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Simba
Hal Hinson of The Washington Post gave the character a negative review . Labeling Timon and Pumbaa the only interesting characters in The Lion King , Hinson questioned Simba 's role as the film 's hero . Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times agreed , `` A movie 's heroes may have their names above the title , but often as not it 's the sidekicks who get the real work done . '' Turan went on to pan Simba , describing him as `` irritatingly callow . '' Chris Hick of the Deseret News complained about the fact that Simba and the other `` characters in The Lion King are not as warm and fuzzy as other Disney animated features , '' crediting this with making `` the film a bit tougher to warm ( up ) to . '' ComingSoon.net strongly panned Simba as a lead character , writing , `` typically for Disney animated fare , it 's the hero who is the weak link being both blandly designed and blandly performed . '' Acknowledging the character 's Shakespearean origins , The Baltimore Sun 's Stephen Hunter gave Simba a negative review , writing , `` Alas ... Simba stands in for Hamlet , but he 's a lot less complicated ; in fact , he 's less complicated than Morris the Cat or Sylvester . '' Hunter continued , `` Simba the Exile is even less interesting than Simba the Prince . '' Christopher Null of Contactmusic.com was critical of Weaver 's performance as the singing voice of Young Simba , writing , `` If there 's anything annoying about the film , it 's the singing . Young Simba sounds like a young Michael Jackson ... You almost do n't want him to succeed . '' However , Null reacted more positively towards Broderick 's performance .
Helena Bonham Carter
Bonham Carter began her film career playing the title character in Lady Jane ( 1986 ) , and playing Lucy Honeychurch in A Room with a View ( 1985 ) . Her other film roles include Ophelia in Hamlet ( 1990 ) , Where Angels Fear to Tread ( 1991 ) , Howards End ( 1992 ) , Elizabeth Lavenza in Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein ( 1994 ) , Woody Allen 's Mighty Aphrodite ( 1995 ) , Marla Singer in Fight Club ( 1999 ) , Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter series ( 2007 -- 11 ) , Skynet in Terminator Salvation ( 2009 ) , Miss Havisham in Great Expectations ( 2012 ) , Madame Thénardier in Les Misérables ( 2012 ) , the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella ( 2015 ) and Rose Weil in Ocean 's 8 ( 2018 ) . She has frequently collaborated with director Tim Burton ; in Planet of the Apes ( 2001 ) , Big Fish ( 2003 ) , Corpse Bride ( 2005 ) , Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ( 2005 ) , Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ( 2007 ) , Dark Shadows ( 2012 ) , and playing the Red Queen in Alice in Wonderland ( 2010 ) and its sequel Alice Through the Looking Glass ( 2016 ) . Her other television films include A Pattern of Roses ( 1983 ) , Fatal Deception : Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald ( 1993 ) , Live from Baghdad ( 2002 ) , Toast ( 2010 ) , and Burton & Taylor ( 2013 ) . In 2018 , she is set to portray Princess Margaret in the Netflix drama series The Crown .
Timon and Pumbaa
Based on the characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern from Hamlet , Timon and Pumbaa are played by Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella . Timon was animated and created by Michael Surrey . They made their first appearances in the 1994 film when they shooed away the vultures that swarmed around young Simba , who had collapsed from heat exhaustion . Timon and Pumbaa then took the collapsed lion cub back to a small pool , where they splashed water on him to wake him up . After Simba is awakened by the two , they introduce themselves and welcome Simba to stay with them and follow their hakuna matata philosophy . At first , Simba is confused about Timon and Pumbaa 's lifestyle , but it is explained to him in the song `` Hakuna Matata '' .
