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The Spook’s Apprentice movie

April 30, 08 //
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The Spook’s Apprentice

And here I was squeeing. The announced upcoming Spook movie has changed directing hands. Instead of Tim Burton, as previously announced, it will now be Kevin Lima. [source]

Am a bit apprehensive from the source though. Learning wizardry? Tom nor the Spook don’t have powers, much less be wizards! Sixth sense, yeah, but wizardy? So, um, yeah. I hope they get their facts straight, soon. smiley

About the director, I am not that disappointed, but not eager about it either. Lima directed some Disney movies I liked, eg. Enchanted and A Goofy Movie, after all. But I can’t help feeling that with him at the helm, the movie won’t be something I’d expect it to be: dark, surreal but at the same time warm and familiar.

I’m not sure I made my self clear though. Anyway, I’ll wait and see. 2009 is still far away to judge the whole pre-production. I am still optimistic about this.

For the meantime, I’ll be anticipating the release of the fifth book, The Spook’s Mistake, in June. Oh dear! It’s almost June!

Squee!

February 5, 08 //
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Yey! Two great and exciting news! (One great, the other ultimately better)

I’ve made it clear that I am a fan of Joseph Delaney’s the Wardstone Chronicles, yes? (Which I fondly call the Spook Books)

The Spook's Mistake, cover The fifth book , The Spook’s Mistake, will be released earlier this year, June 5th. Now, I just hope I get hold of this book much earlier this year and not wait for 2 whole freaking months. With the other British book out of the picture, I am very optimistic about this.

That’s only the great news.

The exciting news is, there has been an announcement that there’s gonna be a movie based on the first book: The Spook’s Apprentice slated for 2009. And the best thing about this news? Tim Burton is directing. TIM BURTON people!!!

I am filled with so much geek love right now, (and sugar) that I can explode with happiness!!! And don’t forget the Tintin movie (also slated for 2009) and not to mention the Spiderwick Chronicles movie this month.

SQUEE.

The books I have yet to read.

January 21, 08 //
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Thick books that I have yet to read have piled up

Yes, that is the lot of my books that I have yet to read. They are books that I accumulated from last year, but have yet to read.1 Some of these, I have actually already started with, but as time constraints would have it, unfinished. And to think I actually finished “The Spook’s Battle” in a day without a hitch last year. But then again, it’s supposedly a children’s book.

The books (from top to bottom):

I really should start finishing these, so I can start anew and read more books!!! 2


  1. And yes, that is me in the picture presenting the books. I don’t have a working digital camera anymore, so I have to use Ai’s built-in iSight ↩
  2. Which is always a good thing, right? ↩
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