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Thursday, September 11, 2014
Thursday, June 26, 2014
John Green to be at LeakyCon 2014
John Green will be at this year's LeakyCon, being held July 30-Aug. 3 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
There will of course be panels with the authors (among which is not only John but also Laurie HalseAnderson, Holly Black, Gayle Forman, Lev Grossman, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Scott Westerfeld, Malinda Lo, Varian Johnson, Lauren Myracle, Stephanie Perkins and Rainbow Rowel) and lots of awesome stuff, like:
· Kickoff panel to meet the authors and hear what’s going on during the show.
· Panel discussion on diversity in books.
· Clinics for amateur authors to get advice from bestselling authors on improving their writing.
· A behind-the-scenes discussion about how Tumblrand the reading community work together.
· A young adult version of Jeopardy to test attendees on their knowledge of Young Adult literature.
· A discussion about the process of having your book made into a movie.
· Top young adult authors read some of their early work from when they were teenagers.
· Fun and nerdy games with authors and other aspiring writers.
The attendees will also get to go to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando and check out the soon-to-open Diagon Alley and the Hogwarts Express. During that time the attraction will be closed to the general public and only open to Leaky Con attendees.
For more info, check out the offical LeakyCon site.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
John Green talks TFIOS on "The Colbert Report" show
John talks about crying while writing TFIOS, how Esther Earl impacted the book, his vlogbrothers projects with Hank and sneaking into theatres to watch TFIOS and the fans' reactions.
Saturday, June 14, 2014
John talks TFIOS with fellow YouTubers
iJustine chats with John about TFIOS including how much they both love it immensely.
Grace Helbig talks all things random and TFIOS.
MyHarto covers Hemmingway and more with some TFIOS promo squeezed in there.
Wall Street Journal talks with Ansel and John
Wall Street Journal's Tanya Rivero talks with Ansel and John in an in-depth interview talking about adaptation hesitation, on Esther, Ansel on creating Augustus, and more.
Be sure to check out the accompanying article at the source!
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Scribe on Set Part Five: UK Edition
Huffington Post UK exclusively revealed the latest in the Scribe on Set video series with John Green.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
TFIOS at BookCon: Pictures and Recap
We were lucky enough to be able to go to BookCon and see John, Josh, Nat and the writers and producers of TFIOS this Saturday.
Pictures
(Please source us if posting elsewhere.)
Recap
EW's recap of the event
1. MOVIEMAKING WORRIES
Green said he initially resisted the idea of a film adaptation because he assumed Hollywood would try to minimize the painful parts of this story of two young cancer patients who fall in love, finding a reason to live as they face down death.
For instance, he didn’t want the actress who plays Hazel (Shailene Woodly) to be depicted without the cannula breathing tube, even in the advertising – which he assumed would never happen.
Green began to change his mind when producer Wyck Godfrey and Isaac Klausner grabbed him for a few minutes backstage at a middle school event, and did a quick sell.
“They said … ‘We’re going to see that Hazel has her cannula in every part of the movie. Her disability is going to be part of her life, but not the defining characteristic of her life,” Green said. “They had three or four minutes to talk to me, and in those three minutes they said everything I wanted to hear.”
A mild cheer went up for that.
“I felt like I had to let them try,” Green said. “And I have to say they kept every promise.
SCREAM: WOO!
LEVEL: 1, Obligatory. They’d heard this before.
2. CHANGES TO THE STORY
Green revealed that he was bothered by some of the changes in the script, but only out of envy.
“There were parts of it I was infuriated by, actually. But I was mad about things I wish I had done,” the author said. “Particularly at the end of the script. I remember I got to the last 10 pages and was like, ARRRGH! So much better. ARRRGH. I was really mad. … I worked on that for years!”
There was a moment of stunned silence as fans contemplated possible alterations to the book’s tearful finale, made by screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, best known for (500) Days of Summer.
Then Green reassured them: “They captured the tone of the book, the feel of the book, and the vibe I wanted the book to have. I have no idea how they did that, but I was very grateful. I called Wyck and said, ‘This is good, let’s not change anything.”
