Who will direct the upcoming adaptation of the first of four novels in Philip Reeve's quartet of novels?
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Christian Rivers Christian Rivers is a New Zealand storyboard artist, visual effects supervisor, special effects technician and director. He first met Peter Jackson as a 17-year-old, and storyboarded all of Jackson's films since "Braindead". He also cameoed in "" as a Gondorian soldier and "King Kong" as a Soldier in Truck. He will also direct the upcoming adaptation of "Mortal Engines" and the remake of "The Dam Busters", both produced by Peter Jackson.
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Mortal Engines Mortal Engines is the first of four novels in Philip Reeve's quartet of the same name. The book focuses on a futuristic, steampunk version of London, now a giant machine striving to survive on a world running out of resources. The book has won a Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and was shortlisted for the 2002 Whitbread Award.
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The Briar King The Briar King is first novel of four in the series The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, by writer Greg Keyes.
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Matt Reeves Matthew George "Matt" Reeves (born April 27, 1966) is an American screenwriter, director and producer. Reeves began his career as a screenwriter for the films "" (1995) and "The Pallbearer" (1996), the latter of which marked his feature-length directorial debut. He then transitioned into television as a director and co-creator of the drama series "Felicity" (1998–2002) alongside J.J. Abrams. Reeves has since directed the found-footage horror film "Cloverfield" (2008), the romantic horror film "Let Me In" (2010), and the science fiction sequels "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" (2014) and "War for the Planet of the Apes" (2017). In February 2017, Warner Bros. announced that Reeves would direct "The Batman", to be set in the DC Extended Universe starring Ben Affleck as the titular character.
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Hap and Leonard (TV series) Hap and Leonard is an American television drama series based on the characters Hap and Leonard, created by novelist Joe R. Lansdale and adapted from his series of novels of the same name. The series was written and developed by Nick Damici and Jim Mickle, who had previously adapted Lansdale's "Cold in July" and was directed by Mickle. The series premiered on the American cable network SundanceTV on March 2, 2016. So far, the series has received favorable reviews.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (film) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul is a 2017 American family road comedy film directed by David Bowers. It is the fourth installment in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" film series, and is based on the ninth and tenth books in the series, "" and "", and one element based on the eighth book, "" about Meemaw. Despite not being a reboot, the original cast members from the first three films do not reprise their roles.
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The Fire Eternal The Fire Eternal is a 2007 novel by English author, Chris d'Lacey. It is the fourth book in his series "The Last Dragon Chronicles". After writing "The Fire Eternal", d'Lacey has written "Dark Fire", "Fire World", and "The Fire Ascending".
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Mortal Engines Quartet The Mortal Engines Quartet is a tetralogy consisting of four novels written by the British author Philip Reeve: "Mortal Engines" (2001), "Predator's Gold" (2003), "Infernal Devices" (2005), and "A Darkling Plain" (2006). It has also been referred to as the Predator Cities Quartet or the Hungry City Chronicles, although the author has objected to those names.
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The Watch (TV series) The Watch is a British fantasy police procedural television series under development since 2011. The series is to be based on the stories about the Ankh-Morpork City Watch from the "Discworld" series of fantasy novels by Terry Pratchett.
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Guernsey (film) Guernsey is an upcoming British historical drama directed by Mike Newell and written by Don Roos and Tom Bezucha. The film is based on the 2008 novel "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society", written by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. The film entered pre-production in January 2017, with filming beginning in March 2017. The film is being distributed and financed by French company StudioCanal.
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a 2012 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson. It is the first installment in a three-part film adaptation based on the 1937 novel "The Hobbit" by J. R. R. Tolkien. It is followed by "" (2013) and "" (2014), and together they act as a prequel to Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy. The film's screenplay was written by Peter Jackson, his longtime collaborators Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, and Guillermo del Toro, who was originally chosen to direct the film before leaving the project in 2010.
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Pretty Little Liars (novel) Pretty Little Liars is the first book in the "Pretty Little Liars" series by Sara Shepard. It tells the story of four girls - Hanna, Aria, Emily and Spencer - after the disappearance of their clique leader, Alison. The book was written for the book packaging company Alloy Entertainment, the idea originally developed as a TV series.
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Ready Player One (film) Ready Player One is an upcoming American science fiction adventure film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Zak Penn and Ernest Cline, based on Cline's novel of the same name. The film stars Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Mark Rylance, Simon Pegg, and T. J. Miller. The film is scheduled to be released on March 30, 2018.
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The First Law The First Law is a fantasy series written by British author Joe Abercrombie. It consists of a trilogy, three stand-alone novels and a number of novellas set in the same world.
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The Book of Henry The Book of Henry is a 2017 American drama film directed by Colin Trevorrow and written by Gregg Hurwitz. The film stars Naomi Watts, Jaeden Lieberher, Jacob Tremblay, Sarah Silverman, Lee Pace, Maddie Ziegler and Dean Norris. The story concerns a plan hatched by a young genius to save the girl next door from abuse.
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Maze Runner (film series) The Maze Runner film series consists of science-fiction dystopian action adventure films based on "The Maze Runner" novels by the American author James Dashner. Produced by Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and distributed by 20th Century Fox, the films star Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Ki Hong Lee, Dexter Darden and Patricia Clarkson. Wes Ball directed all three films.
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Warheart Warheart is Terry Goodkind's eighteenth novel. It's the 15th in the "The Sword of Truth" series and the fourth novel in Goodkind's new Richard and Kahlan series, which takes off right after the end of the original Sword of Truth series.
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The Tripods (TV series) The Tripods is a television adaptation of John Christopher's "The Tripods" series of novels. It was jointly produced by the BBC in the United Kingdom and the Seven Network in Australia. The music soundtrack was written by Ken Freeman.
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The Outcast (TV adaptation) The Outcast was a two-part television adaptation of Sadie Jones’ debut novel of the same name. It was first broadcast on BBC One on Sunday 12 July 2015 (Part I) and 19 July 2015 (Part II).
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Will Poulter William Jack Poulter (born 28 January 1993) is an English actor known for his work in the films "The Maze Runner" (2014), "Son of Rambow", "" (2010), "We're the Millers" (2013), "The Revenant" (2015), and "Detroit" (2017). For his work in "We're the Millers", Poulter won the BAFTA Rising Star Award.
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The Gatekeeper (novel series) The Gatekeeper is a trilogy of books written by Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder based on the TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer".
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Red Sparrow Red Sparrow is an upcoming American spy thriller film directed by Francis Lawrence, based on the book of the same name, written by Jason Matthews. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling, and Jeremy Irons. It is scheduled to be released on March 2, 2018.