The Host Movie Gets A Release Date

According to The Hollywood Reporter Stephenie Meyer's book, The Host, has gotten a release date!

Here is what THR had to say:

Open Road Films has closed a deal for U.S. distribution rights to Saoirse Ronan
starrer The Host—based on Stephenie Meyer's best-selling novel—and will
release
the film on March 29, 2013.

Saoirse Ronan to Star in Film
Adaptation of
Stephenie Meyer's 'The Host'Saoirse Ronan: 5 Things to
Know-It’s the first Open
Road Films title to be dated. The distribution
company, headed by veteran
executive Tom Ortenberg, is a joint venture of
AMC Entertainment and Regal
Entertainment.

Director Andrew Niccol is
scheduled to begin being
shooting The Host in February 2012 in Louisiana and
New Mexico from his adapted
screenplay.

The Host producers are Nick
Wechsler, Paula Mae Schwartz, Steve Schwartz and Stephenie Meyer. Marc Butan,
Jim Siebel and Inferno Entertainment’s Bill Johnson are executive producers,
with Inferno handling international sales.

“I’m thrilled to be adding
another fantastic partner to an already amazing group. Everyone involved has so
much passion for the project. It really is a dream team,” Meyer said in a
statement.

Shooting in Louisiana? I am definitely going to have to keep tabs on that! I hope it is close to me so I can take a peek!

--Ashes

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The Host Movie Gets A Release Date

According to The Hollywood Reporter Stephenie Meyer's book, The Host, has gotten a release date!

Here is what THR had to say:

Open Road Films has closed a deal for U.S. distribution rights to Saoirse Ronan
starrer The Host—based on Stephenie Meyer's best-selling novel—and will
release
the film on March 29, 2013.

Saoirse Ronan to Star in Film
Adaptation of
Stephenie Meyer's 'The Host'Saoirse Ronan: 5 Things to
Know-It’s the first Open
Road Films title to be dated. The distribution
company, headed by veteran
executive Tom Ortenberg, is a joint venture of
AMC Entertainment and Regal
Entertainment.

Director Andrew Niccol is
scheduled to begin being
shooting The Host in February 2012 in Louisiana and
New Mexico from his adapted
screenplay.

The Host producers are Nick
Wechsler, Paula Mae Schwartz, Steve Schwartz and Stephenie Meyer. Marc Butan,
Jim Siebel and Inferno Entertainment’s Bill Johnson are executive producers,
with Inferno handling international sales.

“I’m thrilled to be adding
another fantastic partner to an already amazing group. Everyone involved has so
much passion for the project. It really is a dream team,” Meyer said in a
statement.

Shooting in Louisiana? I am definitely going to have to keep tabs on that! I hope it is close to me so I can take a peek!

--Ashes

Read more »

The Host Movie Gets A Release Date

According to The Hollywood Reporter Stephenie Meyer's book, The Host, has gotten a release date!

Here is what THR had to say:

Open Road Films has closed a deal for U.S. distribution rights to Saoirse Ronan
starrer The Host—based on Stephenie Meyer's best-selling novel—and will
release
the film on March 29, 2013.

Saoirse Ronan to Star in Film
Adaptation of
Stephenie Meyer's 'The Host'Saoirse Ronan: 5 Things to
Know-It’s the first Open
Road Films title to be dated. The distribution
company, headed by veteran
executive Tom Ortenberg, is a joint venture of
AMC Entertainment and Regal
Entertainment.

Director Andrew Niccol is
scheduled to begin being
shooting The Host in February 2012 in Louisiana and
New Mexico from his adapted
screenplay.

The Host producers are Nick
Wechsler, Paula Mae Schwartz, Steve Schwartz and Stephenie Meyer. Marc Butan,
Jim Siebel and Inferno Entertainment’s Bill Johnson are executive producers,
with Inferno handling international sales.

“I’m thrilled to be adding
another fantastic partner to an already amazing group. Everyone involved has so
much passion for the project. It really is a dream team,” Meyer said in a
statement.

Shooting in Louisiana? I am definitely going to have to keep tabs on that! I hope it is close to me so I can take a peek!

--Ashes

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That Chick Whose Name I Can't Say Lands Lead in Stephenie's "The Host"

I am loving this casting - according to Deadline, Saoirse Ronan has landed the lead role of Melanie/The Wanderer in The Host:

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. These parasites invade human bodies, fuse to each person's consciousness and systematically erase their personalities. Melanie is captured by the aliens and implanted by a Soul called Wanderer, something of a legend because of all of the "hosts" she has attached to on numerous planets. Wanderer's goal is to get Melanie to give up the remaining pockets of humans, but instead the alien finds Melanie to be unique in her unwillingness to surrender her consciousness. Wanderer is so overwhelmed by Melanie's memories and feelings, the alien is driven to reconnect with Melanie's old life.

It's been a while since I read it but would definitely recommend and can totally see Saoirse rocking this role!

Thanks Coral :)

- Lorabell

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That Chick Whose Name I Can't Say Lands Lead in Stephenie's "The Host"

I am loving this casting - according to Deadline, Saoirse Ronan has landed the lead role of Melanie/The Wanderer in The Host:

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. These parasites invade human bodies, fuse to each person's consciousness and systematically erase their personalities. Melanie is captured by the aliens and implanted by a Soul called Wanderer, something of a legend because of all of the "hosts" she has attached to on numerous planets. Wanderer's goal is to get Melanie to give up the remaining pockets of humans, but instead the alien finds Melanie to be unique in her unwillingness to surrender her consciousness. Wanderer is so overwhelmed by Melanie's memories and feelings, the alien is driven to reconnect with Melanie's old life.

It's been a while since I read it but would definitely recommend and can totally see Saoirse rocking this role!

Thanks Coral :)

- Lorabell

Read more »

That Chick Whose Name I Can't Say Lands Lead in Stephenie's "The Host"

I am loving this casting - according to Deadline, Saoirse Ronan has landed the lead role of Melanie/The Wanderer in The Host:

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. These parasites invade human bodies, fuse to each person's consciousness and systematically erase their personalities. Melanie is captured by the aliens and implanted by a Soul called Wanderer, something of a legend because of all of the "hosts" she has attached to on numerous planets. Wanderer's goal is to get Melanie to give up the remaining pockets of humans, but instead the alien finds Melanie to be unique in her unwillingness to surrender her consciousness. Wanderer is so overwhelmed by Melanie's memories and feelings, the alien is driven to reconnect with Melanie's old life.

It's been a while since I read it but would definitely recommend and can totally see Saoirse rocking this role!

Thanks Coral :)

- Lorabell

Read more »