SCREAM: WOOOO!
LEVEL: 4, Nervous relief and curiosity.
3. JUST ASKING FOR IT
The moderator, Entertainment Weekly’s own Sara Vilkomerson, noted that actor and musician Nat Wolff (who plays Isaac, a friend of lead characters Gus and Hazel who has lost his eyesight to cancer) is the one who first brought the material to director Josh Boone.
“I said you got to get this director job, they don’t have a director for The Fault In Our Stars,” Wolff said, breaking into a mumbling impersonation: “’Ah, well … I’ll never get that.’ And then I think he just owed me, so he had to give me the part of Isaac.”
Then Wolff paused, smiled at the audience, and said: “How you guys doing?”
A scream of ecstasy erupted – for no good reason, as Green noted: “You can tell Nat is a musician because if it goes 30 seconds without screaming, he’s like, ‘What’s wrong?”
SCREAM: AHHHH!
LEVEL: 5, Swooning.
4. THE HEART WILL GO ON
Vilkomerson also asked Boone what his pitch was that earned him the job from the producers.
“I went in and told them that I thought this was Titanic, and cancer was the iceberg,” Boone said.
The rest of his answer was drowned out by a swell of bittersweet moans.
SCREAM: AWWWwwwwww …
LEVEL: 4, it hurts so good.
5. FUTURE MOVIES FROM JOHN GREEN
Boone, who worked with Wolff on the 2012 film Stuck In Love, described the actor as a good luck charm of sorts. “Nat and I are married cinematically, forever,” Boone said. (Wolff deadpanned: “Not just cinematically.”)
“That’s great. But he is not available while we’re filming Paper Towns,” Green cut in, referring to the upcoming film adaptation of his other novel, which will also feature Wolff.
A wail of excitement pierced the air, and a similar cry rose later when an audience member asked Green if his novel Looking For Alaska would also be headed to the screen soon. Green hesitated, looking back and forth between the producers, clearly not sure how to answer – but suggesting there was good news.
“None of us control Looking For Alaska,” producer Godfrey said. “But I have a feeling as of next week things will look better.”
Green smiled. “That’s a very politically astute answer, Wyck. Good job.”
SCREAM: WOOOOOOO-HOOO!
LEVEL: 7, and a double. The crowd was very eager to see both of those movies become realities.
6. TRACKS OF MY TEARS
Green addressed his now infamous crying jags during the filming in Pittsburgh.
“Well, I mean, I cried a lot, partly because there are some sad parts,” Green said. “But I also cried during the happy parts and the funny parts of the movie because I was so overwhelmed. … I might start crying right now.”
A sympathetic moan began to rumble through the auditorium.
“Yes, I did cry all the time, but I was crying because it was so overwhelming and nice,” he added. “I just felt so honored, and complete, and happy. It’s just been an amazing, amazing trip.”
SCREAM: AWWWWWWWWWwwww…
LEVEL: 7, moist eyes, downturned mouths, and hands over hearts.
7. DANGEROUS RUSH
When Vilkomerson opened the panel up to questions from the audience, there was an immediate scuffling of chairs and shoving of tables as attendees – most of them adolescent girls – began crushing toward the microphone in the center of the room.
It was so intense, and so sudden, that a panic began to break out and Green himself began calling from the stage: “Stop. Stop! STOP! STOP!!”
He ordered everyone pushing into the line to, “Go back to your seats,” saying there were already more than enough people to close out the hour-long event.
SCREAM: CEASE AND DESIST!
LEVEL: 5, it was just Green crying out this time, but he was clearly worried about someone getting hurt.
8. TURNED ON, BUT SHOULD THE LEG COME OFF?
picture credit: Rosianna
No doubt the biggest, funniest, and most emotional reaction during the BookCon panel came near the very end, when a young man wearing shorts that revealed his prosthetic leg got his turn at the microphone.
The lead male character, Gus (played by Ansel Elgort) has had one leg amputated due to his cancer, and the questioner first wanted to make a comment about the book’s famous love scene between Gus and Hazel.
