Thursday, July 26, 2012
Friday, July 13, 2012
Five Reasons to Be Excited About 'The Host'
VH1 editor Sabrina Rojas Weiss and producer Kate Spencer give us five reasons to be excited for the upcoming release of The Host.
Listen to them discuss The Host around the 3:35 mark.
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1. The Soul eyes look awesome. After hearing the Twilight crew complain that the contact lenses were kinda the hardest part about making the films, we were worried about this. For the uninitiated, the book is about people possessed by alien creatures called Souls, which give their hosts' eyes a weird silver halo. Instead of that weird blank stare colored contacts can give actors, these made them just seem creepily serene, as they should.
2. It is PACKED with action. The first scene is just like the book, showing Melanie being chased and jumping into an air shaft. And what we saw ended with a dramatic car/truck/helicopter chase.
3. Max Irons is super hot. Especially when making out with Saoirse Ronan in the rain.
4. Saoirse Ronan, as we suspected, is the perfect person to convey both the distress of invaded host Melanie Stryder and the eerie serenity of invader Wanderer. And the voice of Melanie in her head doesn't make you want to laugh inappropriately.
5. Jake Abel is super hot. Though kind of not when he's trying to strangle Saoirse Ronan, because that would be wrong.
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Diane Kruger Discusses 'The Host' with Indiewire
What can you tell me about your role in "The Host?"
So you're done shooting?
It's a book so I play The Seeker, which is sort of...
Villainous?
So you think, but it remains to be seen. But it was a great arc to play, it's a really fun character.
So you're done shooting?
Yes.
How did the production go for you?
It was intense. We finished up in New Mexico with the sandstorms and the nature of it was quite a challenge.
Was it nerve-wracking to embark on a project dreamed up by Stephenie Meyer, knowing that if this hits the same way as "Twilight," you'll be hounded?
Well it's different for me, right, because I'm not the young girl. It was actually great to have her, she was pretty much on set everyday. The challenge, or the good thing about this one is that the other two books are not out yet. So there was much more, at least for me, liberty to create actually my own version of that character. And having her there makes it easy so who knows what's going to happen in the next...
Did she tell you where she envisioned the character going?
In theory, yes, a little bit. Which is helpful, but it's not like I'm not locked in like some of the characters in "Twilight" are.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
'The Host' Makes an Appearance at Comic-Con
All things Comic-Con from The Host Movie News
Andrew Niccol and Stephenie Meyer discuss The Host with Entertainment Weekly (Video)
Transcript of Breaking Dawn press conference, including what Stephenie Meyer had to say about the future of The Host.
MTV's Josh Horowitz Talks The Host with Stephenie Meyer (~:30)
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Andrew Niccol and Stephenie Meyer discuss The Host with Fandango
EW Comic-Con portraits, including Andrew Niccol and Stephenie Meyer
Transcript of Breaking Dawn press conference, including what Stephenie Meyer had to say about the future of The Host.
Five reasons to be excited about The Host from VH1(~3:35)
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Antonio Pinto to Score 'The Host'
According to Film Music Reporter, Antonio Pinto will provide the score for The Host. Pinto's previous work includes Behind the Sun, City of God, and Andrew Niccol's Lord of War. Along with Shakira, Pinto received a Golden Globe nomination for the song "Despedida" from Love in the Time of Cholera.
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Is 'The Host' Headed for Comic-Con?
Deadline New York is reporting that author Stephenie Meyer will have something Host related at the Breaking Dawn panel tomorrow. Check out the schedule of Twilight related events here.
Hypable will also be live blogging both Twilight panels tomorrow. Follow them @hypable.
What do you think fans will be treated to in regards to The Host?
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Hypable will also be live blogging both Twilight panels tomorrow. Follow them @hypable.
What do you think fans will be treated to in regards to The Host?
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Monday, July 9, 2012
Saoirse Ronan and Max Irons Answer Fans' Twitter Questions
While visiting the set of The Host, MTV's Josh Horowitz asked stars Saoirse Ronan and Max Irons a few Twitter questions from fans.
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Enter to Win a Copy of 'The Host'
UPDATE: Thank you to everyone who took a detour to the blog and entered the giveaway. The winners have been selected and notified. Congratulations to the winners and be on the lookout for more giveaways in the future.
Host fans were just treated to a first look at Jake Abel as Ian O'Shea, so why not keep the goodies coming? I have FIVE copies of The Host to give away and one of them could be yours. Entering is easy, just fill out the form below and cross your fingers. The giveaway ends Monday, July 2nd and is limited to U.S. residents. Check out other giveaways here.
