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Universal to Make Cirque du Freak
By James Wray Jan 14, 2005, 22:14 GMT
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This sounds like an amazing movie--the books are great and with new stunning technology and effects, I just hope this can be a great hit.
I read the books,they're great!I know the movie will be cool,'cause like I said the books are awsome!!!!!
This is awesome!!......i just hope the movie isn't different from the books :S..... But i can't wait till the movie comes out! =)
does any one know when the auditions are
...A.Cirque.Du Freak.Movie...?
**trying to gather thought**
*Freaks Out* HOLY CRAP!!! IT'S LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE! Me,I thought about contacting the real Darren Shan and asking him if he would let me do an animated series out of it (sure it will take me a heck lot of time and work doing sketches,but it's just me) but this is so much better instead of episode after episode, a movie is just, damn i can't find the right words, but it doesn't matter 'cause theres gonna be a movie! I can't wait and maybe since it's only based upon three books and theres like twelve book(recently checked^_^!) Theres gonna be like four movies, right?...right? Well i don't know i'm bearly fourteen and i blab because i blab and sorry if i wrote to much im just...SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS I COULD JUST AND I THINK I AM...hold up a minute **constently girlish squeels**...OK! im back i just had to throw that out off my system, and well yeah! I think this whole Cirque Du Freak movie thing is so going to work out big time. (i only wished darren was a girl so i could act out as him) Well see ya! And this better work out and come soon cause i'm not one of those patient people who hear good news and wait for it.
PS: Thank You So Very Much For This!^-^
I think this movie thing is going to be great... Hopefully they leave in all the goods though, movies sometimes have a way of ripping a book to pieces...oh well it does not matter, I will be there on opening night along with my two nephews.
yeah i heard about that i wonder when its coming out? i met darren at one of his book signings and i asked him about a movie he said he doesnt know anything about it..........
dorks
Its great to know one of your favorite books are coming out with a movie. Darren Shan is a pure genius when it comes to lureing people into reading his books. Universal Pictures are known for making the top sellers. Just hopefully the movie characters are unknown characters so it can give the watchers a clean slate on the actors. If they had some Brad Pitt play Vancha March, it would be kind of odd because of his other movies, and we wouldnt see him in that kind of way. Also, it would really suck if they made Harkat an animation. Keep him a robot or an actual person. That would be cool.
my favorite book!!!!!its going to be a movie now!!
ok im commenting on this again because i wanted to make this book a movie and i always wanted it to be a movie and now it will be <3
Cirque Du Freak si AWESOME!!!!!!!!! The movie is going to be AWESOME!!
holly....!!! O MY GOD!!!!...... i cant find the right words. hold on. *screams for joy* ok back. dude this is awsome more than awsome..incredible! ive read all 9 of the books 3 times each no joke. i LOVE Darren Shan. every time i read Debbie i'd put my name for hers. whoever is gonna play the role for Darrren better be VERY hot, one that i can drool over every day. ;) oh and when and where will the audition be i have to audition for Debbie (maybe i could kiss Darren Shan)when are the movies coming out? it better be quick. ive been grieving and day dreaming over it. i LOVE the books sooooooo much that i really believe that these stories are true because,just think, the author is Darren Shan and the one that i LOVE is Darren Shan... get it? i know that one day i will meet Darren Shan and let him take me, take me away with him so we can be together forever. ;D I LOVE CIQUE DU FREAK!!!!!!!!!
OMG!!! that is amazing!! i love the books, and now a movie!!??? i love it!!!!! ::tries not to die of happiness:: XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD i can't wait!
I really loved the books and I think that it COULD be a great movie. I just hope that they do it in more then one movie instead of mashing them all together.
its me again. i just cant get this off of my mind!! like some other people said :like put new acters and not someone like brad pitt. i totally agree with this: not craming all the books in 4 movies. thats wrong! i prefer a movie per book. that way it would be longer and it will have more details.
I've read all that are out so far and I am excited to hear that they may make a movie of it.