Iliad
Dan Simmons ' epic science fiction adaptation / tribute , Ilium was released ( 2003 ) , received a Locus Award for best science fiction novel of 2003 . Troy ( 2004 ) , a loose film adaptation of the Iliad , received mixed reviews but was a commercial success , particularly in international sales . It grossed $133 million in the United States and $497 million worldwide , making it the 88th top - grossing movie of all time . Eric Shanower 's Image Comics series , Age of Bronze , which began in 1998 , retells the legend of the Trojan War . Alice Oswald 's sixth collection , Memorial ( 2011 ) , is based on but departs from the narrative form of the Iliad to focus on , and so commemorate , the individually - named characters whose deaths are mentioned in that poem . Later in October 2011 , Memorial was shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize , but in December 2011 , Oswald withdrew the book from the shortlist , citing concerns about the ethics of the prize 's sponsors . The Rage of Achilles , by American author and Yale Writers ' Conference founder Terence Hawkins , recounts the Iliad as a novel in modern , sometimes graphic language . Informed by Julian Jaynes ' theory of the bicameral mind and the historicity of the Trojan War , it depicts its characters as real men to whom the gods appear only as hallucinations or command voices during the sudden and painful transition to truly modern consciousness .
The Gift of the Magi
The story has been adapted to films , The Sacrifice ( 1909 ) , Love 's Surprises Are Futile ( 1916 ) , The Gift of the Magi ( 1917 ) , a segment of O. Henry 's Full House ( 1952 ) , The Gift of Love ( 1978 ) , The Gift of the Magi ( 1958 ) , Dary magów ( Poland , 1972 ) , Christmas Eve on Sesame Street ( 1978 ) , I 'll not be a gangster , love ( Не буду гангстером , дорогая / Nebūsiu gangsteriu , brangioji , USSR , 1978 ) , Mickey 's Once Upon a Christmas ( 1999 ) , The Gift of the Magi ( 2004 ) and the short film for the Irish band The Script in 2010 called For the First Time . Love , another French movie , based some of its scenes on this story . Raincoat ( 2004 ) , a Hindi film directed by Rituparno Ghosh is an adaptation of the story . The Greek film directed by Ismene Daskarolis ( 2014 ) places it in the economical crisis of Greece today . The Mexican film Nosotros los pobres includes this tale as a small sub-plot . There is also a Bulgarian short film adaptation known as `` Darovete na vlahvite '' ( 2013 ) directed by Ivan Abadjiev .
How Far I'll Go
When the movie had its first theater release worldwide , the song numbered 44 versions , including a special Tahitian - language adaptation created specifically for the movie . For promotional purposes , South African singer Lira and Filipino singer and actress Janella Salvador recorded their own English - language versions of the song in order to play them over the end credits on the South African and Filipino release of the film , while Indonesian singer Maudy Ayunda and Malaysian singer Ayda Jebat recorded their own versions of the song respectively in Indonesian and Malaysian language .
It (novel)
The first of a two - part feature film adaptation , It , was released on September 8 , 2017 . It is directed by Andy Muschietti , with a screenplay by Chase Palmer , Cary Fukunaga and Gary Dauberman . Instead of a dual narrative , the first film is solely an adaptation of the section that features the characters as children , though the setting has been updated to the late 1980s . It stars Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise and Jaeden Lieberher as Bill Denbrough . Supporting roles are played by Finn Wolfhard , Sophia Lillis , Jack Dylan Grazer , Wyatt Oleff , Chosen Jacobs , Jeremy Ray Taylor , Owen Teague , Nicholas Hamilton , Logan Thompson and Jake Sim . The second film , yet to be produced , will adapt the `` adult '' section and update the setting to the 2010s .
Game of Thrones
The first two seasons adapted one novel each . For the later seasons , its creators see Game of Thrones as an adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire as a whole rather than the individual novels ; this enables them to move events across novels , according to screen - adaptation requirements .
West Side Story
On October 18 , 1961 , a film adaptation of the musical was released . It received praise from critics and the public , and became the second highest - grossing film of the year in the United States . The film won ten Academy Awards in its eleven nominated categories , including Best Picture and a special award for Robbins . The film holds the distinction of being the musical film with the most Academy Award wins ( 10 wins ) , including Best Picture . Rita Moreno ( Anita ) was the first Latino actress ever to win an Oscar . The soundtrack album won a Grammy Award and was ranked No. 1 on the Billboard chart for a record 54 weeks .
