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  • I finished Fever Crumb. My mind was blown about the origins of Shrike!!!

  • My GOD this would make such a good movie! Picture this, Multiple aerial shots of London bearing down on the Shield-Wall with the soundtrack to Inception as backround music.

  • @braintick123 Its a Definite. :)

  • I Hope Peter Jackson doesn't make the characters American. Keep 'em Britsh like in the books.

  • @TheFreemanization Peter Jackson has done a pretty good job of staying true to stories in the past. His adaptations of The Lord of the Rings are very good. He may cut things out or change lines characters have, but the spirit of the story and individual characters are still the same.

  • @Matthewsaaan

    Agreed!

    

  • I guess I should really read these books....the only Mortal Engines book I know about is by Stanislaw Lem....this video could have really used my music tho'. Find me at facebook or reverbnation!

  • Why does everyone have weird names?

  • @Big12189 In the books?

    They're not strange, they are slightly different as it takes place so far in the future.

  • I LOVE HESTER SHAW!! She's so badass and so adorable of how much she loves Tom. *Sigh* I'm reading Predator's Gold, and I feel so sorry for her, she thought that Tom no longer cared about her and she ended up sending Arkangel on the path of Anchorage.

  • Where did you get the Oblivion soundtrack from? (P.S. Skyrim this year! Whoo!)

  • it would be awesoem when the films come out if you could buy mini city models =]

    also in the third fever crumb book manchester better be mentioned XD

  • I've only read the first book and I think it would be a great computer game if you played as a city! Like chasing towns around to eat them, a bit like in cosmic crush.

  • Mortal Engines is one of the best books I've ever read.

  • Fantastic book!

  • I'm not sure about the rest of you, but I think there should be a World of Mortal Engines game (by the guys who made Chrono Trigger)!

  • HELLO. Please listen. Too all those that loved Mortal engines. For those that dont know and are new too this book, and the old ones .

    philip reeve is going to produce several more books in the series. For those that have not read it.... "Fever crumb is the newest book in the mortal engine series to have been produced.

    Also another book shall be out soon

    Its called "The web of air and is going to be on the market in 19 days

    Also

  • @newhopeRocks Not any more! A Web of Air is on the market now and I own it!

  • I loved this series so much, I made mini cities out of Lego, constructed a Shrike out of Bionicle parts (RIP 2001-2010), and made about 5 airships, with Hester, Tom, Valentine and (my favourite) Nimrod Beauregard Pennyroyal.

  • Loved?

    You don't love them? What do you mean?

    If I could draw any good, I would sit all day drawing sketches of these books.

    If I could build LEGO any good, I would, build LEGO of these books.

    If I could write any good I would write down A LOT of text about these books.

    If I could talk any good I would talk about these books all day.

    However, all I can do is read good, so that is what I'm doing... reading, reading, reading these books...

    Excuse me, but I think I'll go and read a bit...

  • @barrakifilms42

    Nice... I'd do something similar, if I had enough Lego's. Sadly, I don't. So I write fanfiction instead.

  • i was rly pissed when manchester got blown to pieces by ODIN...(im from manchester)

  • @Togekab00m

    Harsh shit, man.

    But you're not alone. I knew someone from London, and he was all like "Nooooooo!" (Think Darth Vader from end of Star Wars Episode III) when London blew up at the end of the first book.

  • I didn't know there was going to be movies - the books are VERY cinematic and play in your mind like films I thought. Wonderful, superb stories - I like 'Predator's Gold' best, and hope they keep to the books, and not mess it up like they did with 'Northern Lights'

  • When the Movie comes out they will most probably have a game based on it come out as well. Games based on movies usually have negative reviews, but if it's Mortal Engines then count me in!

  • @Spacedragon1000

    A game based on this would be amazing! Wonder how they'd handle it...

  • hang on though, isn't Peter Jackson making the Hobbit right about now?