(sigh) im bored. and again i cant stop thinking about the movie. i saw the author on the internet a few days ago and he was nothing i expected. i thought he was the real Darren Shan. i guess i put my hopes too high. but still- i love vampires and i love Darren Shan in the book. when is the movie coming out?! *whining* i cant handle it anymore! im dying here! i NEED to see the movie!! or i can be in the movie playing for Debbie. i would very much prefer that but, i dont know when or where the auditions are. im still looking for them and i will never give up till' i find them!
Yeah, I seem to always enjoy books more than movies. That's because the movies usually leave out so much of the details that help you to really understand the plot. However, if they do a good job combining the three in order it might be worth their troubles. But, hey, I'm just one person and I speculate that many people will have to disagree with me.
OMG!!! i sooooo agree with Kelly! *tears* Kelly,...your so right i could just scream, squeal,or whatever when it comes to darren shan! i also agree with MovieBuff101 it'll really suck if they made Harkat into animation, but i also think he'll suck too as a robot. What would really suck is if they made the movies sucky, THAT'LL KILL ANY FREAKING HOPES AND WILL DESTROY ALL HONORS THAT I HAVE FOR THE CIRQUE!!! But i doubt that'll happen! And if they do have auditions for Debbie, Kelly you'll have to fight me for that role, in a friendly manner that is! But Darren better be a hot MF, i so hope he's someone i could drool all over, just like you said! The lucky girl who gets that role will be so freaking lucky i say, so lucky! Until that day comes i'll just have to wait in vain, and if it never comes...u don't really want to know how crazy and loud i'll get! oki-doky
bye-bie ^-^
ps: uk_kid_69 .... The real Darren Shan doesn't
really know about this?....wierd.....
hey when i found out that they were going to make a movie i fliped i was like heck yes. hey and if any one knowes where and when the auditions will be please e-mail me at koolkid1105@aol.com!!!!!!!!! and dont make fun of my e-mail adress (my mom made it when i wasnt home.) again e-mail me if any one finds out. thanks
ok im geting realy bored but this movie will be bad @$$ lol well e-mail me anyone gets any news
Dude, Curque Du Freak rocks. This couldn't get any better...a movie! Me and my brother always hide the books from each other, so that we could read them first. But usually, I end up finishing them first. I have all nine, and can't wait for the tenth!
I am so pissed! i dunno bout u freaks. I HATE IT when they make movies out of books. it ruins them. movies shud be movies and books shud be books! ARRRR! Well this is just my opinion and im not going to go see that movie
man im hapy they fiannaly making a movie about this great series i just hope they are better than the harry potter movies becaose they arnt so good this movie is ganna be great i hope
all i know is that they better make a movie out of this cause the books were the shit!!!!!!!
I think the movie will be the best movie ever.The books are so good i cant stop reading them even though I am only on the third one i cant wiat to read the others.
I HAte those books there so dumb and I never will put one in my
hands
shut up kristalle those books are the best
I know when the movie is coming out, and hell ya i am going to go see it!It comes out on january 14 2005.It will be great
me again. i cant wait for the movie! heather, u said the movie comes out in jan 14, 2005? i believe the jan 14 part but not the 2005. maybe u ment 2006. but still that is sooooo funk awsome!!!!!!! oh and krytle or however u spell that,scew u!!!!!!! i fell going to u and killing u. u deserve to die!!!! hehehe. ok thats all. ill be later, bye.
WHO'S ALL GOING TO SEE THE MOVIE? {No offense, but most of you need to learn how to write.
I LOVE THIS SERIES OF BOOKS! i can't wait! this is a dream come true!! Whenever i read a book i imagen how i would make this into a movie, this is a great choice. i can easily imagen the characters & thier personality, how darren always intrupts with his sacrasum & how he is so blind 2 everything but how quick he is 2 learn all of it. i have no doubt that this is going 2 b a huge hit as well as a must-see!! i was thinking as soon as a take a few more classes to c if i could make it a movie myself because i wasn't sure if anyone was going 2 do anything!!! * does my happy dance, walks away 2 call all my friends, walks back* i kno this is gona b a hit, alll my friends are excited & wish they could audition 4 a part, don't worry there wll try 2 find a way 2 b in it, all spend all night looking 4 a way 2 get them 2 audition! *starts web surfing*
I can't wait for the movie. I love the books and Darren Shan really has an appealing style of writing which atracts readers of all ages. The movie is a great idea and its really exciting. I just hope they stay true 2 the books.
