The next big thing in dystopian blockbusters is getting bigger by the day: the "Maze Runner" movie has added yet another cast member to its roster! And even if you're a little tired of the whole end-of-the-world, death-of-society thing, you might want to pay attention to this particular casting couch, which is shaping up to be a veritable buffet of nice-looking young men. (Hey, we know what you like.)
The latest get for the YA film adaptation: According to The Hollywood Reporter, producers have snagged the delicious Aml Ameen to play a starring role.
Okay, YA fans: We're thinking of a number between one and 10. Can you guess what it is? We'll give you a hint: It's a magic number. A mysterious number. A number that connotes strength, and courage, and brooding tortured hotness that makes Abnegation transfers go weak in their selfless little knees.
Here's a royal decree we hadn't expected: "The Selection" pilot has cast British actor Ben Aldridge in the role of Prince Maxon's little brother, Prince Rafe, according to a report from
Today in news that made us go squeeeeeee! all the way to our keyboards: Hollywood is one step closer to bringing "Daughter of Smoke and Bone" to the big screen! The official announcement is out that Stuart Beattie, silver-screen scribe extraordinaire, will be responsible for adapting the hit YA novel for film.
With the movie adaptation of James Dashner's "The Maze Runner" finally filling out its cast, every eligible young man in Hollywood is going to be eyeing the roles of the story's various amnesiac teenage boys who live in a giant maze. And after earlier reports that
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Today in unexpected book-to-movie news that'll give you a hardcore insta-flashback to your early education in YA lit: The big-screen adaptation of Judy Blume's "Tiger Eyes" finally has a release date! (Did you just get knocked down by a full-body wave of nostalgia? Don't lie; we know you did.)
Heads up, literati! The list of YA adaptations on which to keep your ever-watchful eyes looks like it might be getting a new addition: the long-awaited "Maze Runner" movie, based on the book by James Dashner, is eyeing a leading man.
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