The Jungle Book (2016 film)
On July 9 , 2013 , Walt Disney Pictures announced that a live - action adaptation of Rudyard Kipling 's short story collection The Jungle Book was in development , with Justin Marks set to write the script . The film would be Disney 's second live - action adaptation of Kipling 's works , following the 1994 film and the 1998 direct - to - video film Mowgli 's Story ; and the studio 's fourth overall after the 1967 animated film . Jon Favreau was confirmed as director on November 5 , 2013 . Favreau as a child used to watch Disney 's 1967 animated film . He felt the need to strike a balance between the two films by retaining the buoyant spirit of the 1967 film , including some of its memorable songs , while crafting a film with more realism and peril . He also stressed the importance of nature and realized how things have shifted during Kipling 's time and now , `` In Kipling 's time , nature was something to be overcome . Now nature is something to be protected . '' He was encouraged by Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn to take advantage of the film 's setting and story as an opportunity to use the latest advancements in photorealistic rendering , computer - generated imagery , and motion capture technologies . The story of the film is not independently taken from Kipling 's works , but also borrows cinematic inspirations from other films , including the child - mentor relationship in Shane ( 1953 ) , the establishment of rules in a dangerous world from Goodfellas ( 1990 ) and the use of a shadowy jungle figure in Apocalypse Now ( 1979 ) .
The Shining (film)
In Stanley Kubrick and the Art of Adaptation , author Greg Jenkins writes `` A toadish figure in the book , Ullman has been utterly reinvented for the film ; he now radiates charm , grace and gentility . ''
The Great Gatsby
The 1926 stage adaptation of Owen Davis , subsequently developed , became the 1926 film version . The play , directed by George Cukor , opened on Broadway on February 2 , 1926 and ran for 112 performances . A successful tour later in the year included the performances Chicago , 1 August 20 through 2 October . In July 2006 , Simon Levy 's stage adaptation , the only one authorized and granted exclusive rights by the Fitzgerald Estate , had its world premiere at The Guthrie Theater to commemorate the opening of its new theatre , directed by David Esbjornson . It was subsequently produced by Seattle Repertory Theatre . In 2012 , a revised / reworked version was produced at Arizona Theatre Company and Grand Theatre in London , Ontario , Canada . Gatz by Elevator Repair Service earned the # 1 in the best in 2010 NYC theatre from The New York Times ' Ben Brantley . An award - winning Off - Broadway production .
Brave New World
Bernard takes a holiday with Lenina outside the World State to a Savage Reservation in New Mexico , in which the two observe natural - born people , disease , the aging process , other languages , and religious lifestyles for the first time . ( The culture of the village folk resembles the contemporary Native American groups of the region , descendants of the Anasazi , including the Puebloan peoples of Acoma , Laguna and Zuni . ) Bernard and Lenina witness a violent public ritual and then encounter Linda , a woman originally from the World State who is living on the reservation with her son John , now a young man . She , too , visited the reservation on a holiday many years ago , but became separated from her group and was left behind . She had meanwhile become pregnant by a fellow - holidaymaker ( who is revealed to be Bernard 's boss , the Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning ) . She did not try to return to the World State , because of her shame at her pregnancy . Despite spending his whole life in the reservation , John has never been accepted by the villagers , and his and Linda 's lives have been hard and unpleasant . Linda has taught John to read , although from the only two books in her possession -- a scientific manual and the complete works of Shakespeare . Ostracised by the villagers , John is able to articulate his feelings only in terms of Shakespearean drama , especially the tragedies of Othello , Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet . Linda now wants to return to London , and John , too , wants to see this `` brave new world '' . Bernard sees an opportunity to thwart plans to exile him , and gets permission to take Linda and John back . On their return to London , John meets the Director and calls him his `` father '' , a vulgarity which causes a roar of laughter . The humiliated Director resigns in shame before he can follow through with exiling Bernard .
Rogue One
Months after the film was released , Marvel Comics adapted the film into a six - part comic book miniseries , which adds extra content . The miniseries ' complete collection is scheduled to be released on December 12 , 2017 .
