The hero of odd thomas, an adaptation by stephen sommers of the dean koontz novel, is a shortorder cook who sees dead people and finds their murderers. Ive been waiting for this movie for years almost 3 years and it was a birthday. Odd thomas is the name of a fictional character created by dean koontz. I really hope this dispute does not keep the movie shelved for too long.
Says the site, the producers of odd thomas are suing several. Odd thomas with anton yelchin delayed indefinitely in legal. Lawsuit clouded status aside, its future looks brightest in home formats. With the film tied up in litigation, no distributor. Theres also apparently a movie that ill need to check out.
Odd thomas is the type of character you wish you knew in real life. In recent years, his series featuring odd thomas a young fry cook with paranormal powers, including the ability to see the spirits of the. The producers of odd thomas, a feature starring willem dafoe and based on a dean koontz novel, are suing several entities alleging that they. My favorite book series odd thomas by dean koontz finally made it to the big screen after the tragic lawsuit. Damon dash continues blasting lawyer and plaintiffs in. Smalltown fry cook odd thomas anton yelchin is an ordinary guy with a paranormal secret. Some people have a hidden darkness inside, and others are just evil in a human suit. It lurks between each word and is the foundation of every sentence. Star trek 2009, star trek into darkness 20, and the posthumously released star trek beyond 2016. The movie never got a proper theatrical release in us because the studio had a lawsuit for not getting any advertisements out in print or video and then it never got a full release. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Anton yelchin is the right man for the title role, but odd thomas suffers from a jumbled tone. Odd thomas had problems on the screen and behind the scenes. Odd thomas is the kind of film that creates a series of critical caveats.
Nightmarish imagery, horrormovie violence, and moments of gore abound in this one. Odd thomas, a killerhunting cook the new york times. When a stranger shows up with an entourage of ghostly predators, odd must fight in an epic battle of good vs evil. Even though i figured out the major twist long before the final chapter, i still give this tale high marks and have added the second novel, forever odd, to my reading list.
The only thing odd is how boring these odd thomas images are directed by cgi demon stephen sommers the mummy, van helsing, g. Odd thomas with anton yelchin delayed indefinitely in. Dean koontz is one of the worlds most popular novelists, with 450 million books sold worldwide. Born to a russian jewish family in leningrad, yelchin and his family. Odd thomas with anton yelchin also with willem dafoe as the sheriff. Damon dash continues blasting lawyer and plaintiffs in movie lawsuit. It is directed, written, and coproduced by stephen sommers and stars anton yelchin as odd thomas, with willem dafoe as wyatt porter, and addison timlin as stormy llewellyn. And so odd thomas becomes a film thats going through the motions with too little character, style, or atmosphere to keep it engaging. So please if youre not familiar with the book or movie i hope youll write this one on your bucket list. Odd thomas was filmed back in 2011, but sat unreleased due to the film being tied up in the courts over a legal dispute. According to the hollywood reporter, two out of ten production company toot and fusion films had filed a lawsuit back in january that continues to postpone the release of stephen sommers film adaptation of odd thomas, a novel written by dean koontz.
The odd thomas movie is better than you think because of anton. When a creepy stranger showsup with an entourage of ghostly bodachs predators who feed on pain and portend mass destruction odd knows that his town is in serious trouble. Dear frank, actually stole his movie and are spinning a web of lies to rob. In 2010, director stephen sommers and novelist dean koontz went to the american film market and raised the majority of the financing from presales. If it had included a lot of the darker aspects in the. Odd thomas is a 2014 american supernatural mystery thriller film based on dean koontzs. Based on the bestselling thriller by dean koontz, odd thomas is a supernatural action thrillride from the acclaimed director of the mummy and g. Odd thomas is a thriller novel by american writer dean koontz, published in 2003. The movie never got a proper theatrical release in us because the studio had a lawsuit for not. The movie, in turn, remained true to the tone set in the novel, although more upbeat and focused more on the irony so that it would have broader appeal. The lawsuit alleges that when money was promised but did not arrive, substantial problems with the distribution of the film and with the plaintiffs. Odd thomas images starring anton yelchin and willem dafoe. In 2010, director stephen sommers and novelist dean koontz went to the american film market and. Odd thomas should have been a scary horror movie with comic overtones, or a flatout comedy with horror overtones.
Also, there is an attempted mass murder in a shopping mall perpetrated by machinegunwielding characters. We now have an update on the illfated movie odd thomas, and. Parents need to know that odd thomas is a 20 movie based on the dean koontz series of books. Lawsuitclouded status aside, its future looks brightest in home formats.
Based on the bestselling novel by dean koontz, odd thomas is a supernatural action thrillride from the acclaimed director of the mummy and g. Based on prolific new york times bestselling author dean r. If you check out the working trailer, the film doesnt look like a. He is a twenty year old man who lives in the california desert and works as a short order cook. The family of the late star trek actor anton yelchin has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with fiat chrysler automobiles over the rollaway crash of a jeep grand cherokee that killed the upand.
Forever odd is the second of seven novels about odd thomas. Odd thomas is an ordinary guy with a paranormal secret. This all seems rather normal, he has a girlfriend and several close friends. In 2015, yelchin starred in the independent horror film green room, which premiered at the cannes film festival that year and received limited theatrical release in may 2016. Odd thomas is the type of feelgood horror movie they made. Then with my feels swollen and aching i told my girlfriend she had to watch it too after she got home from work. Odd thomas with anton yelchin delayed indefinitely in legal dispute. Instead, sommers opts for a liveaction version of a dumbeddown scooby doo.
In recent years, his series featuring odd thomas a. The book, which was well received and lauded by critics, went on to become a new york times bestseller. March 11, 1989 june 19, 2016 was an american actor. Odd thomas is an adaptation of a successful novel by dean koontz. He also played the lead in the thriller odd thomas 20 and the horror comedy burying the ex 2014. With odd thomas, however, the author has created a very special character that speaks to millions of his fans and is even the source for an odd thomas movie, due out this spring or early summer.
In recent years, his series featuring odd thomas a young fry cook with paranormal powers, including the ability to see the spirits of the lingering dead has been particularly popular. But the actual movie has a breezy, quippy tone and a smallscale storyline that remind me of nothing so much as a lowbudget 80s. Anton yelchin was an american actor, known for playing bobby in hearts in atlantis 2001, chekov in the star trek 2009 reboot, charlie brewster in the fright night. The novel derives its title from the protagonist, a twentyyearold shortorder cook named odd thomas. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing odd thomas near you. Odd thomas is a 2014 american supernatural mystery thriller film based on dean koontzs novel of the same name. In 2015, yelchin starred in the independent horror film green room, which premiered at the cannes film festival that year and received limited theatrical release in. Nothing is worse than being alone on the evening of the day when ones cow has exploded. More odd thomas film news, and its not good unless you. Odd thomas movie production to begin in may in santa fe and.
A clairvoyant cook anton yelchin joins forces with his sweetheart addison timlin and the town sheriff willem dafoe to prevent an unknown catastrophe that may be linked to a weird stranger. Odd thomas was the first book i read by dean koontz, and when i saw forever odd at a local borders and got excited because i knew it had to be another odd thomas book, i wasnt surprised to find out tht hed written since people had been clamoring for more. Anton yelchins family settle jeep lawsuit over star trek. I saw the movie before reading the books and the ending absolutely snuck up on me and punched me in the feels. More odd thomas film news, and its not good unless youre in. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Koontzs soontobe sevenbook saga,odd thomas has had a bumpy ride to us theaters after a lawsuit concerning production cost.
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