I think this movie idea is awsome. I love his books and I just ordered books 7,8,and 9. I hope its good and the actors should be some new people like someone else said, sort of like what they did in the Harry Potter seris. I hope they don't make the movie too little kiddish, that would be disappionting. I want it to be good and scary too! I hope they release it in America as well as the UK. Because didn't Cirque du Freak origanite in the UK? It better be in America too or I moving to England!
yo yo yo! the books were awesome and now they are making a movie. its gonna be so tight and everyone knows it. if you havent read the books read them they are awesome!!!
OMg ThiS iS sOOOOOOOO awesOme!!!! i HopE thE movIe iS As gOOd As tHE booK!!! How ManY bOOks wouLd tHeY PuT iNtO thE moViE?!?!?! OH weLL It WiLL stLL Be gOOd!!
man i dont now about yall but im going to c it the fistd day it comes out. they better show comercials about when the movie comes out in t.v like the harry potter movies(wich they sck)ive read all the books of cirque du freak and have them all ...Cirque du freak rulz
This is my favorite book series and I've hoping they'd make a movie of it since I read the first book. This is incredible!
its me again! all i gotta say is i love you guys!!!!!!! most of my friends dont have a clue who cirque du freak is!!!!! ive told some people about it and they love it but its not the same. no one will ever love cirque du freak and darren shan (in the book) as much as i do!!!!!sorry to dissapoint some people i dont think will be able to be in the movie or be debbie hemlock cause by now there probably half way done with the movie. :( *cry* but its ok to dream about it i do that a lot (literaley) I LOVE CIRQUE DU FREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
talk to ya'll later!
AAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!
this is soooo awesome!!!! I hope they leave the movie true to the book, though i'm sure it will be cool anyway.
Hey ist me sorry i havent been on in a long time but that would be so freaking sweet(pardon my languag and my spelling)to be darren shane (in the movie) oh well but as Kelly said there probaly almost done with it. man im sooooo mad. well if any one wants to chat with me on Yahoo my SM is hard_rocker130@yahoo.com
so if anyone has any info pleasssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss e-mail me or chat on this little thing
well all i got to say is Cirque du freak kicks ass!!!!
(p.s. hey say you favoret book just for the hell of it)
(p.s.s my favoret is book #3 tunnles of blood but they all rock hard!)
(p.s.s.s. i took out the 'f' word so they wont take out my little thing)
this is so cool i cant wait to see this movie!!! i love the cirque du freak series ! if the movie is like the book than it will be the best damn movie ever!!!!!!!!!! heck yes
I knew this book should have been a movie! I just didin't know they would actually do it. This should be a major hit!!!
This is the best thing ever!!!!!!!! I love the books and I hope the movie is every bit as true!
I know! same here, i really can't wait till the movie comes out!
I So Wish I could Be Darren I love The Books
SlipKnot Sucks
:) hello ,how are you?i dont know who are you.:D i want chat with darren shan and talk about his story.
thank you bye
MaRyAm
i read all 12 books and i am reading the series over but when i heard they were making movies i fell out of my chair my favorite book was #9 i agree with kelly that they should make a movie per book if ne1 has ne info on auditions please post it on here. this is so freaking awesome i read all twelve in two months.
seeyall
eli
i hope debbie is like steaming HOT i pictured her so HOT daren shan is like the greatest author ever
seeyall
eli
i love cirque du freak so much. i think it will be cool to make it a movie. i think it should be in segements one for every book. :)
hay my name is Mackenzie and i just started to reed the cirque series.
i guess it is pretty cool that a movie is coming out.
i realy don't know anything about the movie but i just was browsing around for ciirque du freak info and i found this, this is cool stuff dudes.
wy do people go on these sites anyway?
do you know how dorky it seems from someone elses point of view who practically never goes on a computer say a person like me.
just typing this is probobly really dorky oh well who cares what other people think.
i am really excited though about the movie coming though i can't wait.
i have thought of a movie wal reading the freak movies and i always was curious how darren, and mr.crepsly looks like.oh well i'm outy yours truly
Mackenzie M.C.
p.s.Just so you know i am a girl not a boy. sometimes people think i am a boy because of the way i talk oh well just thought you should no that
so when is this thing coming out?