Hamlet
In the 20th century , feminist critics opened up new approaches to Gertrude and Ophelia . New Historicist and cultural materialist critics examined the play in its historical context , attempting to piece together its original cultural environment . They focused on the gender system of early modern England , pointing to the common trinity of maid , wife , or widow , with whores outside of that stereotype . In this analysis , the essence of Hamlet is the central character 's changed perception of his mother as a whore because of her failure to remain faithful to Old Hamlet . In consequence , Hamlet loses his faith in all women , treating Ophelia as if she too were a whore and dishonest with Hamlet . Ophelia , by some critics , can be seen as honest and fair ; however , it is virtually impossible to link these two traits , since ' fairness ' is an outward trait , while ' honesty ' is an inward trait . Hamlet
Jesus Christ Superstar
A film adaptation of Jesus Christ Superstar was released in 1973 and was the eighth highest - grossing film of that year . The film , directed by Norman Jewison , was shot in Israel and other Middle Eastern locations . Ted Neeley , Carl Anderson and Yvonne Elliman were each nominated for a Golden Globe Award for their portrayals of Jesus , Judas and Mary Magdalene , respectively . Bob Bingham ( Caiaphas ) and Barry Dennen ( Pilate ) also reprised their roles . Though it attracted criticism from some religious groups , the film was generally well received . A new song , called `` Then We Are Decided '' and phrased as a dialogue between Caiaphas and Annas , was written and composed for this adaptation .
The Walt Disney Company
Disney 's film studios stayed busy as well . Averaging five or six releases per year during this period . While the production of shorts slowed significantly during the 1950s and 1960s , the studio released a number of popular animated features , like Lady and the Tramp ( 1955 ) , Sleeping Beauty ( 1959 ) and One Hundred and One Dalmatians ( 1961 ) , which introduced a new xerography process to transfer the drawings to animation cels . Disney 's live - action releases were spread across a number of genres , including historical fiction ( Johnny Tremain , 1957 ) , adaptations of children 's books ( Pollyanna , 1960 ) and modern - day comedies ( The Shaggy Dog , 1959 ) . Disney 's most successful film of the 1960s was a live action / animated musical adaptation of Mary Poppins , which was one of the all - time highest - grossing movies and received five Academy Awards , including Best Actress for Julie Andrews and Best Song for Robert B. Sherman & Richard M. Sherman for `` Chim Chim Cher - ee '' . The theme park design and architectural group became so integral to the Disney studio 's operations that the studio bought it on February 5 , 1965 , along with the WED Enterprises name .
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
Steve Kloves , the screenwriter for the previous instalments , returned for Goblet of Fire . On adapting the 734 - page book into a feature - length film , Kloves commented that `` we always thought it would be two movies , but we could never figure out a way to break it in two . So it will be a different experience from the book . ''
Ramayana
Multiple modern , English - language adaptations of the epic exist , namely Ram Chandra Series by Amish Tripathi , Ramayana Series by Ashok Banker and a mythopoetic novel , Asura : Tale of the Vanquished by Anand Neelakantan . Another Indian author , Devdutt Pattanaik , has published three different retellings and commentaries of Ramayana titled Sita , The Book Of Ram and Hanuman 's Ramayan .
Bourne (film series)
All three of Ludlum 's novels were adapted for the screen , featuring Matt Damon as the title character in each . Doug Liman directed The Bourne Identity ( 2002 ) and Paul Greengrass directed The Bourne Supremacy ( 2004 ) , The Bourne Ultimatum ( 2007 ) and Jason Bourne ( 2016 ) . Tony Gilroy co-wrote each film except for Jason Bourne and directed The Bourne Legacy ( 2012 ) .
Yorick
Although Tchaikowsky 's skull was not used in the performances of this production , its use during rehearsals affected some interpretations and line readings : for example , Rylance delivered the line `` That skull had a tongue in it , and could sing once '' with especial reproach . In this production , Hamlet retained Yorick 's skull throughout subsequent scenes , and it was eventually placed on a mantelpiece as a `` talisman '' during his final duel with Laertes . In 2008 , Tchaikowsky 's skull was used by David Tennant in an RSC production of Hamlet at the Courtyard Theatre , Stratford - upon - Avon . It was later announced that the skull had been replaced after it became apparent that news of the skull distracted the audience too much from the play . This was untrue however , and the skull was used as a prop throughout the run of the production after its move to London 's West End .
