Sergei bodrov directed seventh son from a screenplay by charles leavitt and steve knight and a screen story by matt greenberg, based on the book series the last apprentice by. In the film, she is portrayed by julianne moore, who also played alma coin in the hunger games film series and margaret white in the 20 version of carrie, and later played poppy adams in kingsman. This is the premise for the series the tales of alvin maker. It is the first book in cards the tales of alvin maker series and is about alvin miller, the seventh son of a seventh son.
Ive never read this series, so im not going to get into the problems of how different the movie is from. The title derives from the main character alvin, who is the seventh son of a seventh son which imbues him with special magical abilities, usually referred to as knacks. Apparently, in the books on which this movie is based, tom begins as a 12yearold boy who comes of age over about 10 books. Book 1 and book 2 of the bestselling last apprentice series, now a major motion picture, seventh son. The spook author joseph delaney on how seeing his books be.
When a powerful witch breaks free of her prison a spook named gregory recruits an apprentice to help him. Seventh son i 2014 pg 102 min action, adventure, fantasy. This is the official fan page for seventh son, administrator at metalheads. So what was the point in associating this movie with the book series when they have.
In the television series the storyteller episode the luck child an evil king sets out to kill the seventh son of a seventh son who is prophesied to become king. Seventh son, the film version of the first book in joseph delaneys acclaimed spook series, is out shortly, but fans of the lancashirebased. Official synopsis for seventh son starring jeff bridges, julianne moore, ben barnes, and olivia williams. However john is not young anymore, and has been seeking an apprentice to carry on his trade.
The complete series list for the last apprentice joseph delaney. Seventh son won a locus award and was nominated for both the hugo and world fantasy awards in 1988. As the seventh son of a seventh son, he can see things other people cant and therefore has the potential of becoming a spook more on that below. Seventh son is a film tiein republication of two books. Though this movie is quite different than the book series it is based from as far as. He takes on a new, young apprentice who is destined for greatness and blah blah blah prophecy, blah blah blah training, blah blah blah evil threat, blah blah blah fulfil his destiny type. It was directed by sergei bodrov and it stars ben barnes, jeff bridges and julianne moore it is loosely based on the novel the spooks apprentice titled the last apprentice. It is loosely based on the novel the spooks apprentice titled the last.
The fantasy adventure seventh son is a poorly made film thats rather silly and pointless. Jul 12, 20 will seventh son bear only a faint family resemblance to the books. Yet another attempt to turn a popular fantasy book series into a movie franchise that fails miserably, seventh son wastes the talents of people like jeff bridges and julianne moore in a tediously familiar tale involving witches, shapeshifters and their heroic opponents that relies heavily on cgi transformation scenes for effect. Seventh son is a fantasyadventure film about the last man in an order of knights that were basically medieval ghostbusters. He never once picks up a sword and undergoes zero combat training. Thomas ward, the seventh son of a seventh son becomes an apprentice to a spook and joins the fight against darkness and evil. It is loosely based on the novel the spooks apprentice titled the last apprentice. Will seventh son bear only a faint family resemblance to. Now he needs an apprenticetom ward, who is the seventh son of a seventh son. Seventh son 1987 is an alternate historyfantasy novel by american writer orson scott card. The powers of evil are strengthening, and only one man holds them back. The sole remaining warrior of a mystical order bridges travels to find a prophesied hero born with.
The first trailer for the fantasyadventure film seventh son, starring jeff bridges, ben barnes, and julianne moore. Behind the scenes of the seventh son movie epic reads blog. However, i would still highly recommend the book series. For american fans of joseph delaneys supernatural fantasy series, the last apprentice, the february 6 release of seventh son has been a very long time coming. The sole remaining warrior of a mystical order bridges travels to find a prophesied hero born with incredible powers, the last seventh son barnes. Seventh son is a fantasy film based on the spooks apprentice. The 2nd fantasy filmtv series based on a book to have kit harrington as a cast.
In fiction, and sometimes song, this is often shortened to just the seventh son, though seventh sons were common enough up until the 20th century that this makes little sense. Tom ward is the 12yearold narrator of the book, described as small for his age despite growing up on a farm. The book is a good first in a series, action, suspense, the fight of good vs evil. In a time long past, an evil is about to be unleashed that will reignite the war between the forces of the supernatural and humankind once m.
