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15 Novels You Should Read Before the Film Adaptation Comes Out

With The Help reigning supreme at the box office, there’s no wonder why studios want to adapt best-selling novels for the big screen. From now until the end of 2012, there are over two dozen films coming out based on novels.  read more

Fincher to Adapt 20,000 Leagues

Jules Verne’s classic novel, _20,000 Leagues Under the Seas_ is set to be adapted. Again. The number of adaptations is now in the twenties and most of them haven’t differed much from the one prior. There have been the occasional “modern” version, or ones that have been “loosely” adapted, but those haven’t faired well. David Fincher’s version will fall into the last category.  read more

Stephin Merritt's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Score Takes an Encore

In May, Magnetic Fields frontman Stephin Merritt lent his musical chops to San Francisco's 53rd International Film Festival. Each year, the festival selects contemporary musician to compose an original score to a well-known silent film, to be performed live; this year, Merritt was tasked with scoring Stuart Paton's 1916 take on 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. And it seems that he did a nice job of it, because he'll be revisiting the original score at an encore performance on July 11....  read more

Magnetic Fields News Round-Up: 20,000 Leagues Score, Strange Powers Documentary, 69 Love Songs Vinyl Box

Stephin Merritt is often not a particularly amiable guy. “There was some kind of perception of Stephin as the Grumpy of rock ‘n’ roll,” author Neil Gaiman quips in the trailer for a documentary about the Magnetic Fields’ cantankerous frontman. “He makes Lou Reed look like Little Orphan Annie.”...  read more

McG Set to Direct 20,000 Leagues Reboot

With Terminator Salvation coming out in about a week, McG is ready to take on other projects. One of those other projects is the movie adaptation of the 139-year-old book 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by French writer Jules Verne. While not many details are available about the movie, MTV Movies Blog confirmed McG as the new director of the project. ...  read more