Wrinkle in Time movie? was Re: Tuck Everlasting

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--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "jenP_97" <jenP_97 at y...> wrote:
> ... but I had no idea about _A Wrinkle in Time_ (perhaps *the* book 
> that convinced me that reading was the best pasttime ever...).  Is 
> this a theater movie, or a tv movie?  Where did you see trailers 
> for it? <

As it has already been noted, the AWiT project is a mini-series 
for "The Wonderful World of Disney". It was originally slated to air, 
I think, last autumn but got moved to February and then subsequently 
September 2002. Madeleine L'Engle's personal site stays it hasn't any 
confirmed air dates and to check back for news.

I'll have to dig up the address for where I saw the trailer on the 
web. It's also available on the "Spy Kids" DVD (don't know about the 
VHS version).


--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "aurigae_prime" <ZaraLyon at a...> wrote:
> Compared to that, the Wrinkle in Time movie looks like heaven on 
> earth. <

I hope you're right :). Like I said, I'm trying to be optimistic but 
the trailer set a few alarms off for me. It shows what appears to be 
Mr. Murry in a lab when "something" goes wrong and there's also a 
different scene of him having a heart-to-heart chat with Meg out on 
the star-gazing rock. I'm presuming at least one, possibly both, of 
these incidents take place before he disappears which means that the 
audience will meet Mr. Murry before the children rescue him. I rather 
liked how in the book the unseen Mr. Murry was this mysterious, 
looming figure. When the reader is finally introduced to him, it's 
quite surprising. My other main concern is that the movie looks 
so...well...contemporary. One thing that always struck me about 
L'Engle's Time Quartet books are that they have this 
odd "nostalgic/futuristic" vibe to them. Some elements seem to echo 
the 1960-70's era but there are also hints that these stories take 
place in the near future. There's a timelessness about them that 
perfectly fits the stories and themes. I can't explain it; 
it's just a personal feeling I get from those books. But the movie 
looks like any other family film circa 2002 - nothing unique except 
for some spiffy visual effects. And of course, nothing and no one 
looks like how I pictured them, but I can live with that. Maybe :) . 
Oh, and one other very important thing. I can't imagine what the odds 
would be in finding a child actor who could match Charles Wallace's 
preternatural maturity and strangeness. I so, so hope that the mini-
series is good and am definately willing to give it a chance. Anyway, 
there's always the book to come back to if the movie doesn't meet my 
hopes and expectations! I have to remind myself when/if Tom Hanks 
ever does get around to filming "The Polar Express".

> Here's a question, in case anyone knows the answer: L'Engle is 
> supposed to be working on a new book, another one about Meg. Has 
> anyone heard anything about publishing dates? I'm waiting for this  
> as anxiously as I am OoP. <

I've read that L'Engle was writing a book about Meg at age 50. She 
was reportedly about half-way finished but then suffered a series of 
personal problems and tragedies over the past few years and work on 
the book has understandably been delayed. Howver she has had a number 
of new titles published in the interim so there is hope that the Meg 
book will one day be released.

Whew! That was a long message :) . My apologizes in advance for any 
typos and other mistakes.