5. Ally Condie
Starting the list off at number five is Ally Condie and her Matched trilogy. The series follows protagonist Cassia Reyes in a dystopian future where people are paired up for marriage by Society. Love and attraction don’t play a part in the matching of the newly turned seventeen year olds, but rather the pairing is strictly based on science and algorithms. When Cassia is paired up with her childhood best friend, Xander Carrow, her future looks bright, until she begins to fall in love with Ky Markham, an outcast amongst their society.
While it seems that all popular young adult novels these days fall under the dystopian banner, Condie’s work is both gripping and greatly refreshing. And while her book does play with the ever present teenage love triangle, hers doesn’t feel forced or generic. Cassia’s doubt, fear and uncertainty come across as genuine,...
Starting the list off at number five is Ally Condie and her Matched trilogy. The series follows protagonist Cassia Reyes in a dystopian future where people are paired up for marriage by Society. Love and attraction don’t play a part in the matching of the newly turned seventeen year olds, but rather the pairing is strictly based on science and algorithms. When Cassia is paired up with her childhood best friend, Xander Carrow, her future looks bright, until she begins to fall in love with Ky Markham, an outcast amongst their society.
While it seems that all popular young adult novels these days fall under the dystopian banner, Condie’s work is both gripping and greatly refreshing. And while her book does play with the ever present teenage love triangle, hers doesn’t feel forced or generic. Cassia’s doubt, fear and uncertainty come across as genuine,...
- 9/5/2013
- by Caitlin Marceau
- SoundOnSight
In addition to appearing on the "Divergent" movie panel at this year's San Diego Comic-Con event, author Veronica Roth will also be featured on a fabulous little Ya author panel Saturday, July 20 called "When Grrls Fall in Love." The full description for this chat from the Comic-Con website is as follows: From The Hunger Games' Katniss to Divergent's Tris, no one knows how to give a solid a**-kicking like a Ya novel heroine. But when these young ladies aren't saving the world, overthrowing powerful regimes, or slaying everything from zombies to dragons, they still find time for romance. Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments), Ally Condie (Matched), Veronica Roth (Divergent), Holly Black (The Coldest Girl in Coldtown), Marissa Meyer (Scarlet), Lissa Price (Starters), and Veronica Wolff (The .... Neil Burger, and cast members Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Miles Teller, Maggie Q, Ansel Elgort, Mekhi Phifer, Ben Lamb, Ben Lloyd-Hughes and Christian Madsen.
- 7/8/2013
- by thetwilightexaminer
- Twilight Examiner
There's always one day during the Sdcc when you just shake your head, laugh, and say, "This schedule is ridiculous." Saturday, July 20th, is shaping up to be that day this year.
Horror fans will have a lot of choices to make as the "Bates Motel" panel battles the one-two punch of Godzilla and Seventh Son. Later in the day you'll be faced with choosing to learn more about "True Blood," Telltale's The Walking Dead video game, or "Being Human." Right now 20th Century Fox's presentation that runs at the same time remains "To Be Announced," but once details are revealed, we'll provide an update.
Other panels vying for your attention throughout the day are "The Originals," "Grimm," I, Frankenstein teamed with The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (that combination should make for some interesting audience reactions), a look at gameplay from Dead Rising 3 on the Xbox One, more games, comics,...
Horror fans will have a lot of choices to make as the "Bates Motel" panel battles the one-two punch of Godzilla and Seventh Son. Later in the day you'll be faced with choosing to learn more about "True Blood," Telltale's The Walking Dead video game, or "Being Human." Right now 20th Century Fox's presentation that runs at the same time remains "To Be Announced," but once details are revealed, we'll provide an update.
Other panels vying for your attention throughout the day are "The Originals," "Grimm," I, Frankenstein teamed with The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (that combination should make for some interesting audience reactions), a look at gameplay from Dead Rising 3 on the Xbox One, more games, comics,...