Seventh son trailer, release date, cast, plot and posters. Tom ward is the seventh son of a seventh son, and he has been chosen. So, the movie has done a major overhaul on the stories and the worldview in the original book series. The movie, which is based on the first book in the series published by the u. Revenge of the witch in the united states by joseph delaney. The wardstone chronicles mother malkin is the primary antagonist in the book series the wardstone chronicles and in its 2015 film adaptation seventh son. Seventh son, red prophet, prentice alvin, alvin journeyman, heartfire, the crystal city. The last apprenticea in a time of enchantments when legends and magic collide, the sole remaining warrior of a mystical order oscar winner jeff bridges travels to find a prophesized hero born with incredible powers, the last seventh son ben barnes. The spooks apprentice written by joseph delaney, is the first story in the the wardstone chronicles arc of the spooks series. Only the spook has the knowledge and skill to face ghosts, bind witches, and bargain with boggarts. Jul 01, 1987 his wife, faith, and his many sons and daughters. The number seven is often considered magical, and in folklore, the seventh son of a seventh son is often considered to have inherent magical powers like second sight. The last apprentice wardstone chronicles book series. Will seventh son bear only a faint family resemblance to the books.
Feb, 2015 seventh son is based on a young adult book series. The film featured in the list of the riskiest box office bets of 2015 published by. The seventh son on dvd may 26, 2015 starring jeff bridges, julianne moore, alicia vikander, ben barnes. If you like seventh son you are looking for exciting, suspenseful and fairy tale movies about with sword and sorcery, supernatural ability, good versus evil, magic, witch, adventure and young heroes themes of action, adventure and fantasy genre shot in usa or uk. The story takes place in the early days of america when ohio is still frontier. It is loosely based on the young adult fantasy novel series the wardstone chronicles. Faith gives birth enroute, to their seventh son alvin. This volume includes book 1, revenge of the witch, and book 2, curse of the bane, of the last apprentice series. So what was the point in associating this movie with the book series when they have completely rewritten it. Mother malkin is the primary antagonist in the book series the wardstone chronicles and in its 2015 film adaptation seventh son. In book one, revenge of the witch, we meet young tom ward, whose father has just apprenticed him to the resident spook, whose job it is to brave the unimaginable terrors of the night. John gregory, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and also the local spook, has protected his country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all manner of things that go bump in the night. The book was very loosely adapted into a 2014 film titled seventh son released in 3d and imax 3d. Barnes will be returning to epic fantasy films next year with the seventh son, a film loosely based on joseph delaneys series of childrens books known as the wardstone chronicles or.
Parents need to know that seventh son is a very loose adaptation of the last apprentice series by joseph delaney, with an agedup protagonist presumably to up the heartthrob factor and only a passing similarity to the books. Sep 03, 20 joseph delaney offers a mesmerizing adventure in seventh son, books one and two of the last apprentice series. Seventh son is a bindup of the first two books in the last apprenticethe wardstone chronicles series the spooks apprentice and the spooks curse. The last apprentice series in order joseph delaney. Theres a surprising single use of fk used in exasperation, and theres more immediate passionate kissing and. Orson scott cards seventh son is the initial offering in a longer series. Seventh son is a 2014 american fantasy film directed by sergei bodrov and starring ben barnes, jeff bridges, alicia vikander, and julianne moore.
Aug 29, 2014 sergei bodrov directed seventh son from a screenplay by charles leavitt and steve knight and a screen story by matt greenberg, based on the book series the last apprentice by joseph delaney. In this world seventh sons are special, the seventh son of a seventh son even more so. Seventh son has a dark, gloomy and creepy atmosphere. The last apprentice series in order joseph delaney fictiondb. Seventh son an overdesigned, underconceived fantasy epic in which even topnotch contributors cant get the chemistry right, leaving jeff bridges and julianne moore looking silly. Seventh son also contains a few obscenities, including one mumbled f word from jeff bridges, who plays gregory. Parents need to know that revenge of the witch is the first book in the popular last apprentice series, the inspiration for a 2015 movie called seventh son. Watch the movie trailers and view the photos and posters below. When mother malkin, the queen of evil witches, escapes the pit she was imprisoned in by professional monster hunter spook decades ago and kills his apprentice, he recruits young tom, the seventh son of the seventh son, to help him. Will seventh son bear only a faint family resemblance to the.
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