It (2017 film)
On March 12 , 2009 , Variety reported that Warner Bros. would bring Stephen King 's novel to the big screen , with David Kajganich adapting the novel , and Dan Lin , Roy Lee and Doug Davison producing the piece . When Kajganich learnt of Warner Bros . ' plans to adapt King 's novel , he went after the job . Knowing that Warner Bros. was committed to adapting It as a single feature film , Kajganich began to reread the novel in an attempt to try to find a structure that would accommodate such a large number of characters in two different time periods , around 120 pages , which was one of Warner Bros . ' stipulations . Kajganich worked with Lin , Lee , and Davison on The Invasion ( 2007 ) , and he knew they would champion good storytelling , and allow him the time to work out a solid first draft of the screenplay . Kajganich spoke of the remake being set in the , `` mid-1980s and in the present ... mirroring the twenty - odd - year gap King uses in the book ... and with a great deal of care and attention paid to the backstories of all the characters '' .
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
Goblet of Fire is the first film adaptation not to begin at Privet Drive ; after the opening sequence , Harry awakens at the Burrow on the morning of the Quidditch World Cup .
Hamlet
Hamlet 's soliloquies have also captured the attention of scholars . Hamlet interrupts himself , vocalising either disgust or agreement with himself , and embellishing his own words . He has difficulty expressing himself directly and instead blunts the thrust of his thought with wordplay . It is not until late in the play , after his experience with the pirates , that Hamlet is able to articulate his feelings freely .
A Walk Among the Tombstones (film)
A film adaptation of Lawrence Block 's novel had been in development for several years with a script from Scott Frank . In 2002 , Harrison Ford was attached to star and D.J. Caruso to direct . In May 2012 , Liam Neeson had reportedly signed on to play Matthew Scudder in the film , with Frank himself directing and production slated to begin February 2013 .
How to Make an American Quilt
In a review for The New York Times , Caryn James gave praise to both Moorhouse 's `` cut - to - the - quick '' direction and Anderson 's script for crafting an adaptation of a `` decidedly uncinematic novel . '' She added that the film manages to give off the impression that `` we are not watching movie women but real women , with shaky judgment and lifetimes of reasons to resent and forgive one another as well as all the men in their lives . '' Roger Ebert commended the stories involving Woodard and Capshaw 's characters for being the most heartfelt but found the rest of them devoid of any emotional resonance compared to the tales told in the film adaptation of Amy Tan 's The Joy Luck Club , saying that they have lives `` largely recycled from sweet movies and tasteful romantic novels . '' Eve Zibart of The Washington Post said that despite Bancroft 's performance being `` right on the ceiling '' in terms of over the top and saying that Ryder `` seems for once to be acting , and not entirely comfortably '' , she praised the rest of the actresses for being `` theatrical indulgence by a cast of stahs . ''
Across the River and into the Trees
A feature film is being adapted , which would star Pierce Brosnan with Martin Campbell directing . The producers are going to be Kirstin Roegner and John Smallcombe .
A Beautiful Mind (film)
The film opened in the United States cinemas on December 21 , 2001 . It went on to gross over $313 million worldwide and won four Academy Awards , for Best Picture , Best Director , Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress . It was also nominated for Best Actor , Best Film Editing , Best Makeup and Best Original Score .
The Shining (film)
The animosity of King toward Kubrick 's adaptation has dulled over time . During an interview segment on the Bravo channel , King stated that the first time he watched Kubrick 's adaptation , he found it to be `` dreadfully unsettling '' .
Hamlet
Demented by grief at Polonius 's death , Ophelia wanders Elsinore . Laertes arrives back from France , enraged by his father 's death and his sister 's madness . Claudius convinces Laertes that Hamlet is solely responsible , but a letter soon arrives indicating that Hamlet has returned to Denmark , foiling Claudius ' plan . Claudius switches tactics , proposing a fencing match between Laertes and Hamlet to settle their differences . Laertes will be given a poison - tipped foil , and Claudius will offer Hamlet poisoned wine as a congratulation if that fails . Gertrude interrupts to report that Ophelia has drowned , though it is unclear whether it was suicide or an accident exacerbated by her madness . The
The Giver
In 2014 , a film adaptation was released , starring Jeff Bridges , Meryl Streep and Brenton Thwaites . The novel forms a loose quartet with three other books set in the same future era , known as The Giver Quartet : Gathering Blue ( 2000 ) , Messenger ( 2004 ) , and Son ( 2012 ) .