Holy Crap Just last night I was thinkin' about this and my dream came true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!
OMG!!!!!! I LIKE LOVE THESES BOOKS I READ THEM ALL EXEPT FOR THE 12TH BOOK! (SONS OF DESTINY) I CANT WAIT I LUV VAMPIRES!
this is so great im on the 5th book and realy loving the series so fa so i CANT WAIT UNTIL THE MOVIE FINALLY COMES OUT! dO any of you know when it is coming out?????
WHOO!!!! Go Darren Shan!!!! I can't wait for the movie!!! I want 2 be the first one in line to see it!!! Whooo!!! Go Kurda!!!!! I LOVE U!!!!!!
O.M.G.!!! *faints* I Love Cirque Du Freak!!!! Darren Shawn is my hero! i always try to write my own vampire books (i want to be an author cuz of that guy!) but there never as good as Cirque Du Freak! So i just stick to fantasy/adventure and horror -.-! But i'll be the first in line to get tickets for this movie! Too bad its coming out in 2007 though... maybe later i heard... but i can wait! my aunty just bought me book 4,5, and 6 two days ago (i feel bad for my aunty, she didn't realize that i can read almost one book a day!) i'm already on the 6th book! (poor darren during the Triles... *holds up purple flag*) is there ~only~ 12 books in the Whole Serise?! thats not enough! Write more Sir, Darren Shawn! sorry if i'm talkking alot, i'm just really super excited! i'll try my best to wait without being sent to a mental hospital!
Hello you guy, the first time that i read the books was bearly 5 months ago and ever since i got fixated with all of the books i could not put them down. i liked them so much that i read each of the books in five hours straigh. Now that the book is being turned to a movie i can't WAIT FOR IT to come. i will be first in line to watch the movie. I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yup i read all his books and i met him in my school witch i called pickard i can belive my favorite series of book i going to become amovie
Did you really meet the author of the series? for
arthuro
i dont know when its coming out but i hope it goes to theaters first. sometimes they just go strait to dvd.
Don't you just hate when they do that. It make a movie less interesting. I hate when they do that.
they have a movie?????????????
when it come out???????????
They think next year, but nobody is really sure.
I simply cannot believe they are finally gonna make a Cirque du Freak movie.........Its just a fudging dream come true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh my god this book sucks!!
when it come out
its comeing out in 07!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!
Can anyone give me any info on auditions for these movies, or where I can get the info please! Just leave the answer on this website please.
hmmmmmmm....i got some rumors about Cirque Du freak movie and it said tat they workin on productions now and the movie might come out in 2007 or 2008....tats wat i heard anyways...............WHY COULDN'T IT COME OUT SOONER ALREADY!??!?!
Universal is being very tight lipped about this movie. All they have announced is that it will release in 2007.
There is presently no web site for the movie but as soon as M&C gets some news, rest assured we will bring it to you.
Keep watching.
shut up you stupid little girl
what i meant to say was 'shut up you stupid little girl. for peach'.
OH MY FUCKEN GOD...YOU HAVE TO BE SHITTING ME!!! i can't believe that they are making the movie to my favorite book ever!!! i have read every book at least twice and i love them. they better hurry up cause now that i know i can't wait to see it i am going to be the first one to see it, hell ya!!!!
(to the movie makers people)HURRY UP YOU DUMB PEOPLE
i have read all 12 books and i can not wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is sweet! I hope the author Darren Shan will help with the movie.
