20 BOOKS TO READ BEFORE THEY'RE ADAPTED INTO 2012 MOVIES

The year ahead holds a huge slate of promising movies, many of which are so highly anticipated because they're based on beloved books. Whether you're interested in some new reading material or just curious about what'll be leaping from the page to the screen, we've got your guide to the adaptations that will be hitting the theater in 2012.

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

• What it's about: In the final book in theTwilight series, Edward and Bella get married, consummate their relationship, and then deal with the consequences (to say the least). The 2012 release will portray the second half of the book, with Bella as a vampire as they raise their newborn hybrid vampire child.
• Who's starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and the rest of the usual cast are reprising their roles, along with some new faces. Check out the cast of vampires and the young actress who's playing the most pivotal role.
• Release date: Nov. 16

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

• What it's about: The prequel to the Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit is the story of Bilbo Baggins's journey — and adventures along the way — through Middle Earth.
• Who's starring: Martin Freeman is playing Bilbo, and several Lord of the Rings cast members, like Elijah Wood, will also appear.
• Watch the trailer for The Hobbit.
• Release date: Dec. 14

On the Road by Jack Kerouac

• What it's about: A classic beat novel, the 1960s legend is one you should have already read — or should re-read to prep for theupcoming film version.
• Who's starring: Garret Hedlund, Kristen Stewart and Kirsten Dunst.
• Release date: Dec. 27

Cosmopolis by Don DeLillo

• What it's about: A wealthy young asset manager spends a day making his way across Manhattan in a limo in pursuit of a haircut.
• Who's starring: Robert Pattinson plays leading man Eric Packer; Jay Baruchel, Paul Giamatti, and Juliette Binoche will also star.
• Release date: TBA

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49 Movies That Will Define 2012

It's not all about the Olympics next year

13. Young Adult (10th February)

The Talent: Director Jason Reitman, stars Charlize Theron and Patton Oswalt.

The Pitch: Teen-lit author Mavis Gary (Charlize Theron) mistakes fiction for reality when she tries to recapture her own high school glory days.

The Hook: Reitman's reunion with Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody promises another bittersweet cocktail of sharp dialogue and sweet emotion.

Defining Feature: Theron is back in a big way this year, but take a look at the rare live-action leading role for Oswalt, aka Remy fromRatatouille.

31. Snow White And The Huntsman (1st June)

The Talent: Director Rupert Sanders, stars Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron and Chris Hemsworth.

The Pitch: New twist on an old legend, as the Evil Queen hires a huntsman to find the "fairest of them all."

The Hook: The first of competing Snow White adaptations - beforeMirror, Mirror - boasts the better cast and the bigger buzz.

Defining Feature: Never mind Stewart exploring new options afterTwilight. Theron is going to be the actress of 2012

41. Taken 2 (5th October)

The Talent: Director Olivier Megaton, stars Liam Neeson and Maggie Grace.

The Pitch: Retired black ops agent Bryan Mills is forced to come to the rescue once again.

The Hook: The sequel to the hit nobody was expecting, this will rivalThe Expendables 2 as the year's most exciting guilty pleasure.

Defining Feature: Taken defined Liam Neeson's recent reinvention as a hard-man, so this is all about Mr "I will find you and kill you" Mills.

44. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (16th November)

The Talent: Director Bill Condon, stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner.

The Pitch: Edward, newly-fanged Bella and their l'il baby vampire take on the forces of darkness.

The Hook: The Twilight finale. Regardless of the lukewarm reaction toBreaking Dawn, Part 1, your kid sister will love it.

Defining Feature: Splitting the final story in two a la Harry Pottershould at least mean one thing - action!

45. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (14th December)

The Talent: Director Peter Jackson, stars Martin Freeman Ian McKellen and Richard Armitage.

The Pitch: Long before The Lord Of The Rings, hobbit Bilbo Baggins set out on an adventure with a company of dwarves.

The Hook: After a loooong delay, Jackson returns to Middle Earth with the first in a two-part prequel to his masterwork.

Defining Feature: After helping Spielberg on Tintin, this will be Jackson's first film in 3D.

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Lee Pace to be in The Hobbit

Exactly One Year Before The Hobbit Opens, The Official Blurb Is Unveiled

One year from today, the first in Peter Jackson’s pair of Hobbitfilms will finally be playing in cinemas. Another way to look at that is: crikey, Jackson, you’re not going to sleep much for the next twelve months. On the upside, though, maybe you’ll get a bit of kip between films one and two, once most of the actual photography is in the can.

This won’t be so much An Unexpected Journey as a droolingly anticipated one.

Personally, I can’t wait to be back in the shire and I’m beyond curious about what Jackson will do with 3D, and how he’s exploiting 48fps cinematography. Exciting times.

So, indulge me a little as I share the full “one year out” blurb from the studio. The plot-related stuff is in bold.

From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first of two films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. The second film will be The Hobbit: There and Back Again.
Both films are set in Middle-earth 60 years before The Lord of the Rings, which Jackson and his filmmaking team brought to the big screen in the blockbuster trilogy that culminated with the Oscar®-winning The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers.
Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever…Gollum.
Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of guile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum’s “precious” ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities … A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.
Ian McKellen returns as Gandalf the Grey, the character he played in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Martin Freeman in the central role of Bilbo Baggins. Also reprising their roles from The Lord of the Rings movies are: Cate Blanchett as Galadriel; Ian Holm as the elder Bilbo; Christopher Lee as Saruman; Hugo Weaving as Elrond; Elijah Wood as Frodo; Orlando Bloom as Legolas; and Andy Serkis as Gollum.
The ensemble cast also includes (in alphabetical order) Richard Armitage, John Bell, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry, Ryan Gage, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Barry Humphries, Stephen Hunter, William Kircher, Evangeline Lilly, Sylvester McCoy, Bret McKenzie, Graham McTavish, Mike Mizrahi, James Nesbitt, Dean O’Gorman, Lee Pace, Mikael Persbrandt, Conan Stevens, Ken Stott, Jeffrey Thomas, and Aidan Turner.
The screenplays for both The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again are by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Guillermo del Toro and Peter Jackson. Jackson is also producing the films, together with Fran Walsh and Carolynne Cunningham. The executive producers are Alan Horn, Ken Kamins, Toby Emmerich and Zane Weiner, with Boyens serving as co-producer.
Under Jackson’s direction, both movies are being shot consecutively in digital 3D using the latest camera and stereo technology. Filming is taking place at Stone Street Studios, Wellington, and on location around New Zealand.
Among the creative behind-the-scenes team returning to Jackson’s crew are director of photography Andrew Lesnie, production designer Dan Hennah, conceptual designers Alan Lee and John Howe, composer Howard Shore and make-up and hair designer Peter King. The costumes are designed by Ann Maskrey and Richard Taylor. The score is being composed by Howard Shore.
Taylor is also overseeing the design and production of weaponry, armour and prosthetics which are once again being made by the award winning Weta Workshop. Weta Digital take on the visual effects for both films, led by the film’s visual effects supervisor, Joe Letteri. Post production will take place at Park Road Post Production in Wellington.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again are productions of New Line Cinema and MGM, with New Line managing production. Warner Bros Pictures is handling worldwide theatrical distribution, with select international territories as well as all international television licensing, being handled by MGM.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be released beginning December 14, 2012. The second film, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, is slated for release the following year, beginning December 13, 2013.

Look at that – December 13, 2013, less than two years away.

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