Dark is Rising. Oct 2007

tad10 · 05-31-2007, 07:29 AM

Since I brought this up on the HDM thread.

The Dark is Rising based on the Susan Cooper book (and second of the five books in The Dark is Rising series) is coming out Oct 7, 2007.

Here's the one-sheet:

This was one of my favorite series as a kid (up there with Narnia and Tolkien) and i'm guardedly looking forward to the film. Depends heavily on the kid playing Will Stanton.

fucker · 05-31-2007, 07:40 AM

from your comment, i suppose its another kid story like Narnia right?

tad10 · 05-31-2007, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by fucker

from your comment, i suppose its another kid story like Narnia right?

Slightly older audience than the Narnia or HP stories (back in the day it'd be tagged YA ;p) and has little in common with them (aside from the heroes being teens).

Series had five books:
Over Sea, Under Stone (first book and a little young compared to the rest of the series. Were I a billionaire and making the series I'd have done the same thing and started with TDiR)
The Dark is Rising
Greenwitch (possibly my favorite)
The Grey King
Silver on the Tree

Don't want to spoil the series but they're good enough that if you're an adult and you like fantasy you'll still enjoy them.

Spoilers are here:
The Dark is Rising Sequence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Velk · 05-31-2007, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by tad10

This was one of my favorite series as a kid (up there with Narnia and Tolkien) and i'm guardedly looking forward to the film. Depends heavily on the kid playing Will Stanton.

Same, but not optimistic - that role calls for more acting talent than I have seen from any child actor to date.

Tabris · 05-31-2007, 10:21 AM

The Dark is Rising is a great series. Silver on the Tree was very sad and tragic.

tad10 · 05-31-2007, 11:41 AM

Silver was a great book and sad for reasons I won't spoil but the Grey King made me cry whenever I read it when I was a kid (and I still get a little choked up when I last re-read it last year)also for reasons I won't spoil here.

Khempis · 05-31-2007, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Velk

Same, but not optimistic - that role calls for more acting talent than I have seen from any child actor to date.

I'm sure they'll just dress fucking Dakota Fanning up as a boy and have her do it. I hate that kid more than fat kids hate diets.

tad10 · 05-31-2007, 06:29 PM

Alexander Ludwig

This kid is Will. Haven't seen him before.

Itzena · 07-19-2007, 03:39 PM

So. Angry.

Menoz · 07-19-2007, 03:43 PM

Great series of books. Hope the movie(s) do(es) them justice.

Nehrak · 07-19-2007, 03:45 PM

omg. Yes.

Peter Jackson better be the director.

I gotta go change my pants now, and that's before watching the clip.

EDIT - I'm not 100% sold on the "modern" setting for it, after watching that. I'm not sure why, but it seems slightly disenfranchisizing (is that a word?) to me. Also, Over Sea Under Stone was book 2.

Candiarie · 07-19-2007, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Itzena

So. Angry.

QFT. It just kept getting worse, and worse. The music made me hate it from the beginning, and then LIVE THE ADVENTURE, and "Trust your powers." Fuck, even if I hadn't read the books I'd be angry after seeing that.

tad10 · 07-19-2007, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Itzena

So. Angry.

Holy shit. I'm not sure that could have been any worse.

attog · 07-20-2007, 09:33 AM

They would have had to work hard to try and ruin the story as much it appears from that trailer. WTG Hollywood! Shit up another franchise please.

Burkex · 07-21-2007, 11:00 PM

That trailer looked cool for kids.

7-8 year olds.

05-31-2007, 07:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
tad10 Never give up. Never surrender, you fucks! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,841 -25 Internets	Dark is Rising. Oct 2007 Since I brought this up on the HDM thread. The Dark is Rising based on the Susan Cooper book (and second of the five books in The Dark is Rising series) is coming out Oct 7, 2007. Here's the one-sheet: This was one of my favorite series as a kid (up there with Narnia and Tolkien) and i'm guardedly looking forward to the film. Depends heavily on the kid playing Will Stanton. __________________ Surface - Drunken Monk of Seradon

05-31-2007, 11:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
tad10 Never give up. Never surrender, you fucks! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,841 -25 Internets	Silver was a great book and sad for reasons I won't spoil but the Grey King made me cry whenever I read it when I was a kid (and I still get a little choked up when I last re-read it last year)also for reasons I won't spoil here. __________________ Surface - Drunken Monk of Seradon

05-31-2007, 06:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
tad10 Never give up. Never surrender, you fucks! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,841 -25 Internets	Alexander Ludwig This kid is Will. Haven't seen him before. __________________ Surface - Drunken Monk of Seradon

07-19-2007, 03:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
Itzena SOS-dan #76564674 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Near a big fucking castle, the UK Posts: 6,129 -32 Internets	So. Angry. __________________

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Nehrak Crankier than the Kong Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: DigiPen Posts: 946	omg. Yes. Peter Jackson better be the director. I gotta go change my pants now, and that's before watching the clip. EDIT - I'm not 100% sold on the "modern" setting for it, after watching that. I'm not sure why, but it seems slightly disenfranchisizing (is that a word?) to me. Also, Over Sea Under Stone was book 2. Last edited by Nehrak : 07-19-2007 at 03:50 PM.

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Tabris Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,408 -3 Internets	The Dark is Rising is a great series. Silver on the Tree was very sad and tragic.

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Menoz Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 615	Great series of books. Hope the movie(s) do(es) them justice.

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attog Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 13 +0 Internets	They would have had to work hard to try and ruin the story as much it appears from that trailer. WTG Hollywood! Shit up another franchise please.

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Burkex It's Lord of the Flies time. Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,647 -42 Internets	That trailer looked cool for kids. 7-8 year olds. __________________ "If you want the ultimate, you've got to be willing to pay the ultimate price. It's not tragic to die doing what you love." My favorite comment (-1): "Your posts make me want to gouge my own eyes out."

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