20th Century Studios is readying a new Master and Commander movie based upon author Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey-Maturin historical nautical adventure book series, and has set Patrick Ness (A Monster Calls) to write the script. Director Peter Weir previously brought the books to life with 2003’s Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, which […]
J.J. Abrams developing TV adaptation of Patrick Ness’ dragon fantasy novel Burn
According to a report from Deadline, J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot production company are working on an adaptation of Burn, the new fantasy novel from author Patrick Ness. As per Amazon, here’s the plot description for the book: On a cold Sunday evening in early 1957, Sarah Dewhurst waited with her father in the […]
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 […]
Class Season 1 Episode 7 Review – ‘The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did’
Alex Moreland reviews the seventh episode of the Doctor Who spinoff Class… At some point today, should everything go according to plan, there will come a moment… when you start to believe. This episode is interesting primarily because of how different it is from the average episode of Class. Consider the difference between this episode […]
Class Season 1 Episode 5 Review – ‘Brave-ish Heart’
With Doctor Who spinoff Class returning for a BBC One airing, Alex Moreland continues his reviews of this YA hit… When your entire people are being killed before your very eyes, then you can talk to me about monsters! In many ways, this is a chessboard episode; it feels almost like a perfunctory piece, dedicated more […]
Class Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart’
Alex Moreland reviews the fourth episode of Class, ‘Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart’… “You remember what I told you, about being at war with myself? I’m losing.” Once again, Doctor Who forms a useful counterpart to contrast Class against, as we have our first two-part story of the series – interestingly, it’s exactly halfway through […]