Everyone's read this one, right? I know I have...several times. It's just so good! Like the original dystopian novel! Let me refresh your memory on the plot, just in case you haven't read it in a while. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a
seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not
until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he
begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile
community.
There are two sequels to
The Giver,
Gathering Blue and
The Messenger, which for some reason, I have never read. And there is another book coming out in September titled
The Son.
Now, on to the important stuff! Here's what I know about the movie. Now, they've been talking about making this into a movie for A Long Time. For serious guys, this book is going to be 20 years old next year! That's older than all of my teen patrons! You can find a page for it on The Internet Movie Database (
IMDB) and it says that the movie will be out sometime in 2013. There is no cast information listed yet, BUT! Jeff Bridges' name has been mentioned ALOT to play THE GIVER. And personally, I think thats a great choice. Here's a pic:
He'll make a great Giver, I'm sure. But who should play Jonas? I think that Asa Butterfield would be a great Jonas. What do you think?
