Fall 2005 Tie-Ins and Novelizations (Publishers Weekly) SEPTEMBER A Sound of Thunder Starring Edward Burns, Ben Kingsley, Catherine McCormack Directed by Peter Hyams Release Date September 2 (Warner Bros.) Based on A Sound of Thunder and Other Stories by Ray Bradbury (Harper Perennial, Aug. 23; 40,000 trade paper) Margaret Cho: Assassin Starring Margaret Cho Directed by Kerry Asmussen Release Date September 2 (Regent) Tie-in I Have Chosen to Stay and Fight by Margaret Cho (Riverhead, Oct. 20; 60,000 hardcover) An Unfinished Life Starring Jennifer Lopez, Robert Redford, Morgan Freeman Directed by Lasse Hallstrom Release Date September 9 (Miramax) Based on the novel by Mark Spragg (Anchor, Aug. 9; 80,000 trade paper) Everything Is Illuminated Starring Elijah Wood Directed by Liev Schreiber Release Date September 16 (Warner Independent) Based on the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer (Harper Perennial, June 28; 100,000 trade paper) Thumbsucker Starring Tilda Swinton, Vince Vaughn, Keanu Reeves Directed by Mike Mills Release Date September 16 (Sony Classics) Based on the novel by Walter Kirn (Anchor, trade paper) The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio Starring Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern Directed by Jane Anderson Release Date September 23 (DreamWorks) Based on the memoir by Terry Ryan (S&S/Pocket, Aug. 30; 125,000 trade paper and mass market) Tim Burton's Corpse Bride Voices of Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson Directed by Tim Burton, Mike Johnson Release Date September 23 (Warner Bros.) Tie-in pictorial moviebook by Mark Salisbury (Newmarket, Nov.; 25,000 paper and hardcover) Shaun of the Dead Starring Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Nick Frost Directed by Edgar Wright Release date September 24 (Rogue) Tie-in comic book by Chris Ryall, ill. by Zach Howard (IDW, Issue #3 Sept.; Issue #4 Oct.) Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus Release Date September 27 (Lions Gate) Tie-ins from Random House Books for Young Readers/Golden Books (Sept. 6): Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus (90,000 picture book); Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus: A Storybook (275,000 pictureback); Magical Treasures (325,000 deluxe coloring book); Beyond the Clouds (300,000 paint box book); Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus (250,000 Step Into Reading); Happily Ever After (40,000 movie storybook) MirrorMask Directed by Dave McKean Release Date September 30 (Sony/Columbia) Tie-in graphic novella by Neil Gaiman, ill. by Dave McKean (HarperCollins Children's Books, Oct. 1; 250,000 hardcover) Serenity Starring Adam Baldwin, Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk Directed by Joss Whedon Release Date September 30 (Universal) Tie-ins graphic novelization by Joss Whedon and Brett Matthews, ill. by Will Conrad and Laura Martin (Dark Horse Comics, Issue #1 Jul. 20; Issue #2 Aug. 17; Issue #3 Sept. 14; mass market); novelization by Keith R.A. De Candido (Pocket, Aug. 30; 75,000 mass market) Oliver Twist Starring Barney Clark, Ben Kingsley, Jamie Foreman Directed by Roman Polanski Release Date September 30 (Sony) Based on the novel by Charles Dickens (Modern Library, Sept. 6; 15,000 trade paper) Capote Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Chris Cooper Directed by Bennett Miller Release date September 30 (Sony Classics) Tie-ins Capote: A Biography by Gerald Clarke (Carroll & Graf, Sept. 15; trade paper); In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (Vintage) What the Bleep Do We Know!? Starring Marlee Matlin Directed by William Arntz, Betsy Chasse, Mark Vicente Release Date September (Samuel Goldwyn) Tie-ins What the Bleep Do We Know!? by William Arntz, Betsy Chasse and Mark Vicente (HCI Books, Nov. 1; 100,000 hardcover); Beyond the Bleep by Alexandra Bruce (Disinformation, Sept.; paper) The Greatest Game Ever Played Starring Shia LaBeouf, Stephen Dillane, Peter Firth Directed by Bill Paxton Release Date September (Walt Disney) Tie-in by Mark Frost (Hyperion, Sept. 1; 50,000 trade paper) OCTOBER In Her Shoes Starring Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, Shirley MacLaine Directed by Curtis Hanson Release Date October 7 (Fox) Based on the novel by Jennifer Weiner (Atria/Pocket, Aug. 30; 200,000 trade paper, 300,000 mass market) North Country Starring Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Sissy Spacek Directed by Niki Caro Release Date October 7 (Warner Bros.) Based on Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law by Clara Bingham and Laura Leedy Gansler (Anchor, trade paper) The Squid and the Whale Starring Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney Directed by Noah Baumbach Release Date October 7 (Samuel Goldwyn and Sony) Tie-in The Squid and the Whale: The Shooting Script by Noah Baumbach noah(Newmarket, Oct.; 7,500 trade paper) Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-rabbit Voices of Peter Sallis, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes Directed by Steve Box and Nick Park Release Date October 7 (DreamWorks) Tie-ins from Price Stern Sloan (Sept.; combined 125,000): The Curse of the Were-rabbit (paperback novel); Wallace & Gromit's Monstrously Scary Joke Book (paperback joke book); The Curse of the Were-rabbit (paperback graphic novel); The Dog Diaries (paperback fiction) Where the Truth Lies Starring Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, Alison Lohman Directed by Atom Egoyan Release Date October 12 (Serendipity Point) Based on the novel by Rupert Holmes (Random House, trade paper) The Fog Starring Maggie Grace, Selma Blair, Tom Welling Directed by Rupert Wainwright Release date October 14 (Sony/Revolution) Tie-in graphic novelization by Scott Allie, ill. by Todd Herman, cover art by Mike Mignola (Dark Horse Comics, Oct. 5; mass market) Derailed Starring Jennifer Aniston, Clive Owen, Vincent Cassel Directed by Mikael Hafstrom Release date October 21 (prod. by Di Bonaventura; dist. by Miramax, Buena Vista) Based on the novel by James Siegel (Warner, Sept. 1; 244,000 trade paper and mass market) The Legend of Zorro Starring Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Giovanna Zacarias Directed by Martin Campbell Release Date October 28 (Sony/Columbia) Novelization by Scott Ciencin (Morrow Avon/HarperEntertainment, Oct. 1; 125,000 mass market) Romance & Cigarettes Starring James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet Directed by John Turturro Release Date October (MGM) Tie-in Romance & Cigarettes: The Shooting Script by John Turturro (Newmarket, Oct.; 7,500 trade paper) Saw II Starring Donnie Wahlberg, Shawnee Smith, Dina Meyer Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman Release date October (Lions Gate) Tie-in graphic novelization Saw: Rebirth by Kris Oprisko, ill. by Renato Guedes (IDW, Oct.; trade paper) Shopgirl Starring Steve Martin, Claire Danes, Jason Schwartzman Directed by Anand Tucker Release Date October (Touchstone/Buena Vista) Based on the novel by Steve Martin (Hyperion, Sept. 14; 100,000 trade paper) NOVEMBER Bee Season Starring Juliette Binoche, Richard Gere Directed by Scott McGehee, David Siegel Release Date November 4 (Fox Searchlight) Based on the novel by Myla Goldberg (Anchor, trade paper) Chicken Little Voices of Zach Braff, Joan Cusack, Amy Sedaris Directed by Mark Dindal Release Date November 4 (Buena Vista) Tie-ins from Random House Books for Young Readers/Disney (Sept. 13): Chicken Little (200,000 Little Golden Book); The Big Game (400,000 pictureback); The Sky Is Falling! (400,000 Step Into Reading); Meet the Misfits! (150,000 reusable sticker book); Chicken Little (150,000 Read-Aloud Story Book); Chicken Little (150,000 junior novelization); Wish Upon a Star (525,000 color plus chunky crayons); Little Town Heroes (400,000 deluxe coloring book); Hometown Superstars (375,000 paint box book) V for Vendetta Starring Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving Directed by James McTeigue Release Date November 4 (Warner Bros.) Based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore (Pocket Star, Sept. 27; 75,000 