  • Correction: Peter Jackson is "producing the Hobbit". He's involved in it, but he's not directly making it.

  • oh right cheers, wasn't sure haven't looked it up 4 ages, i heard he was involved and assumed that it was him directing like in the trilogy

  • I've read Predator's Gold five times, Infernal Devices six times, A Darkling Plain seven times and the first book, Mortal Engines, 25 times. I'm reading Mortal Engines for the 26:th time now.

    I'm having great hope for the movie, if and when it comes out. The only problem is that when they make a movie out of a book they usually end up changing the story a bit. I'm hoping for it to be exactly as the books. Hopefully Jackson will do this good!

    I'm sorry, I'm gonna go and read now.

  • Although I love the books I think if they were gonna make a good film out of it they'd have to change some parts of the book for practical reasons and to keep and adrenalin flow. That's one of the problems I have with the Harry Potter film (a fair comparison I feel), they're too much like the books and the books don't read like films.

  • Please name the three most needed changes and I might change my mind. However, even htought I myself don't like Harry Potter, it got good critique by newspapers and such.

    Thanks for the reply!

  • @TheFhux - Cor just think of all the other books you could have read as well.... D'ya think Hester Shaw might not get her face hacked off if you kept reading it?

  • @shotgunsteele Sure, I could have read a lot of other books, but I don't really want to. Why should I not read it again and again?

    And if Hester didn't get her scar, she would lose some of her personality, and I don't want that to happen.

  • @TheFhux Oh god, if they follow the book almost to the letter I'll cry with joy. For sure a few aspects have to change, but I will live with that.

    If he removes any locations or characters though, I'll kill him.

  • Meanwhile, have you heard that a Mortal Engines comic/graphic novel starring Anna Fang is in the works? Sounds very exiting!

  • Peter Jackson is working on Mortal Engines now, and for what I've heard, their working on the first book; so hopefully no combining.

    There was no reason to combine them whatsoever. The stories were already complete by themselves, and "A Darkling Plain" was 550 pages long.

    Deborah Forte and the Scholastic Media Foundation planned to make it a family movie, even though Mortal Engines isn't a family book. I hope they're not involved anymore.

    Peter Jackson and WETA doing Mortal Engines! Good!

  • I'm reading these books at the moment for the third time!!! They are A-MAZ-ING!!

    Every time I read them I get really jealous because it makes my life look so boring :/

    They should so make a movie from them :)

  • These are probably the best books I've read. I always find it a shame that I can't read them again because I only ever seem to be able to read a book one.

    And you're right - they should make a film, and if it was good, I'd watch it over and over again!

  • I know!

    Well I've got to the stage where I'm not sure I want to read it anymore... because I know what happens and it's just too sad!!

  • I'm just glad he's written another, fith, book (that I am yet to get a copy of) and another is well on it's way from what I understand.

  • If they ever film a movie of the books(it would be amazing) i would be perfect as tom i look like him and hes the best character

  • fantastic! when i was 13 I had to do an english assesment and i put myself in the place of tom natsworthy... they rule!

  • This is my favortite Steampunk series and the film would be epic! They should recruit George Lucas for his experience with models that must be used for the cities, and have Herr Reeve there as a consultent.

  • @TractionEra

    Lucas would make it amazing, that's for sure.

  • they should make a movie of these books, the best part is in the second one when anna slaughters the lost boys

  • haha the hungry city chronicles...is that like the american term or something? this series would be awesome for a movie

  • Is it going to be a film??? I think it must be!!! it would be great!!!

  • infernal devices was da best

  • next time put in some trance music lol

  • when i read darkling plain i felt something was missing at the end

  • Just finished reading A Darkling Plain and loved every page of it. The ending was awesome! I wish there were more fanart or fanfiction about the Mortal Engines quartet...

  • their should be some more that continua from where darkling plain left off

  • @tomb1272 Naaw, the setup with Shrike telling the story of the traction age to the group of villagers who think that it's only a fairy tale helps the story come full circle.