- 7/6/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
The list of featured guests for this year's YALLfest event in Charleston, South Carolina has been announced over at Teen, and leading up the Young Adult author pack this go-round are "Divergent" author Veronica Roth and "Delirium" author Lauren Oliver, among many, many other superstars of the Ya book world. The annual event, put into motion by "Beautiful Creatures" authors Kami Garcia and Margie Stohl, will feature the popular dystopian trilogists and the following scribes for the big day on November 9: Leigh Bardugo, Alexandra Bracken, Libba Bray, Heather Brewer, Rae Carson, Thorns Trilogy, Cinda Chima, Matthew Cody, Rachel Cohn, Ally Condie, Jocelyn Davies, Melissa De La Cruz, Daniel Ehrenhaft, Tim Federle, Gayle Forman, Adam Gidwitz, David Macinnis Gill, Lev Grossman, Shannon Hale, Lisi Harrison, Aaron Hartzler, Nancy Holder, Ellen Hopkins, Mike Johnston, Bill Konigsberg, David Levithan, C. Alexander London, Tahereh Mafi, Myra McEntire, Lisa McMann, Alyson Noel, Stephanie Perkin.
- 5/18/2013
- by thetwilightexaminer
- Twilight Examiner
Included in the list are the following stories: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (kicking off the list as its film adaptation hits theaters this weekend), Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling, Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Divergent by Veronica Roth, The Fault In Our Stars by John Green, The Giver by Lois Lowry, Across The Universe by Beth Revis, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare, Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, Delirium by Lauren Oliver, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Lord Of The Flies by William Golding, Matched by Ally Condie and A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle. ...
- 2/12/2013
- by thetwilightexaminer
- Twilight Examiner
Matched is the next in a long line of dystopian Ya romance novels being prepped for the big screen, and it looks like Disney has found a director: GI Joe: Retaliation’s Jon M. Chu.
He replaces David Slade, who was previously attached to direct. Chu has also worked on Step Up 2: The Streets and Step Up 3D and the Justin Bieber: Never Say Never movie. Maybe we should expect a dance scene in Matched.
The writers from Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows, Michelle and Kieran Mulroney, wrote the script based on Ally Condie’s words.
The book is described as thus:
Set in a future society where people are told what to read, what to watch, what to believe and who to love, the story centers on a young woman who rejects an arranged romance and chooses her own path.
He replaces David Slade, who was previously attached to direct. Chu has also worked on Step Up 2: The Streets and Step Up 3D and the Justin Bieber: Never Say Never movie. Maybe we should expect a dance scene in Matched.
The writers from Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows, Michelle and Kieran Mulroney, wrote the script based on Ally Condie’s words.
The book is described as thus:
Set in a future society where people are told what to read, what to watch, what to believe and who to love, the story centers on a young woman who rejects an arranged romance and chooses her own path.
- 2/5/2013
- by Andy Greene
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
While The Twilight Saga: Eclipse director David Slade was originally in talks to helm Disney's book-to-screen adaptation of Ally Condie's dystopian Matched, it looks like G.I. Joe: Retaliation director Jon Chu will slip into the director's chair for it instead. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Chu is now in negotiations for the job, which would pair him back up with his Step Up 2: The Streets and Step Up 3D producers Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot. Matched tells the story of Cassia, a young woman who is all too happy to have her futuristic society's powers that be decide her romantic future via its systematic pairing process, until a glitch reveals that there may be more than one pos ... Crossed and Reached, and has been scripted by Michelle and Kieran Mulroney of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows ...
- 2/4/2013
- by thetwilightexaminer
- Twilight Examiner
“G.I. Joe: Retaliation” director (and of course, director of those totally rad “Step Up” movies) Jon Chu has found his next gig: directing the teen-centric sci-fi movie “Matched” for Disney. Chu enters talks to helm the film, which will adapt the Ally Condie young adult novel of the same name, after David Slade apparently failed to reach a deal, having been reportedly attached to the project late last year. “Matched”, as you might have guessed, is of course the first of a trilogy of novels by Condie, and is “set in a future society where people are told what to read, what to watch, what to believe and who to love, the story centers on a young woman who rejects an arranged romance and chooses her own path.” I have to admit, I didn’t know teenage girls were so into futuristic stories. When did this start happening? I thought...
- 2/1/2013
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
"G.I. Joe: Retaliation" director Jon M. Chu is in negotiations to direct the film adaptation of Ally Condie's young-adult novel "Matched".
The action is set in a future society where people are told what to read, what to watch, what to believe and who to love. The story centers on a young woman who rejects an arranged romance and chooses her own path.
