Cree Cicchino and Felix Mallard have been cast in the upcoming film adaptation of “Turtles All The Way Down“!
The young actors join a previously announced Isabela Merced in the movie for HBO Max, based on the book of the same name by John Green, Deadline reports.
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Kristine Froseth and Charlie Plummer are joined by their co-stars Jay Lee and Denny Love while attending a Looking for Alaska screening on Sunday (September 15) in New York City.
The event was held as part of the 2019 Tribeca TV Festival. Also in attendance were the book’s author John Green and the show’s executive producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage.
Looking for Alaska is an eight-episode limited series based John’s novel of the same name. Set in 2005, it centers around teenager Miles “Pudge” Halter (Plummer), as he enrolls in boarding school to try to gain a deeper perspective on life. He falls in love with Alaska Young (Froseth), and finds a group of loyal friends. But after an unexpected tragedy, Miles and his close friends attempt to make sense of what they’ve been through.
All episodes of the series will debut on Hulu on October 18.
READ MORE: Watch The New Trailer For Hulu’s ‘Looking For Alaska’ Series Now!
FYI: Kristine is wearing a The Vampire’s Wife dress and Jimmy Choo heels.
Looking for Alaska is coming to Hulu — but it’s been a long road.
Executive producer Josh Schwartz stopped by the Television Critics Association press tour in Los Angeles to talk about the difficult process of bringing the classic John Green novel to the screen.
“We’ve all been waiting a while for this,” Josh said. “I was sent the book 14 years ago when it was an unpublished manuscript by a then, unknown, author named John Green and immediately fell in love with it. I had to do it. Even though it was based on John’s experience, it resonated with me. It’s been a journey, I started writing it as a feature at Paramount, there were many different drafts for many different executives. I felt it was never going to get made. They almost made it without me, but I couldn’t move on so when the opportunity came to revisit it as a limited series, I approached John, who was frustrated by the feature experience, but the limited series can offer audiences a more immersive experience, where you spend eight hours with these characters rather than two hours.”
The story, about a teenage boy who enrolls at a new boarding school and falls for a girl named Alaska, only to have his world rocked by a tragedy, will be faithful to the book, but with less male gaze.
“We’re incredibly faithful to the material but we’ve also taken great efforts to go further and deeper,” Josh added. “For fans of the book, they will feel we’ve really honored the material. The book is really about the limited male gaze and we wanted to make sure that Alaska exists in her own right. The audience will have understanding of her character and she won’t exist only as a mystery, hopefully that will go some way to remedy that.”
Watch the first Looking for Alaska/em> teaser trailer here!
The first pics from Looking For Alaska are here!
Based on the John Green novel of the same name, the series is set to premiere on October 18th on Hulu.
Looking for Alaska centers on “teenager Miles ‘Pudge’ Halter (Charlie Plummer), as he enrolls in boarding school to try to gain a deeper perspective on life. He falls in love with Alaska Young (Kristine Froseth), and finds a group of loyal friends. But after an unexpected tragedy, Miles and his close friends attempt to make sense of what they’ve been through.”
The series also stars Denny Love, Jay Lee, Landry Bender, Sofia Vassilieva, Uriah Shelton, Jordan Connor, Ron Cephas Jones, and Timothy Simons.
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John Green, Kristine Froseth & Charlie Plummer Talk ‘Looking for Alaska’ at BookCon 2019!
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John Green fans rejoice!
The acclaimed YA author stopped by BookCon 2019 to discuss Hulu’s highly-anticipated adaptation of his novel, Looking for Alaska, on Saturday (June 1) in New York City.
John was joined by the limited series’ stars, Kristine Froseth and Charlie Plummer, at the annual book lover’s event, which was held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
Looking for Alaska is coming to Hulu this October as an 8-episode limited series.
Like many of John’s books, Looking for Alaska tackles tough topics like death and grief. The story focuses on Miles “Pudge” Halter (played by Charlie), who falls in love with a girl named Alaska (played by Kristine) at his boarding school. When Alaska dies unexpectedly, Miles and his friends search for the truth behind her death and try to make sense of the tragedy.
Looking for Alaska premieres on Hulu on Friday, October 18th.
Check out 60+ pics inside from the Looking for Alaska panel at BookCon 2019…
Hulu’s upcoming series Looking for Alaska now has an official premiere date!
The network revealed on Saturday (June 1) that the all eight episodes of the show will premiere on October 18.
The limited series is based on the John Green novel of the same name.
It centers on “teenager Miles ‘Pudge’ Halter (Charlie Plummer), as he enrolls in boarding school to try to gain a deeper perspective on life. He falls in love with Alaska Young (Kristine Froseth), and finds a group of loyal friends. But after an unexpected tragedy, Miles and his close friends attempt to make sense of what they’ve been through.”
Looking for Alaska also stars Denny Love, Jay Lee, Landry Bender, Sofia Vassilieva, Uriah Shelton, Jordan Connor, Ron Cephas Jones, and Timothy Simons.
READ MORE: Landry Bender Shares New Pic of ‘Looking For Alaska’ Cast
Today is a very special day to John Green – it’s Esther Earl‘s birthday.
If you remember, Esther was the inspiration behind The Fault in Our Stars, one of John‘s amazing novels, that was turned into a movie with Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort.
“Happy Esther Day,” John greeted Twitter this morning (August 3). “Before she died in 2010, Esther Earl asked us to remember her birthday with a celebration of love among family and friends. And so every August 3rd, people around the world take a moment to say ‘I love you’ to those they care about.”
He added, “Esther would be–should be–24 years old today, navigating the treacherous waters of early adulthood.”
“I miss her, as so many people do. But I also see her work and love continuing through her family and @tswgo. I’m grateful to them, and to everyone who shares love on Esther Day.”
Happy Esther Day to all!