Books Into Movies

A Christmas Carol ~ Disney



Cast: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Bob Hoskins, Robin Wright Penn, Cary Elwes Director: Robert Zemeckis
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG
Based on: A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens

Fantastic Mr. Fox



Cast: Owen Wilson, George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Angelica Huston, Michael Gambon
Director: Wes Anderson
Distributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures MPAA Rating: PG
Based on: FANTASTIC MR. FOX by Roald Dahl

Where the Wild Things Are



Cast: Catherine Keener, Max Records, Benicio Del Toro, Forest Whitaker, Catherine O’Hara, Paul Dano, Lauren Ambrose
Director: Spike Jonze
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG
Based on: WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE by Maurice Sendak

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Cast: Anna Faris, Bill Hader, Bruce Campbell, James Caan, Andy Samberg, Tracy Morgan, Mr. T
Directors: Phil Lord and Chris Miller
Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing MPAA Rating: G
Based on: CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS by Judi Barrett and Ron Barrett
Junior Novelization here


Inkheart
DVD Available
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Jim Broadbent, Andy Serkis, Eliza Hope Bennett, Rafi Gavron
Director: Iain Softley
Distributor: New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG
Based on: INKHEART by Cornelia Funke

Coraline
DVD Available
Cast: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, John Hodgman, Ian McShane
Director: Henry Selick
Distributor: Focus Features, Universal Pictures International
MPAA Rating: PG
Based on: CORALINE by Neil Gaiman

The Tale of Despereaux
DVD is available
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Ben Falcone, Emma Watson, Tony Hale, Frances Conroy Directors: Sam Fell and Rob Stevenhagen
Distributor: Universal Pictures
MPAA Rating: G
Based on: THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX by Kate DiCamillo

City of Ember
DVD is available
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Murray, Martin Landau, Toby Jones, Mackenzie Crook, Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Director: Gil Kenan
Distributor: Fox Walden
MPAA Rating: PG
Based on: THE CITY OF EMBER by Jeanne DuPrau