“As an amputee myself, I just wanted to say thank you, John, for answering a lifelong question of mine, which is: whether, during sex, to keep my leg on or off,” the young man said, to deafening squeals of delight from the mostly female audience.
Green rocked back in his chair laughing, then brought everything to a halt by jumping off the stage to give the man a hug. When he returned to stage, Green said: “That [question] didn’t go the direction I expected!”
A woman who had a question immediately after that noted: “I think he’s got a roomful of dates already,” while Green scanned the crowd and pointing out various girls swarming him.
“He’s not going to be able to walk out,” Green said. “He keeps getting stopped!”
SCREAM: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
LEVEL: 10, that blew to roof off the convention center. Even Green said, “That was one of the highlights of my whole career.”
TFIOS at BookCon: Video
We managed to snag great seats at the TFIOS BookCon panel and catch it on video for you all. Below is each question singled in its own video in a playlist. Listed are descriptions of what you'll be watching.
It was an amazing panel, so be sure to check out the whole panel in the playlist below!
It was an amazing panel, so be sure to check out the whole panel in the playlist below!
Playlist
1: Producer Wyck Godfrey on why he thought TFIOS would make a successful movie.
2: One of the screenwriters, Michael Weber, on adapting John Green's book.
3: One of the screenwriters, Scott Neustadter, on the adaption process and keeping in contact with John.
4: Nat talks about how he became Isaac (with a hysterical Josh Boone impression to supplement).
5: Josh Boone on the process of becoming director and truncated film clips. Additionally, Wyck on how Josh is a great fit.
6: Producer Wyck Godfrey, screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber, John Green, and director Josh Boone discuss Shailene Woodley's casting as Hazel Grace Lancaster.
7: Nat Wolff on making John Green's heightened language and world work on screen.
8: John Green talks about his role as 'Girl's father' and the hairdresser's comments on hair hygiene.
9: John Green on his incessant tears on set and what it was like watching filming.
10: Director Josh Boone on the reception of the film and pleasing fans of the book.
11: Director Josh Boone discusses the scenes he was most worried about shooting.
12: John Green discussing the guts it took FOX to adapt TFIOS faithfully.
13: The panel discusses their favorite scenes.
14: John Green, Josh Boone, and Wyck Godfrey on what movie they think all English majors should watch.
15: John Green answers the fan question of the labyrinth link between Looking for Alaska and TFIOS.
16: John Green talks (around) his new project potential.
17: Fan question about the love scene answered by John Green and Josh Boone. You won't want to miss John's reaction to this!
18: John Green answers the fan question of what authors inspired him along the way.
19: John Green answers fan question about good friend and important Nerdfighter, Esther Earl.
20: John Green answering a fan question about how his ideas develop into full-length books.
21: John Green answers fan question about future works. (Stick around for the Sherlock/Doctor Who fanfic answer.)
22: John Green answers fan question about how he feels towards fanfiction about the film.
23: Panel answers fan question about who they would cosplay as at a convention.
Saturday, June 7, 2014
Premiere Interviews: Traileraddict
Trailer Addict chatted with the cast and crew of the movie at the premiere. Check out their interviews below.
Friday, June 6, 2014
John and Nat with Nashville Scene
During the Demand Our Stars promo tour stop in Nashville, John and Nat sat down with the Nashville Scene to chat all things TFIOS, Nerdfighteria, and more.
Here are the highlights:
John on Nerdfighteria expanding:
Hank and I’s focus right now is on making sure that we find ways to keep the community strong so we can continue to do the projects that interest us — to talk with them about stuff that interests us, instead of feeling like we’re talking to someone. Being able to still feel like it’s a conversation — and still have it be a conversation.
Nat on what he gets from being a musician versus acting:
I guess I get to work with my brother, which I love. And then when I’m acting, I’ve got to wait for a job, which is the annoying part...I love being good at them, but it’s not that it’s something I have the most fun doing. It takes a lot of stress out of me, and a lot of anxiety and hard work and stuff, but by the end it’s the most satisfying when I’m good — and most painful when I’m not good (laughs).
