News has just broke that Chris Columbus, who directed Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets has closed a deal with HarperCollins Publishers to publish House of Secrets, a juvenile fantasy series to be [...]
Read moreWin an Autographed Copy of THE POWER OF SIX from SciFi Mafia and HarperCollins [Contest Closed]
Today, fans of Pittacus Lore's first novel I Am Number Four will finally get to read the next chapter in the thrilling Lorien Legacies, The Power of Six. One lucky Scifi Mafia fan has the chance to snag themselves a [...]
Read moreBook Review: The Power of Six
Hardcover: 416 pages Publisher: HarperCollins Release Date: August 23rd, 2011 Language: English ISBN-10: 0061974552 ISBN-13: 978-0061974557 Synopsis: I've seen him on the news. Followed the stories about what happened in Ohio. John Smith, out there, on the run. To the world, he's a mystery. But to me . . . he's one [...]
Read moreI Am Number Four Novella Released To Titillate Fans, Lays Groundwork for Upcoming Sequel
Harper Collins has issued a release date on the sequel to the New York Times' Best Seller I AM NUMBER FOUR. THE POWER OF SIX, the second installment of Pittacus Lore's action-packed LORIEN LEGACIES, is due to hit stores on August 23rd. After the events of [...]
Read moreDreamWorks Picks Up High-Concept Sci-Fi Film; Fox Nabs Dystopian Young Adult Novel
DreamWorks has acquired Nic Kelman’s original sci-fi script entitled Genneris. The studio is keeping the details about the project under wraps, but the project is being described as a “high-concept sci-fi film”. 20th Century Fox has nabbed the rights to Tahereh [...]
Read moreJeff Bridges To Get Spooky In The Big-Screen Adaptation Of The Last Apprentice
Jeff Bridges (TRON: Legacy) has reportedly signed on to Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures' big-screen adaptation of Joseph Delaney’s young adult series The Last Apprentice (aka The Wardstone Chronicles in the UK). JustJared reports that the film will be titled The [...]
Read moreNick Pustay Writing Big-Screen Adaptation of Sophie Jordan’s FIRELIGHT
Mandalay Pictures has tapped writer Nick Pustay (Ramona and Beezus, Shiver) to adapt Sophie Jordan's young-adult fantasy novel entitled, Firelight. The book was published in September by HarperTeen and Mandalay Pictures picked up the rights just weeks later. THR reports that [...]
Read moreAnd the Winner of the Autographed Copy of I AM NUMBER FOUR Is…
Our friends over at HarperCollins were kind enough to give us the opportunity to give away one (1) autographed copy of the young-adult science fiction book by Pittacus Lore entitled, I AM NUMBER FOUR. If you follow our coverage here [...]
Read moreBook Review: I Am Number Four
Author: Pittacus Lore Hardcover: 448 pages Publisher: HarperCollins Language: English ISBN-10: 0061969559 ISBN-13: 978-0061969553 Synopsis: Nine of us came here. We look like you. We talk like you. We live among you. But we are not you. We can do things you dream of doing. We have [...]
Read moreWin an Autographed Copy Of I AM NUMBER FOUR From SciFi Mafia & HarperCollins [Contest Closed]
Our friends over at HarperCollins have been kind enough to give us the opportunity to give away one (1) autographed copy of the upcoming young-adult science fiction book by Pittacus Lore entitled, I AM NUMBER FOUR. If you follow our coverage [...]
Read moreI AM NUMBER FOUR: Trailer and First Chapter For The Book That Is Heading For The Big-Screen
We have previously told you about the D.J. Caruso (Eagle Eye) directed adaptation of the upcoming young-adult science fiction book by James Frey and Jobie Hughes entitled, I AM NUMBER FOUR. The film stars Alex Pettyfer, Jake Abel, Timothy Olyphant, [...]
Read moreTolkien Trust Settles Lawsuit and ‘The Hobbit’ Keeps Walking
While back in July we showed you pictures of them reconstructing 'The Shire' in preparation of filming and then we told you that 'The Hobbit' may not happen because of a lawsuit brought against New Line and their parent company [...]
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