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Back in 2013, it was announced that actor Jason Segel would play the late writer David Foster Wallace in The End of the Tour. Recently, Segel (pictured, via) made an appearance at a BookCon panel and discussed his preparations for this role.
According to Vulture.com, Segel read the Consider the Lobster short story collection, the A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again essay book, and the Infinite Jest novel. He also listened to past interview recordings and the 2005 Kenyon College commencement address.
After all of this research, Segel drew this conclusion: “What separates an author and mind like David Foster Wallace is he has the ability to articulate. A lot of people are sitting there feeling it, feeling confused about why they don’t feel satisfied. And David Foster Wallace said, ‘Maybe it’s this. Maybe that’s why.'” The film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. A limited release date has been scheduled for July 31st.
Nothing beats the morbid delight begot from a good old-fashioned bad dream. It’s the stuff memorable horror movies are made of. There’s no denying, being tantalised and terrified go hand in hand. But what about those bad dreams that leave you thrashing in a bed of sweat-soaked sheets and screaming for salvation? Nightmares can plague […]
This month we've seen some changes on the best selling middle grade books list due to the well timed releases of Jason Segel's Nightmares!—a great choice for the upcoming spooky season—and Mike Lupica's Fantasy League (Did somebody say football?).
Here are some awesome books for your "Little Humans." As usual, we've picked five kids books that we feel represent some of the best new kids stories
Random House Children’s Books has published the first installment in a series of middle-grade fiction books by actor Jason Segel and bestselling author Kirsten Miller.
Nightmares!, the first in a trilogy by The Muppets star, is about a boy named Charlie and his kids who must face their nightmares in order to save their town. It’s a kind of children’s version of Nightmare on Elm Street.
Check it out: “What Charlie doesn’t know is that his problems are about to get a whole lot more real. Nightmares can ruin a good night’s sleep, but when they start slipping out of your dreams and into the waking world—that’s a line that should never be crossed.”
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The Muppets and How I Met Your Mother star Jason Segel has inked a book deal for a middle-grade fiction series he will write with Kirsten Miller. Random House Children’s Books will publish Nightmares! in fall 2014.
If you want to read more, you can join Segel’s 2.3 million followers on Twitter. WME and Abrams negotiated the deal with Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers publisher Beverly Horowitz. Executive editor Krista Marino will edit the book. The release had more details:
Both scary and funny, NIGHTMARES! is an adventure story about a group of kids who realize it’s up to them to save their town from fear, which has manifested itself in the form of nightmare creatures that have slipped into the everyday world. At its heart, NIGHTMARES! is about kids overcoming their fears … Says Segel, “I couldn’t be more excited that NIGHTMARES! has found a home at Random House. Ultimately, it’s a story about learning that we can accomplish anything, as long as we are brave enough to try. These are the types of stories that always inspired me.”
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Poking fun at the Green Lantern adaptation coming to movie theaters this weekend, The Muppets released a parody trailer with references to the comic book superhero.
We’ve embedded the Muppet video above–what do you think? Follow this link to watch Green Lantern‘s real trailer.
Here’s more from the site: “When Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, and friends Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater, they help Kermit reunite the Muppets to stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater.”
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