John on Caitlyn's absence in the adaptation:
No, because she was never a very important character in the book, to be honest with you (laughs). The reason that she existed in the book was so that we could see Hazel’s social isolation — but you can see that in Shai’s eyes. You don’t need it. She’s a good enough actress that it’s there. You just see it in the way the movie’s shot.
John on the ending of TFIOS:
I wanted it to be a hopeful ending. In the book, the last thing she says is, “I do,” the thing that you say when you’re getting married; in the movie, she’s wearing a white dress at the end of the movie. I also wanted her to be alive. I wanted her to be with us. And I wanted the book to end right there while she was with us.
On what makes Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber work as TFIOS's screenwriters:
JG: They get the voice of it; they get the tone of it.
NW: They’re romantics, but they’re not sentimental.
Be sure to read the rest of the fantastic interview here!
John's Latest Livestream
John recently conducted an extended livestream where he talked all things TFIOS (book and movie), his upcoming projects, the NYC premiere, and so much more. It's a really great livestream so be sure to check out the whole thing!
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
VlogBrothers: The Fault In Our Stars Movie Premiere
John vlogs from the TFIOS premiere. With special appearances by the cast, Hank, and more, John excitedly talks us through all things on the blue carpet. Make sure to watch until the end for Nat doing a hysterical impression!
Monday, June 2, 2014
NY Post: How TFIOS has Spawned a new Phenomenon
New York Post writer Gregory E. Miller wrote a piece on TFIOS and why it has become such a phenonemon. The article discusses the "sick lit" genre and why TFIOS (book and movie) does not fall into that trap but rises above it and portrays sickness and sick people truthfully. The piece also looks deeper into John's success.
“John just speaks to different generations all at once very well, and I think he’s respected the teens in the book,” says Sam Trammell, the “True Blood” star who plays Hazel’s weepy father. “It’s also about love. It’s the first time these people are falling in love. We all remember back to those first crushes, and there’s nothing more powerful than that.”
Check out the whole piece at the source.
The New Yorker profiles John Green
Margaret Talbot from the New Yorker spent a few days with John in Indianapolis and wrote an amazing profile on him.
Here is an excerpt:
On June 6th, Twentieth Century Fox releases “The Fault in Our Stars,” the movie version of John Green’s wildly successful 2012 novel about teen-agers with cancer. “T.F.I.O.S.,” as fans call it, has been on a Times best-seller list for a hundred and twenty-four consecutive weeks, and has spent forty-three weeks as the No. 1 Y.A. book. The trailer for the movie, which stars Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, has been viewed nearly twenty million times.Publishing executives talk about successful books as if they were lightning strikes, but the popularity of “The Fault in Our Stars” was no accident. Nerdfighters, who by then numbered in the millions, were evangelical about it, tucking notes into copies of the book and encouraging readers to join their movement. In fact, “The Fault in Our Stars” reached the No. 1 position on Amazon six months before it was published, when Green announced its title online. Many authors do pre-publication publicity, but Green did extra credit: he signed the entire first printing—a hundred and fifty thousand copies—which took ten weeks and necessitated physical therapy for his shoulder.In recent years, whenever Green has appeared at a book signing he has been greeted by hundreds, often thousands, of screaming fans, mostly teen-age girls. The weirdness of this is hard to overstate. Green is a writer, and his books are not about sexy vampires. “Stars” is a novel about young people with a deadly disease; its title is taken from Shakespeare, and it has an uncompromising ending. In the movie, as in the book, the lead character, Hazel Lancaster, wears an oxygen tube in her nose. Green did not write the film’s script, but he was an informal consultant, and it was important to him that the film retain this detail: “It flies in the face of the notion that romance, particularly about teen-agers, has to be straightforwardly ‘aspirational,’ as they always say.”
We really encourage you to read the whole piece. It is an amazing profile that will make you smile and maybe even cry a little.
Apple Store Soho Event
Shailene, Ansel, Nat, Laura, Sam, and Josh and John promoted TFIOS at a Q&A at the Apple Store in Soho yesterday.
Video Via PlanetShailene
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