Michelle and Kieran Mulroney ("Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows") wrote the script, while Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot are producing.
David Slade was previously linked to helm the project.
Source: THR...
The action is set in a future society where people are told what to read, what to watch, what to believe and who to love. The story centers on a young woman who rejects an arranged romance and chooses her own path.
Michelle and Kieran Mulroney ("Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows") wrote the script, while Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot are producing.
David Slade was previously linked to helm the project.
Source: THR...
- 2/1/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
G.I. Joe: Retalition director Jon M. Chu is in negotiations to direct a film for Disney called Matched. David Slade (30 Days of Night) was previously attached to direct the project but he ended up dropping out of it. The movie is based on a young adult sci-fi romance book series by Ally Condie. The story is set in "a future society where people are told what to read, what to watch, what to believe and who to love, the story centers on a young woman who rejects an arranged romance and chooses her own path."
The project was set up by producers Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot. Both of whom worked with Chu on the films, Step Up 2: The Streets and Step Up 3D. The script for the film was written by Michelle and Kieran Mulroney who also wrote the script for the wonderful film Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,...
The project was set up by producers Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot. Both of whom worked with Chu on the films, Step Up 2: The Streets and Step Up 3D. The script for the film was written by Michelle and Kieran Mulroney who also wrote the script for the wonderful film Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,...
- 2/1/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Jon M Chu is being lined up to direct Disney's Matched.
Chu directed the upcoming G.I. Joe: Retaliation, which was originally set for release in summer 2012 only to be pushed back to March 2013 to be converted into 3D.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Chu is in negotiations to direct the adaptation of Ally Condie's futuristic young adult novel.
The book is set in a society where people have no choice in what they read, what they watch, what they believe and who they love.
The plot centres around a young woman who rejects an arranged romance in favour of forging her own path.
It has been rumoured that producers were using the delay of GI Joe: Retaliation to extend Channing Tatum's role in the film, after the box office successes of 21 Jump Street and Magic Mike.
Watch the trailer for GI Joe: Retaliation below:...
Chu directed the upcoming G.I. Joe: Retaliation, which was originally set for release in summer 2012 only to be pushed back to March 2013 to be converted into 3D.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Chu is in negotiations to direct the adaptation of Ally Condie's futuristic young adult novel.
The book is set in a society where people have no choice in what they read, what they watch, what they believe and who they love.
The plot centres around a young woman who rejects an arranged romance in favour of forging her own path.
It has been rumoured that producers were using the delay of GI Joe: Retaliation to extend Channing Tatum's role in the film, after the box office successes of 21 Jump Street and Magic Mike.
Watch the trailer for GI Joe: Retaliation below:...
- 2/1/2013
- Digital Spy
While the rest of us wait to see whether Channing Tatum makes it out of that well in GI Joe: Retaliation, the movie's director, Jon Chu, has a new focus. He's signed up with Disney to helm its adaptation of young adult novel Matched.Chu's old Step Up 2: The Streets and Step Up 3D producers Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot have signed him up to bring Ally Condie's New York Times bestseller to the big screen.Matched is set in a dystopian future in which people's lives are ordained - including who and when they can marry - and dictated by state-calculated algorithms. But before you can say "Urgh, maths", 17 year-old Cassia goes all Katniss Everdeen and decides that this dystopia malarkey isn't for her. From there, true love battles state repression in the spirit of Equilibrium meets The Hunger Games meets eHarmony.The book sparked a bidding...
- 2/1/2013
- EmpireOnline
With the release of the blockbuster sequel G.I. Joe: Retaliation finally upon us again (and hopefully it won't be delayed again), director Jon M. Chu is looking ahead to his next project. Heat Vision has word that Chu is currently in talks to take on his own young adult novel adaptation of Matched, based on the book of the same name by Ally Condie. The story is set in a future where people are told what to read, what to watch, what to believe and who to love, and follows a young woman who rejects an arranged romance and chooses her own path. David Slade was previously linked to the project but it sounds like he's fallen away. Read on! For a more showy description of the story, here's a trailer for the book: Matched is actually the first book in a trilogy. The second book Crossed and the third...