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While you're here, check out the latest news:
New Images and Interview with Jake Abel (Ian O'Shea)
Read Stephenie Meyer's New Introduction to The Host
The Host: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion is Now Available for Pre-Order
Host fans were just treated to a first look at Jake Abel as Ian O'Shea, so why not keep the goodies coming? I have FIVE copies of The Host to give away and one of them could be yours. Entering is easy, just fill out the form below and cross your fingers. The giveaway ends Monday, July 2nd and is limited to U.S. residents. Check out other giveaways here.
While you're here, check out the latest news:
New Images and Interview with Jake Abel (Ian O'Shea)
Read Stephenie Meyer's New Introduction to The Host
The Host: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion is Now Available for Pre-Order
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
New Images and Interview with Jake Abel (Ian O'Shea)
From Entertainment Weekly:
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: So tell me about Ian.JAKE ABEL: Ian’s one of the last remaining humans, part of the human resistance that’s trying to survive this alien invasion. He and his brother escaped being captured together and found Jeb’s cave out in the desert, and that’s pretty much where he’s resided ever since. He’s been struggling to survive along with the rest of the people in our colony. When Wanda comes, there’s the initial mistrust and fear. But through her actions, she slowly starts to teach us things that we weren’t aware of, and because of that my feelings for her start to change.
When you signed on to the film, were you the kind of actor who, if you hadn’t read the book, you devoured it, or did you want to stay away from it so you built your own character?
This is my fourth or fifth film that’s been an adaptation of a book, and I hate to admit it, but this is the first one I’d read before filming the movie. Usually I kind of keep the script [as] the bible and base everything off of that. But I think Stephenie probably had a big hand in Andrew’s adaptation of her book. I knew that they were going to try to keep as close as possible and I knew the book would give me much more backstory — just because of the capacity a book can hold — than the script could give me. So I did just crash through the book in a few days. I learned some stuff, and then some stuff changed in the movie, and it all came together, and I was really happy with what we came up with for Ian.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: So tell me about Ian.JAKE ABEL: Ian’s one of the last remaining humans, part of the human resistance that’s trying to survive this alien invasion. He and his brother escaped being captured together and found Jeb’s cave out in the desert, and that’s pretty much where he’s resided ever since. He’s been struggling to survive along with the rest of the people in our colony. When Wanda comes, there’s the initial mistrust and fear. But through her actions, she slowly starts to teach us things that we weren’t aware of, and because of that my feelings for her start to change.
It’s kind of like a love quadrangle.
Yeah, a love box [laughing], between my feelings for Wanda, the alien inside the body, and Jared’s feelings for Melanie, the human who he’s known, whom Ian has never known. Ian has only known this alien.
What is that like to play? I know that’s tricky for Saoirse, but you’re dealing with essentially two different characters.
I was really lucky. It was much easier for me than for Max and Saoirse, because my scenes with Saoirse were mostly with her as Wanda. So the physicality we created for both of us was just that: For me, that entity was just Wanda. Andrew Niccol and I [discussed] that Ian was much more evolved than most people in the cave, second to Jeb. His biggest muscles were his heart and his brain. He’s able to understand that yes, Jared may love the human, but he hates the alien. [Ian] has grown to understand [the alien], and through understanding, grown to love her.
I was really lucky. It was much easier for me than for Max and Saoirse, because my scenes with Saoirse were mostly with her as Wanda. So the physicality we created for both of us was just that: For me, that entity was just Wanda. Andrew Niccol and I [discussed] that Ian was much more evolved than most people in the cave, second to Jeb. His biggest muscles were his heart and his brain. He’s able to understand that yes, Jared may love the human, but he hates the alien. [Ian] has grown to understand [the alien], and through understanding, grown to love her.
When you signed on to the film, were you the kind of actor who, if you hadn’t read the book, you devoured it, or did you want to stay away from it so you built your own character?This is my fourth or fifth film that’s been an adaptation of a book, and I hate to admit it, but this is the first one I’d read before filming the movie. Usually I kind of keep the script [as] the bible and base everything off of that. But I think Stephenie probably had a big hand in Andrew’s adaptation of her book. I knew that they were going to try to keep as close as possible and I knew the book would give me much more backstory — just because of the capacity a book can hold — than the script could give me. So I did just crash through the book in a few days. I learned some stuff, and then some stuff changed in the movie, and it all came together, and I was really happy with what we came up with for Ian.
Check out the entire interview here.
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