Adaptation Archive

  • FRANÇOIS OZON (8 Women, Angel) reunites French cinema icons Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu in his latest film, the 1970s-set comedy, POTICHE. Adapted by Ozon from a play by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Grédy, the film focuses on trophy wife Suzanne (Deneuve) and her wealthy industrialist husband Robert Pujol (Fabrice Luchini). When the workers at Robert’s umbrella factory go on strike, taking him hostage, Suzanne steps in to smooth things over. But when Robert wants...

    Francois Ozon – Potiche

    FRANÇOIS OZON (8 Women, Angel) reunites French cinema icons Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu in his latest film, the 1970s-set comedy, POTICHE. Adapted by Ozon from a play by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Grédy, the film focuses on trophy wife Suzanne (Deneuve) and her wealthy industrialist husband Robert Pujol (Fabrice Luchini). When the workers at Robert’s umbrella factory go on strike, taking him hostage, Suzanne steps in to smooth things over. But when Robert wants...

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  • Louise Bourgoin as Adele Blanc-Sec Director LUC BESSON (Leon, The Fifth Element) transports us to early 20th-century Paris in his latest big-screen outing, ADELE BLANC-SEC. Adapted by Besson from the comic books of Jacques Tardi, the film follows a young novelist on her fantastic adventures with newly-hatched pterodactyls and recently resurrected mummies. Click on the audio file below to hear Besson chat to film journalist Jan Gilbert about falling in love with Adele Blanc-Sec, why...

    Luc Besson – Adele Blanc-Sec

    Louise Bourgoin as Adele Blanc-Sec Director LUC BESSON (Leon, The Fifth Element) transports us to early 20th-century Paris in his latest big-screen outing, ADELE BLANC-SEC. Adapted by Besson from the comic books of Jacques Tardi, the film follows a young novelist on her fantastic adventures with newly-hatched pterodactyls and recently resurrected mummies. Click on the audio file below to hear Besson chat to film journalist Jan Gilbert about falling in love with Adele Blanc-Sec, why...

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  • CHANNING TATUM, last seen in The Dilemma and Dear John, chats about filming THE EAGLE, an action adventure set in Roman times. Tatum talks about surviving the cold, doing his own stunts, and how he got injured while making the movie. **THE EAGLE is in cinemas from 25 March MMM: Were there any surprises in terms of the physicality of making The Eagle? Tatum: Yeah. I don’t think even if they’d told me it was going...

    Channing Tatum – The Eagle

    CHANNING TATUM, last seen in The Dilemma and Dear John, chats about filming THE EAGLE, an action adventure set in Roman times. Tatum talks about surviving the cold, doing his own stunts, and how he got injured while making the movie. **THE EAGLE is in cinemas from 25 March MMM: Were there any surprises in terms of the physicality of making The Eagle? Tatum: Yeah. I don’t think even if they’d told me it was going...

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  • KEVIN MACDONALD, director of The Last King of Scotland and State of Play, talks about his latest film THE EAGLE, an action adventure set in Roman times. Based on Rosemary Sutcliff‘s historical novel The Eagle of the Ninth, the film follows a centurion named Marcus and his slave Esca as they search for a missing army and its Eagle emblem in the Scottish Highlands. **THE EAGLE is in cinemas from 25 March   MMM: When...

    Kevin Macdonald – The Eagle

    KEVIN MACDONALD, director of The Last King of Scotland and State of Play, talks about his latest film THE EAGLE, an action adventure set in Roman times. Based on Rosemary Sutcliff‘s historical novel The Eagle of the Ninth, the film follows a centurion named Marcus and his slave Esca as they search for a missing army and its Eagle emblem in the Scottish Highlands. **THE EAGLE is in cinemas from 25 March   MMM: When...

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  • DUNCAN KENWORTHY, producer of Love Actually and Notting Hill, chats about his new film THE EAGLE, an action adventure set in Roman times. Based on Rosemary Sutcliff‘s historical novel The Eagle of the Ninth, the film tells the tale of centurion Marcus and his slave Esca’s search for a Roman missing army and its Eagle emblem. **THE EAGLE is in cinemas from 25 March MMM: It’s a project that you’ve longed to do for years. But...

    Duncan Kenworthy – The Eagle

    DUNCAN KENWORTHY, producer of Love Actually and Notting Hill, chats about his new film THE EAGLE, an action adventure set in Roman times. Based on Rosemary Sutcliff‘s historical novel The Eagle of the Ninth, the film tells the tale of centurion Marcus and his slave Esca’s search for a Roman missing army and its Eagle emblem. **THE EAGLE is in cinemas from 25 March MMM: It’s a project that you’ve longed to do for years. But...