mass market) Jarhead Starring Lucas Black, Jamie Foxx, Jake Gyllenhaal Directed by Sam Mendes Release Date November 11 (Universal) Based on the memoir by Anthony Swofford (Scribner/Pocket, Nov. 11/Oct. 1; 200,000 trade paper/450,000 mass market) Zathura Starring Tim Robbins, Dax Shepard, Kristen Stewart Directed by Jon Favreau Release Date November 11 (Sony/Columbia) Tie-ins from Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (Oct. 19): Zathura the Movie: Deluxe Storybook (150,000 paper-over-board picture book); Zathura the Movie: Brothers Together (75,000 early reader); Zathura the Movie: Zorgon's Attack! (100,000 picture book); Zathura the Movie: Junior Novel (175,000 paper); Zathura the Movie: Sticker Book (150,000 paper); Zathura the Movie: Zathura Shadow Book-An Intergalactic Shadow-Casting Adventure (75,000 spiral bound) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson Directed by Mike Newell Release Date November 18 (Warner Bros.) Tie-ins from Scholastic (Nov.; color & activity books): Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Poster Book; Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Deluxe Sticker Book; Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Book of Creatures: Create and Trace; Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Coloring Book Pride & Prejudice Starring Keira Knightley, Dame Judi Dench, Donald Sutherland Directed by Joe Wright Release Date November 18 (Focus Features) Based on the novel by Jane Austen (Penguin, Aug.; trade paperback); (Flirting with Pride & Prejudice: Fresh Perspectives on the Original Chick-Lit ed. by Jennifer Crusie (BenBella, Sept.; 7,500 trade paper) Walk the Line Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin Directed by James Mangold Release Date November 18 (Fox) Tie-ins Cash by Johnny Cash (HarperTorch, Nov. 1; 150,000 mass market); Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison: The Making of a Masterpiece by Michael Streissguth (Da Capo, Sept. 1; 20,000 trade paper) The Ice Harvest Starring John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen Directed by Harold Ramis Release Date November 23 (Focus Features) Based on the novel by Scott Phillips (Ballantine, Oct. 4; 20,000 trade paper) Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price Directed by Robert Greenwald Release Date November 13 (Brave New Films) Tie-in companion book on the making of the movie by Greg Spotts (Disinformation, Nov.; paper) DECEMBER Aeon Flux Starring Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand Directed by Karyn Kusama Release Date December 8 (Paramount and MTV) Tie-ins four-issue graphic novelization by Timothy Green II, ill. by Mike Kennedy (Dark Horse Comics, Issue #1 Aug. 24; mass market); graphic novel reprint Aeon Flux: The Herodotus File Created by Peter Chung, Written by Mark Mars & Eric Singer (Pocket/MTV, Dec.; 500,000 paper) Brokeback Mountain Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams Directed by Ang Lee Release Date December 9 (Focus Features) Based on the novel by Annie Proulx (Scribner, Dec. 2; 10,000 hardcover, 100,000 trade paper) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Starring Tilda Swinton, Jim Broadbent, voice of Rupert Everett Directed by Andrew Adamson Release Date December 9 (Walt Disney, Buena Vista) Tie-ins from HarperCollins Children's Books/HarperKidsEntertainment (Dec. 14): The Movie Storybook (250,000); The Quest for Aslan (300,000 chapter book); Tea with Mr. Tumnus (350,000 I Can Read); Welcome to Narnia (350,000 I Can Read); The Creatures of Narnia (350,000 8x8 format); Edmund and the White Witch (350,000 8x8 format); Step Into Narnia: A Journey Through The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (150,000 children's companion to the original book); Beyond the Wardrobe: The Official Guide to Narnia (150,000 adult companion to the original series); The Chronicles of Narnia (activity book and gel pen 350,000); CN (350,000 coloring and activity book and magnets); The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (400,000 digest with 8- page color