14 Noteworthy Science Fiction and Fantasy Books - January 2013 - Geek Magazine
Some of these sound pretty good. Not sure why the Warren Ellis book is on here, though. It's not sci-fi at all.
We’ve got 18 new images today from the set of Akiva Goldsman’s Winter’s Tale. The adaptation of the Mark Helprin novel centers on a a thief (Colin Farrell) who breaks into the home of a bed-ridden young woman (Jessica Brown Findlay) and ends up falling in love with her. Russell Crowe stars as Pearly Soames, a violent crime lord and leader of the Short Tail gang who is after the thieving protagonist. In charge of tracking him down is Romeo Tan (Kevin Corrigan), Soames’ ruthless right-hand man who acts as his boss’s enforcer in 1916 New York. The picture also co-stars William Hurt, Jennifer Connelly, Matt Bomer, Eva Marie Saint and Will Smith, who will cameo as a judge
The story centers on a 14-year-old boy forced to use his wits to survive and “is set in a violent near-future where water has become the most precious—and fastest-dwindling—resource on the planet.” Paltrow wrote the script and will direct, with production already underway in South Africa’s Northern Cape desert.
Ryan Gosling has just caught another big name for his upcoming directorial debut, "How to Catch a Monster."
Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan ("Atonement") is joining the fantasy-drama, which also stars Christina Hendricks, Matt Smith ("Doctor Who"), Eva Mendes, and Ben Mendelsohn.
"Monstar" is describes as a noirish modern day fairytale set in a dying city, where a single mother named Billy (Hendricks) stumbles into a dark fantasy underworld after her teen son finds a hidden pathway leading to an underwater town. Ronan's role has yet to be revealed.
Read more at The Host star Saoirse Ronan joins Ryan Goslings How to Catch a Monster
Fincher plans to shoot in 3D and estimates that the film will be about 70% CG. Collider is located in the intersection between big adventure movies and David Fincher films, so giving David Fincher a couple hundred million dollars (pre-tax rebate) to shoot 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is an exciting prospect.
China Mieville lays out a list of 50 science fiction and fantasy works he feels every socialist ought to read.
I could not finish The Road. Maybe it's a great coming of age tale, but it's a total snooze-fest as far as post-apoc novels go. It still ends up on every post-apoc book list I've seen though.