Friday, June 17, 2011

Best news I've read today....


I don't know where I've been, but Odd Thomas is finally being made into a movie! Starring Anton Yelchin (Star Trek, Terminator: Salvation, Fright Night) as Odd, this movie just went into filming last month and is scheduled for release sometime next year.

For anyone who hasn't read Odd Thomas you really ought to.... the series (Dean Koontz plans for 7 Odd books in total... the second best news I've read today!) follows Odd Thomas, a small-town short order cook who has a secret... he sees the restless dead; souls of those still clinging to this world instead of moving on. Wishing his life were simpler (he dreams of one day moving into tire sales) Odd cannot ignore the gift that he has been saddled with. He realizes that events around him are leading to something large and deadly coming to town and must race against time to not only find out who is the culprit and what their plan is, but to also find a way to save as much of the town as possible.

The screenplay has been adapted by Stephen Sommers, who will also direct.... now I LOVE Stephen Sommers' work (The Mummy, Van Helsing, Deep Rising). I was all but jumping up and down in my chair as this means that much of the wry humor and dialogue that makes Odd Thomas such a fun read will still be in there.

Between this and the next Star Trek film, next summer is lining up to be a lot of fun....



6 comments:

Leah Z said...

No making out in the theater next summer!

Shawna said...

Woman, that is why people have home theaters these days!

Kathy said...

Yes!!!

Danielle said...

WOOHOO!!! I LOVE the Odd Thomas books!!! That is seriously awesome! And I'm glad you posted this, or I might have not known until previews! :P

Shawna said...

Dani.... I have you to thank for being addicted to Odd... you had blogged about how you needed to re-read the books again, so I took it upon myself to give the first book another shot... and I immediately ran out to get the other three.

I'm reading these to Richard right now... its become our evening ritual for me to read him a few chapters over the phone. We just finished the first book and just started "Forever Odd" last night...
the poor boy stood no chance and is now completely hooked!

♥Miya said...

I normally don't get excited for movie adaptations, but Odd Thomas I could see as definitely being awesome. I haven't been able to get into the more recent ones, though... I read them, but just didn't like them as much as the first.