insert); LWW (400,000 mass market with 8-page color insert); LWW (200,000 trade paper with color insert); The Chronicles of Narnia (500,000 trade paper); CN Box Set (200,000 mass market); CN Box Set (200,000 trade paper) Tie-ins from Harper San Francisco The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis by Alan Jacobs (Oct. 1; 100,000 hardcover); The Chronicles of Narnia: The Official Illustrated Companion by Perry Moore (Nov. 1; 250,000 trade paper); Pocket Companion to Narnia: A Complete Guide to the Magical World of C.S. Lewis by Paul Ford (Jul. 1; 75,000 trade paper); Cameras in Narnia: How the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Came to Life by Ian Brodie (Nov. 1; 30,000 trade paper) Other Tie-ins Inside The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (St. Martin's Griffin, Nov. 1; 50,000 trade paper); Revisiting Narnia: Fantasy, Myth and Religion in C.S. Lewis' Chronicles ed. by Shanna Caughey (BenBella, Oct.; 7,500 trade paper) The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things Starring Asia Argento, Wynona Ryder, Marilyn Manson Directed by Asia Argento Release Date December 9 (Palm) Based on the novel by JT Leroy (Bloomsbury, trade paper) Memoirs of a Geisha Starring Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh Directed by Rob Marshall Release Date December 9 (Sony/Columbia) Based on the novel by Arthur Golden (Vintage, Nov. 8; 500,000 trade paper, 750,000 mass market); Memoirs of a Geisha: A Portrait of the Film by Peggy Mulloy (Newmarket, Dec.; 25,000 hardcover) King Kong Starring Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Naomi Watts Directed by Peter Jackson Release Date December 14 (Universal) Tie-ins from HarperCollins Children's Books/ HarperKidsEntertainment (Dec. 13) King Kong: Kong's Kingdom (250,000 8x8 format); King Kong: The Search for King Kong (250,000 8x8 format); King Kong: Meet Kong and Ann (250,000 I Can Read); King Kong: Journey to Skull Island (250,000 I Can Read); King Kong: Escape from Skull Island (200,000 chapter book); King Kong (250,000 coloring and activity book and crayons); King Kong (250,000 coloring and activity book and stickers); King Kong: Escape from Skull Island (200,000 chapter book), King Kong: The Junior Novel (250,000) Tie-ins from Pocket The World of King Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island (Dec. 13; 35,000 hardcover); The Island of the Skull (Nov.; 175,000 mass market); The Making of King Kong (Dec. 13; 50,000 paper); Kong Unbound: The Cultural Impact, Pop Mythos, and Scientific Plausibility of a Cinematic Legend (Nov. 1; 50,000 trade paper); novelization by Christopher Golden (Dec.; 50,000 paper) Other Tie-ins novelization by Delos W. Lovelace (Grosset & Dunlap, Sept.; 20,000 hardcover); Merian C. Cooper's King Kong by Joe DeVito and Brad Strickland (St. Martin's Griffin, Oct. 1; 35,000 trade paper); King Kong Is Back! An Unauthorized Look at One Humongous Ape ed. by David Brin (BenBella, Nov.; 7,500 trade paper); three-issue graphic novelization (Dark Horse Comics, Issue #1 Dec.; mass market) All the King's Men Starring Jude Law, Sean Penn, Kate Winslet Directed by Steven Zaillian Release date December 16 (Sony/Columbia) Based on the novel by Robert Penn Warren (Harvest, Nov.; 150,000 trade paper) Hoodwinked!: The True Story of Red Riding Hood Voices of Anne Hathaway, Patrick Warburton, Glenn Close Directed by Cory Edwards and Todd Edwards Release Date December 23 (Kanbar/Harvey Weinstein) Tie-in Hoodwinked!: The True Story of Red Riding Hood (Council Oak/Kanbar, Nov.; 60,000 hardcover) Freedomland Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore, Edie Falco Directed by Joe Roth Release dates selected, December 25; widespread, January 8 (Revolution/Sony) Based on the novel by Richard Price (Bantam/Dell and Delta, Nov. 29; 300,000 trade paper and mass market) Ask the Dust Starring Colin Farrell, Salma Hayek Directed by Robert Towne Release date December 2005 (Paramount Classics) Based on the novel by John Fante (Harper Perennial, Feb. 7 2006; 10,000 trade paper) Back to the list of articles