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  • BRADLEY COOPER, star of The Hangover, headlines his first big solo movie LIMITLESS, an awesome action thriller about a failed writer whose life is turned round by the top-secret drug NZT which allows him to access all areas of his brain. Cooper talks about acting opposite Robert De Niro, getting up to speed to play Eddie Morra, and how making a movie’s like running a marathon. **LIMITLESS is in cinemas from 23 March. MMM: You’ve enjoyed huge success...

    Bradley Cooper – Limitless

    BRADLEY COOPER, star of The Hangover, headlines his first big solo movie LIMITLESS, an awesome action thriller about a failed writer whose life is turned round by the top-secret drug NZT which allows him to access all areas of his brain. Cooper talks about acting opposite Robert De Niro, getting up to speed to play Eddie Morra, and how making a movie’s like running a marathon. **LIMITLESS is in cinemas from 23 March. MMM: You’ve enjoyed huge success...

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  • JAMIE BELL, star of Defiance and Hallam Foe, talks about eating Haribo rats, learning to ride horses, and getting physical on the set of his new movie THE EAGLE, a Roman-set action adventure. **THE EAGLE is in cinemas from 25 March   MMM: Jamie, as an actor you might say you do whatever you’re asked to do, but did it seem a bit above and beyond at some stages? Bell: I think Kevin [Macdonald, director]...

    Jamie Bell – The Eagle

    JAMIE BELL, star of Defiance and Hallam Foe, talks about eating Haribo rats, learning to ride horses, and getting physical on the set of his new movie THE EAGLE, a Roman-set action adventure. **THE EAGLE is in cinemas from 25 March   MMM: Jamie, as an actor you might say you do whatever you’re asked to do, but did it seem a bit above and beyond at some stages? Bell: I think Kevin [Macdonald, director]...

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  • British actor ALEX PETTYFER kicked off his on-screen career back in 2005 with a TV adaptation of Tom Brown’s Schooldays. He followed that with the lead in Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker. And now he’s about to start a whole new movie franchise with sci-fi thriller I AM NUMBER 4. Pettyfer chats about discovering teamwork, the British film scene, and working with Glee star Dianna Agron. **I AM NUMBER 4 is in cinemas from 23 February...

    Alex Pettyfer – I Am Number 4

    British actor ALEX PETTYFER kicked off his on-screen career back in 2005 with a TV adaptation of Tom Brown’s Schooldays. He followed that with the lead in Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker. And now he’s about to start a whole new movie franchise with sci-fi thriller I AM NUMBER 4. Pettyfer chats about discovering teamwork, the British film scene, and working with Glee star Dianna Agron. **I AM NUMBER 4 is in cinemas from 23 February...

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  • DJ CARUSO (Eagle Eye, Disturbia) directs I AM NUMBER 4, a sci-fi thriller about a young man (Alex Pettyfer) who’s on the run from ruthless enemies out to destroy him. Helping him along the way are his guardian (Timothy Olyphant) and his first love (Dianna Agron). Caruso talks about staging stunts, working from a novel in manuscript form, and why mobile phones are banned at family dinners. **I AM NUMBER 4 is in cinemas from 23 February MMM:...

    DJ Caruso – I Am Number 4

    DJ CARUSO (Eagle Eye, Disturbia) directs I AM NUMBER 4, a sci-fi thriller about a young man (Alex Pettyfer) who’s on the run from ruthless enemies out to destroy him. Helping him along the way are his guardian (Timothy Olyphant) and his first love (Dianna Agron). Caruso talks about staging stunts, working from a novel in manuscript form, and why mobile phones are banned at family dinners. **I AM NUMBER 4 is in cinemas from 23 February MMM:...

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  • After starring opposite Nicolas Cage in The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, it’s time for Australian actress TERESA PALMER to kick some serious ass in her new movie, sci-fi thriller I AM NUMBER 4. Palmer chats about the attraction of superheroes, deflowering Harry Potter, and going franchise-tastic with director DJ Caruso and co-star Alex Pettyfer. **I AM NUMBER 4 is in cinemas from 23 February MMM: You’re clearly the action girl of this movie, not only do you get...

    Teresa Palmer – I Am Number 4

    After starring opposite Nicolas Cage in The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, it’s time for Australian actress TERESA PALMER to kick some serious ass in her new movie, sci-fi thriller I AM NUMBER 4. Palmer chats about the attraction of superheroes, deflowering Harry Potter, and going franchise-tastic with director DJ Caruso and co-star Alex Pettyfer. **I AM NUMBER 4 is in cinemas from 23 February MMM: You’re clearly the action girl of this movie, not only do you get...

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