READER'S ROCK LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE VOL 2 ISSUE 4 NOVEMBER 2014 VOL 2 ISSUE 6 - JAN-FEB 2015 | Page 28

Happy New Year!!! Last year just flew by for me,
but I suppose that happens when you get older,
right? I was able to see a few movies in the
theatre, two of which I discussed (Mockingjay,
part 1 and The Giver) previously. There are
several that will be released this coming season
and I thought I'd take this month to highlight
some of the anticipated book to film releases
already slated for 2015. In no particular order:
1. Insurgent – my daughter is insisting that I
watch these movies though they feel too similar
to the Hunger Games and as with HG, too
reminiscent of The Giver. It is, however a much
anticipated release. (3/20/15 US release)
2. Mortdecai – I have not yet read the book (The
Mortdecai Trilogy by Kyril Bonfiglioli) but I will
have to since I am eager to see this Johnny Depp
film costarring a slew of brilliant actors
including the fabulous Ewan McGregor!
(1/23/15 US release)
3. Seventh Son – They had me at Ben Barnes and
Jeff Bridges. Based on The Spook's Apprentice by
Joseph Delaney (which has been on my “to be
read” list for too long), this film should be a

pleaser for the YA fantasy crowd. (2/6/15 US
release)
4. Fifty Shades of Grey – I cannot NOT mention
this film though I have been unable to finish
even the first book (don't get me started on this
one). This film apparently is one of THE most
anticipated new releases of 2015 though I
cannot for the life of me understand why.
(2/13/15 US release)
5. Serena – Honestly, I would have left this one
off if not for the cast. Jennifer Lawrence and
Bradley Cooper are two of my favorite actors
and while I have not yet read this book either, I
look forward to both book and movie. (2/26/15
US release)
6. The Scorch Trials – another sequel in a series I
am just not able to get excited about. This is the
follow up to The Maze Runner and based on the
novels by James Dashner. It seems another
variation of the Hunger Games/Giver/Divergent
groups though admittedly The Giver precedes all
of the others and should be given more
acknowledgements for that. (9/18/15 US
release)