"I know what elements of the early books are foreshadowing bigger things to come, so I would assume that for them, having all the material in front of them could help them make decisions for the movies as well." While the studio involved is still a secret, "I believe they're looking for a director at this point," says the author, who's halfway through the second draft of her final novel. Meyer will wrap up the series in early 2015 with Winter - her take on the Snow White legend - and already, her Lunar Chronicles novels have been optioned for a movie series. Instead of being cooped up in a tower like Rapunzel, Cress is stuck in an orbiting satellite while a war rages between Earth and the moon colony of Luna, led by the cruel Queen Levana.Ĭress also happens to be a really excellent computer hacker, Meyer says, "and unfortunately, that skill has now put her in the care of the evil queen, so she's being forced to spy on the people and the leaders of Earth and report back." (The character is named after watercress - like rapunzel, it's a type of lettuce.) 4), much like she did for the first two books, Cinder (her version of Cinderella) and Scarlet (which borrows from Red Riding Hood). Meyer uses the fairy tale as inspiration for the third book in her young-adult series The Lunar Chronicles, Cress (due Feb. Marissa Meyer's version of Rapunzel has some long locks, but not so much that letting down her hair would reach the ground from space.
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