33 AM

Admiral_Young wrote:

^ That's where you know Saorise from? Not "The Lovely Bones"? Anyways I kind of surprised they're adapting this. I kind of dismissed "The Host" as being of no substance or popularity.

Never saw The Lovely Bones.

I'm guessing they are making The Host into a movie because of how big the Twilight movies are.

Admiral_Young · May 4 2011, 04:33 AM

^ Yeah i guess they're trying to find something to succeed Twilight once it ends. The thing is they're assuming people will have read this book lol.

Emh · May 4 2011, 01:15 PM

As much as I despise the very existence of Twilight, a (female) friend persuaded me to read The Host and I actually found myself really enjoying it. It's not too overly romantic (although there's certainly a few gag-worthy moments) but it's fairly good drama with some interesting concepts. I love Saoirse Ronan and Andrew Niccol so I'm looking forward to this adaptation, just as long as they don't try to gear too hard towards Twilight fans.

Greg Cox · May 4 2011, 05:29 PM

Admiral_Young wrote:

^ That's where you know Saorise from? Not "The Lovely Bones"? Anyways I kind of surprised they're adapting this. I kind of dismissed "The Host" as being of no substance or popularity.

I'm probably the only person on Earth who thinks of Saorise as the girl from "Death Defying Acts."

Sigh.

Argus Skyhawk · May 4 2011, 06:37 PM

I haven't read The Host or seen any of Saoirse Ronan's films, but I am interested that the screenwriter is Niccol, who was the screenwriter of Gattaca and The Truman Show.

Dream · May 13 2011, 06:05 AM

Andrew Niccol will direct The Host

Though Niccol originally provided the screenplay, Susanna White ("Generation Kill," Nanny McPhee Returns) was set to direct the adaptation of Stephanie Meyer's novel. Plans seem to have changed, though, and Niccol will now helm the project as well.

The novel, released in 2008, represents the first full-length work from Meyer after her overwhelmingly popular "The Twilight Saga"

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=77486

superdeluxe · May 13 2011, 08:34 PM

This movie is going to be huge. The wife says so

Mooch · May 13 2011, 09:06 PM

I thought The Host was pretty good, and I like Saoirse Ronan and Andrew Niccol, so I am optimistic.

Dream · November 9 2011, 08:39 AM

Jake Abel Is Frontrunner For Male Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Actor Jake Abel is frontrunner to play one of the two male lead roles in The Host, the adaptation of the science fiction novel by Twilight author Stephenie Meyer that will star Saoirse Ronan and be directed by Andrew Niccol, who wrote the script. Negotiations are expected to begin soon. Abel was chosen from among a group of young thesps and he is negotiating for the role of Ian.

http://www.deadline.com/2011/11/jake...yers-the-host/

Dream · January 21 2012, 03:17 AM

Diane Kruger Joining Stephenie Meyer Adaptation The Host

May 4 2011, 04:29 AM	#2
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: The Host (Stephenie Meyer) being made into movie staring Saoirse R ^ That's where you know Saorise from? Not "The Lovely Bones"? Anyways I kind of surprised they're adapting this. I kind of dismissed "The Host" as being of no substance or popularity. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

May 4 2011, 04:32 AM	#4
Starbreaker Fleet Admiral	Re: The Host (Stephenie Meyer) being made into movie staring Saoirse R Yup... it'll sell tickets.

May 4 2011, 04:32 AM	#5
Obiwanshinobi Rear Admiral Location: ObiWanShinobi	Re: The Host (Stephenie Meyer) being made into movie staring Saoirse R Oh so this isn't a U.S. remake of the Korean monster movie?

May 4 2011, 04:33 AM	#7
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: The Host (Stephenie Meyer) being made into movie staring Saoirse R ^ Yeah i guess they're trying to find something to succeed Twilight once it ends. The thing is they're assuming people will have read this book lol. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

May 4 2011, 01:15 PM	#8
Emh The Doctor Location: Japan	Re: The Host (Stephenie Meyer) being made into movie staring Saoirse R As much as I despise the very existence of Twilight, a (female) friend persuaded me to read The Host and I actually found myself really enjoying it. It's not too overly romantic (although there's certainly a few gag-worthy moments) but it's fairly good drama with some interesting concepts. I love Saoirse Ronan and Andrew Niccol so I'm looking forward to this adaptation, just as long as they don't try to gear too hard towards Twilight fans. __________________ "Eccleston was a tiger and Tennant was, well, Tigger. Smith [is] an uncoordinated housecat who pretends that he meant to do that after falling off a piece of furniture." - Lynne M. Thomas "I'm in Hell and it's full of Avons!" - Vila

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May 4 2011, 06:37 PM	#10
Argus Skyhawk Commodore Location: Argus Skyhawk	Re: The Host (Stephenie Meyer) being made into movie staring Saoirse R I haven't read The Host or seen any of Saoirse Ronan's films, but I am interested that the screenwriter is Niccol, who was the screenwriter of Gattaca and The Truman Show. __________________ I am the only person in the entire world who is not unique.

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superdeluxe Captain Location: Seattle	Re: The Host (Stephenie Meyer) being made into movie staring Saoirse R This movie is going to be huge. The wife says so __________________ Star Trek 2009 is Canon. It is in an Alternate Reality. Star Trek 250+ million or Bust!

May 13 2011, 09:06 PM	#13
Mooch Fleet Captain Location: Canada	Re: The Host (Stephenie Meyer) being made into movie staring Saoirse R I thought The Host was pretty good, and I like Saoirse Ronan and Andrew Niccol, so I am optimistic.

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