  • Whats with the Elder Scrolls III music?

  • I just thought it went well with the pictures :)

  • i like the DARKLING PLAIN the most though

  • MORTAL ENGINES RULE

  • wren and theo buy an airship and travel the bird roads but anyway these are the best books ever

  • in the american version of preditors gold is that anchorage getting chased by arkangle?

  • a question - at 1:14 what is that weird floating thing just above the 'A'. It looks like a freaky floating african mask - but that can't be right. CAN IT?

  • that is the bottom of an airship

  • air ship

  • oh yeah that makes a LOT more sense.

    And also what is Tom holding? It's ages since I read the book, is it relevant to the plot?

    I think Gemma Arterton would be a good Hester, I don't know why I just kinda imagine her like that. meh.

  • can i just say i am totally in love with tom and will die if they screw up this film. i don't want it to be a film but i do. does that make sense?

    the guys who did golden compass did a bad job - its supposed to be a dark book but in the film its all happy i mean what? but i guess it was well filmed and good acting...

    p.s how the hell will they do Hester? they're gonna need really good make up artists for that!

  • i hope they make the movies as good as the books.. I love books, I cant get enough of them.

  • i wish

  • r they makin the books into films if they are will they be shown in england???

  • There was something on Wikipedia but it was taken down because the article the article the information was taken from was particularly vague.

  • They should make four! They screwed up Eragon (which is less pages than 2 traction books), so how r they going to make a movie with MORE pages in the books?

  • WOOOHOOOO!!! finaly they're being made into movies!!!! stupid americans!!!! why only make 2 movies?!?!?!?!

  • I finished A Darkling Plaun a few months ago and it was brilliant! I'm a bit sad that Tom and Hester died though.

  • I'm marking you as spam so people who haven't read the last book wont find out that they die!

  • Total shit I know.

  • same ere i dint want them 2 die really n i wanted to know wat happend to wren and theo lol

  • I just finished A Darkling Plain last night and it was fantastic!! greatest ending ever!

  • Made me sad :(

    Two reasons, bit of a sad ending and the end of a fantastic series of books!

  • YAY MUNICIPAL DARWINISM

  • I have nearly finished reading the first book to this. And I have to say, I am really enjoying it! I'm looking forward to the other three. They are brilliant! I love the characters too.

  • The Traction Books are one of my favorite book series.

    Once me and my friends played bowling Tractionists vs Anti-Tractionists (yes, we're that nerdy.)

  • that's not nerdy, thats devotion (only a true fan would do that.) HUNGRY CITY CHRONICLES FOR EVER!

  • damn right! i really wish they made a film of it, it would beat the crap outta harry potter and lord of the rings!

  • They are making films, two. Damnd yanks...

  • Best film news so far, I hope they don't screw them up.

    The CGI is going to be a huge challenge.

  • erm, im english.... by two do you mean the WHOLE series will be squished into 2 films or two PARTS of each book in film?

  • The films are being made in Hollywood, hens the American comment. But all four books are being turned into two films. i.e. two books per film.

  • WHAT!? DAMNIT! stupid americans, how are ya meant to fit that much stuff into one film without mutilating the entire plot like they did in golden compass. grrrr

  • WHAT!? DAMNIT! stupid americans, how are ya meant to fit that much stuff into one film without mutilating the entire plot like they did in golden compass. grrrr

  • Can't wait to see what Hester looks like. That would be worth whatever movie tickets cost these days.

  • Hell yeah! Only problem is that most of the people who I talk to haven't read it...

  • Yeah!!! Tractionism all the way!!!

    I'm going to make a movie about the book series with LEGO and stop motion. I would start filming but its taking a really long time just to make London...

  • Your gonna need alot of bricks man.

  • woh cool have you finished it yet if u have could u tell me wat its called???

  • I gave up on it... unfortonately...

  • These books are brilliant. And so full of symbolism.