- 1/31/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Studios continue to hunt the great white whale of the young adult franchise. With "Twilight" over, "The Hunger Games" is the only player in town, but 2013 brings two contenders to the fore: "Beautiful Creatures" which we're only watching because of Emmy Rossum and "The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones" whose title we don't understand. "Divergent" with Shailene Woodley will get in front of cameras later this year, and now Disney is eager to get into the ring. Originally assigned to David Slade last fall, the studio's adaptation of Ally Condie's "Matched" now has "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" helmer Jon Chu to direct. Sounding like your typical Ya fare, the story takes place in the future (of course), where society is like, totally uncool, and you're told what to read, what to watch, who to believe and even who to love, with arranged marriages the norm. But one girl rebels against the system man,...
- 1/31/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Jon Chu, whose G.I. Joe: Retaliation opens in March, has lined up his next gig. The director is in negotiations to direct Matched, Disney’s adaptation of Ally Condie’s futuristic Ya novel. Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot are producing via their Offspring Entertainment shingle. Set in a future society where people are told what to read, what to watch, what to believe and who to love, the story centers on a young woman who rejects an arranged romance and chooses her own path. Story: 'G.I. Joe 2' Director Jon M. Chu on Courting Bruce Willis and Creating A Sequel
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- 1/31/2013
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
G.I. Joe: Retaliation helmer Jon M. Chu is in negotiations to direct Matched for Walt Disney Pictures, says The Hollywood Reporter . David Slade was previously attached to direct. The film will be based on Ally Condie's young adult sci-fi romance series. The first book is described as follows: In the Society, Officials decide. Who you love. Where you work. When you die. Cassia has always trusted their choices, but she begins to question just how perfect her world really is when she notices things are not what they seem. As Cassia begins to doubt the Society.s infallibility, she is faced with an impossible choice: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she.s known and a path that no one else has dared to follow. Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot are producing...
- 1/31/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Ok, sure, I’m thankful for my (growing) family, food on the table and all that this Thanksgiving, but it ain’t my job to talk about those things here at VH1 Celebrity, so I get to skip to the lighter stuff and tell you that this year, I’m thankful for the heroines. Specifically, the heroines of a number of young adult novels I’ve been digging into this fall, and who, despite being teens in alternate universes, still manage to inspire this crusty old lady with their ability to rise above dreary circumstances with nothing but their wits. There are a whole lot of them, but I’ll narrow it down to the protagonists of two books that came out in the past month: Cassia, the heroine of Reached, the conclusion to Ally Condie’s Matched trilogy; and Adelice, the girl at the center of Gennifer Albin’s Crewel.
- 11/19/2012
- by Sabrina Rojas Weiss
- TheFabLife - Movies
Guess which book has been recognized by Amazon's end of 2012 list? Yep, Veronica Roth's Divergent sequel Insurgent is right! Amazon.com listed its picks for 2012's best teen books, and Insurgent came in just below Ally Condie's Matched Trilogy ender Reached, John Green's The Fault In Our Stars and Lois Lowry's Son. You can find the full list here. Roth is currently revising her first draft for the Divergent Trilogy's final installment, which is due on shelves next f ...
- 11/13/2012
- by thetwilightexaminer
- Twilight Examiner
We’re shocked that Summit Entertainment and Stephenie Meyer have yet to announce some kind of detox program to help those of us who’ve spent up to seven years addicted to the Twilight books and movies. Aren’t they worried about the withdrawal we’ll all experience once we’ve seen Breaking Dawn – Part 2 a few times and have no more Edward and Bella to look forward to? Well, not to suggest that there is anything that can replace Forks and the Cullens in your heart, but we have a few new obsessions you might consider taking up. Which you choose all depends on why you became a Twi-crack addict in the first place. Read on and then suggest your own!
If you love Twilight because of …
… its star-crossed lovers plot, you’ll love:
Warm Bodies, the novel by Isaac Marion and upcoming Summit movie starring Nicholas Hoult. Zombie...
If you love Twilight because of …
… its star-crossed lovers plot, you’ll love:
Warm Bodies, the novel by Isaac Marion and upcoming Summit movie starring Nicholas Hoult. Zombie...
- 11/8/2012
- by Sabrina Rojas Weiss
- TheFabLife - Movies
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