The BBC has debuted the first trailer for Lord of the Flies, the small screen adaptation of William Golding’s classic novel from BAFTA award winning writer Jack Thorne and director Marc Munden.The series centres on a group of young schoolboys who become stranded on a deserted island after surviving a plane crash, where their efforts […]
Patrick Ness to script Lord of the Flies for Luca Guadagnino
Last summer it was revealed that Call Me By Your Name and Suspiria director Luca Guadagnino is set to adapt the classic William Golding novel Lord of the Flies for Warner Bros., and now comes word that the project has found a screenwriter.As reported by THR, Warner Bros. has tapped Patrick Ness, the author behind […]
Luca Guadagnino in talks to direct Lord of the Flies
Back in September of 2017 it was announced that Warner Bros. is developing a new adaptation of William Golding’s classic novel Lord of the Flies, and now it seems that the studio may have found a director.According to EW, Call Me By Your Name and Suspiria director Luca Guadagnino is in final negotiations to direct, […]
Blu-ray Review – Lord of the Flies (1963)
Lord of the Flies, 1963.Directed by Peter Brook. Starring James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, Hugh Edwards, Tom Gaman, Roger Elwin, Nicholas HammondSYNOPSIS :A group of boys survive a plane crash on a deserted tropical island. Divisions and splits in the social structure soon become apparent and a descent into violence and savagery looks to be inevitable.Adapted from […]
Warner Bros. developing all-female Lord of the Flies
Deadline is reporting that What Maisie Knew directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel are developing a new version of William Golding’s classic novel Lord of the Flies for Warner Bros., which will feature a cast made entirely of girls.“We want to do a very faithful but contemporized adaptation of the book, but our idea was […]