  • allright! stuff it with the brick'shitting oblivion music!

  • I'm praying to god that if they make a film of this that they don't screw up like they did with His Dark Materials.

    I love these books and I shall feel the need to kill something if they butcher them =P

  • alright um I have searched for ages for info on the mortal engines film and this is all I know. Theres no sheduled release date or trailers/posters out but i do know that the first film might combine the first two books and the second one will do the same but its highly unlikely and the director after many turndowns from mr Reeve is the same one whos directing the golden compass. Any other youve got please respond to my comment with it.

  • shrike dies i know u want him to but u dont but u do???

  • What book in the series are you on about?

  • 1st but nearly finished though bye

  • Technically you're in luck because in the last book like on the very last page he is the only original character left and thankfully it's a very happy ending.

  • he doesnt die he gets ressurected in infernal devices i think

  • kwl but do they get to the wall

  • i have all books except Predators Gold unfortunately. (I have read them all though! =D)

  • You don't know what your missing. Predator's Gold is (in my opinion) the best after A Darkling Plain

  • I havent missed anything - I have read them all :D (like I said originally =])

    I thought the ending of Darkling Plain was cool because it means that reading the series is like a never ending circle :)

    Beginning of Mortal Engines:

    It was a dark, blustery afternoon in spring, and the city of London...etc

    Ending of Darkling Plain:

    It was a dark, blustery afternoon in spring, and the city of London...etc

    :)

  • Ditto. way cool

  • wait wait i just read first book

    does london survive

  • no medusa destroys it - but people live aboard it in A Darkling Plain and they make a new city called New London which uses Magnetic Levitation and floats

  • (sob) I just finished a darkling plain. It was such a (sniff) good book With such a (boohoo) beautiful ending.

  • Philip Reeve has sold the film rights to all of his Traction City books. Not sure who's going to make them or when but last time I spoke to him he said he was well pleased with the idea of them being made into films now.

  • YOU KNOW PHILIP REEVE!

  • Yes, I know Philip Reeve. We went to the same school in Brighton and grew up together as good friends. He also did many of the illustrations for the Horrible Histories series of books. He no longer lives in Brighton but we are still in touch via e-mail etc.

  • This is gonna sound nerdy but could you please ask him about what he knows of the movie. And tell him that his books ROCK!

  • @306545 You know Philip Reeve? Lucky!

  • I read it a bit ago too, in a night because I could not stop. Hehe.

  • well done on the video matt. high hopes for the film eh?

  • these are some of my fab books ever

  • Good news everyone being the first person to comment on this great video i've now finished predators gold and infernal devices and am getting a darkling plain for my birthday. oh by the way I CHECKED THERE IS GONNA BE A MOVIE OF IT WHOOPEE!

  • Btw, this music does actually fit, and it SHOULD be 4 movies. It's just not right cramming so much information into a 3 or 2 hour film. The A Darkling Plain would be the BEST.

  • What do you mean by "This music dosen't fit"?

  • I said 'DOES actually fit'...

  • My mistake

  • OMG. i just read about it on wikipedia, and there is going to be films on the series!!!, one based on the first 2 films, and a second about the last pair!! gosh!!

  • What are you on about? I just had a look on wikipedia and I couldn't find anything about a film. Send me a link to the page you are on about.

  • Search Hungry City Chronicles on Wikipedia, then go half way down the page to find something about a film.

  • yeah, I saw the thing about the films too. 4 Movies would be better

  • Don't quote wikipedia :) But Reeve (is that how you spell it?) has said that some people have wanted to make a movie, but he doesn't really care if they don't because he really hates the idea of commercializing his ideas. I don't really blame him.

  • @gruntsbaneook

    That's how you spell it

  • YEAH!, they shoild do a film of the series!!

    Shrike would be so cool....

  • awesome. they're great books. itd be awesome it they made a movie its a great concept!

  • Nicely done. I love those books I'm reading predators gold at the moment

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