Here is Stephenie’s official announcement, as well as some links to a couple of other articles online basically stating the same piece of news that we are still extremely elated about:
From stepheniemeyer.com:
September 23, 2009
Hey guys, great news! The Host is on its way to the big screen:
Variety.com: “Twilight’s Meyer…”
I’m so excited to be working with Nick Weschler, and Steve and Paula Mae Schwartz to bring The Host to a visual format. They’ve all been a dream to work with, so lovely and collaborative, and I feel like we’re in a really good place to make a great movie together. And then to have Andrew Niccol writing and directing? Truly awesome. If you’ve never seen Gattaca, go watch it now. One of my favorite movies of all time. It’s such a great example of character driven science fiction, which is ideal for The Host, no? I’m having an absolute blast imagining different dream casts, which I would post if people didn’t take my silly blogs so seriously these days. I’m looking forward to seeing the cast lists you come up with in the fansite forums, and if any of them match mine.
So, very exciting. Yay Host!
XO
Steph
Other articles:
Deadline NY: Open Road to Acquire U.S. Distribution on Stephenie Meyer’s ‘The Host’
Variety: Making the most of Meyer’s ‘Host’
Deadline NY: Andrew Niccol to Direct Saoirse Ronan in ‘Host’
News.Scotsman.com: Interview, Saoirse Ronan, Actress
BBC Newsbeat: Saoirse Ronan admits she forgets about Oscar nomination
IndieLondon: Hanna – Saoirse Ronan interview
Glamour UK: Twitter Chat with Saoirse Ronan
MTV: Stephenie Meyer’s ‘The Host’ Casts Saoirse Ronan
Rope of Silicon: Saoirse Ronan Set to Star in Adaptation of ‘The Host’
Deadline NY: ‘Stephenie Meyer’s ‘The Host’ Lands Saoirse Ronan To Star’
Variety: Director Set for ‘Twilight’ Author’s ‘Host’
MTV: Stephenie Meyer’s ‘The Host’ To Become A Movie
Variety.com: Twilight’s Meyer Tackles Adult Pic Fare With Niccol (same as above)
ABC15.com: Stephenie Meyer’s ‘The Host’ is coming to the big-screen
DreadCentral.com: Stephenie Meyer’s The Host Heading to the Big Screen
Hitflix Twilight’s’ Stephenie Meyer launches another movie franchise with ‘The Host’
The Examiner: Top ten ‘Twilight’ moments to look forward to in 2010
Oprah: Stephenie Meyer Video Interview
The Examiner: Fans cast Stephenie Meyer’s ‘The Host’ film
The Examiner: Winners revealed! Your choices for cast of “The Host” movie!
