Maximum Ride
Maximum Ride is a science fiction/fantasy series written by the award-winning American author, James Patterson, starting from April 19, 2005 and continuing to the present. Right now, there are six titles in the series:
- The Angel Experiment
- School's Out - Forever
- Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports
- The Final Warning
- Max: A Maximum Ride Novel
- Fang: A Maximum Ride Novel
Each of the novels in the series has reached #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list.[1]
The series focuses on six kids who are 98% human and 2% avian, Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman and Angel (also known as the Flock) who must escape from evil mad scientists from "The School". They are being hunted down by Erasers who are a human-wolf mix. The Flock works towards protecting the world from ruling by strange figures, who have also shown an interest in their capture.
In January 2007 it was announced that a movie would be made based on the Maximum Ride series. The producer will be Avi Arad, one of the producers of Spider-Man, X-Men and other Marvel movies.[2] In an interview with James Patterson, it was told Arad has already planned out the first two movies.[3] On August 7, 2008, it was announced that Columbia Pictures bought the screen rights to the franchise, and that Don Payne would write the screenplay.[4] The release date of the movie is 2010.[5]
References [change]
- ↑ Laura B. Weiss (2006-05-31). "James Patterson Talks about Writing for Kids". School Library Journal. http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6339185.html. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
- ↑ http://www.maximumride.co.uk/film.php Maximum Ride - The Film
- ↑ Books : Maximum Ride | The Official James Patterson Web Site
- ↑ Columbia takes 'Maximum Ride' - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety
- ↑ Performance-capture films slated - Entertainment News, Los Angeles, Media - Variety
