You may remember one of our very first posts mentioned the first film from the stellar series of books, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. It was a post about upcoming TV and film adaptations we were psyched for, and Miss Peregrine was absolutely one of them.
And finally it has a trailer!
And finally it has a trailer!
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When I first saw the film stills that were released a couple of weeks ago, I was a bit taken aback with the look of Miss Peregrine Ava Green. The blurry photo of her in the novel looked like an old lady. I envisioned someone more like Judi Dench's Miss Avocet (left).
But watching the trailer, I do like this take on Miss Peregrine. She's got spunk. The characters of Emma and Olive have swapped peculiarities, with Emma now levitating and needing to be weighed down by boots which in the novel was Olive's trait, whereas now Olive has control over fire, being able to throw it about as she pleases. It will be interesting to see to what end Burton made this choice, and what sort of effect it has on the film. |
Ransom Riggs, the author (with an amazing name) of the 2011 novel took to Twitter to address his readers and come-September, viewers concerns about the changes so evident in the trailer.
So! Eagle-eyed fans are noticing that Tim changed some things in the film. While the book and film won't be identical (& they rarely are)...
— Ransom Riggs (@ransomriggs) March 4, 2016
... I totally trust Tim's vision. There's no filmmaker in the world better suited to adapt this book. All will be well!
— Ransom Riggs (@ransomriggs) March 4, 2016
So even the author of the novel, whose characters they are, world it is, who should be the most affronted by any changes, has faith that the adaptation is going to be great, and make viewers happy, even if things are a little different.
But What's it Even About?
A mysterious island.
An abandoned orphanage.
A strange collection of very curious photographs.
It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive. A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.
I'm very happy with the stylistic look of the film, though and am looking forward to its release in September. Are you?
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