I have read all 12 books and I have been reasearching it all day!
i am having a heart attack
i agree with vampire lover!!!
I have read the book in school and it is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!
I AM SOOO SEEING IT WHEN IT COMES OUT
If you've enjoyed Cirque Du Freak then read the next book THE VAMPIRES ASSITANT then (what im reading) THE TUNNEL OF BLOOD
this has got to be in the number 1 position on the film chart
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jeez! how long have you people known about this i just barely found out a few days ago and i think i almost had a heart attack! actually i still feel like i'm having one because i'm so dang excited. lets just hope they dont screw up the movie like they usually do because those books were awesome although the end made me really sad.
this is my favorite book and im on book 12 its awesome !
im so gonna see it whenever it comes out
i love cirque du freak!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
they didn't draw straws, they threw bits of paper with the ticket.
I want to see this movie. If its anything like the books it will be an oscar winner 4 sure.
I can't wait for the mOvie!
I didnt like to read until I read the books.Now I can't stop reading I love to read.Now theres a movie.I am so...so...words can't discrib my feelings for the movie.Kelly is right who ever plays Darren has to be super HOT.Sorry Kelly but you'll have to fight me for the roll of Debbie.I think he would rather kiss me.jk.This is going to be the best movie ever it well go down in history. i am going to be the first person to see this movie.Thank You Darren Shan for wrighting the books thank you so much.
P.S.Think of me for the part of Debbie its my dream And I would be perfect for the part.
Its me agin I am so happy its all I can think about. I think all cry when Darran dies. It brings a tear to my eyes just thinking about it. I LOVE Cirque Du Freak!!!
YALDY !!! IM SOOOO EXITED ABOUT THE NEW MOVIE WOOHOOOOOOO !! DOES ANY1 NO WHEN THE AUDITIONS ARE ?
holy cow!!!!!! I'm so excited about the movie!!! Cirque du freak is my favorite book series!!! I wonder who'll be Mr. Crepsley? It doesn't look like they have any of the cast yet. So auditions sound good if anyone knows anything about them.
Yes my dream has come true it is a bout time for the moive
well the first auditions will be in chicago,IL as i heard on sept. 24
i cant wait, this was my favorite series ever. this is going to be a fantastic movie. i think johnny depp would play a good mr.crepsley!
Cirque du freak rules!!! *do the cha cha* i am so excited wooow
I love cirque du freak I am so excited I keep wrighting comments but its all I can think about I'll wright later see ya :)
I think for the characters
Mr crepsley-Jamie harris or Doug jones
Darren-Edmund, from chronichols of narnia
Evra-Claus, from Series from unfortunent events
Debbie-Susan, from chronichls of narnia
I love the seires and I whant the movie to be okay.
So those of you out there saying stupid things like Kevin spacey should be Mr Crepsley or Halley berry should be Debbie.
Mr Crepsley-Jamie Harris
So none of you idiot kids out there do something like this to ruin the movie.
Hey my name is mackenzie and i am 14 i have been reading the darren shan books since i was like 10 and i have read them all.after i read them all though i kinda felt as if the adventure was over. nobody could ever right a book like that again its just to differnt. so when i heard about the idea of turning the series into a movie i got realy excited at first when i started reading the books i thought i was weird for being into ampires but it turns out that allot of people read these books even my preppy friend chelsea reads them so its not just a gothic emo punk people that are into this kinda of thing .all i am trying to get at is that here in canada kids like to be scared and i think that u people who make the movies should realy consider making the movie it could be as popular as harry potter if u concoct it correctly the story is good and it is a great book for teenagers and kids to connect to...not evcen just kids my mom reads the series as well and she agrees that it would be cool to have the cirque du freak series on screen.I just wanted to give u some advise from a real kid because if u do make the movie u will want to make sure it becomes a hit so kids my age will be waching it and it would be good to take some advise from someone my age i hope u understand what i am trying to get across so pleaaassssssssssssse just consider what i have to say yours truly: someone who realy realy wants to see this movie on screen!!!!!!!!!!
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