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NEW Anne Movie: Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning

posted 17 years ago by acacie
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I just got this from the newsletter.

I'm not particularly excited about it. (I wish Sullivan would have just stuck to what LMM wrote -- it's pretty great itself without making up new stuff based on her characters.) But it is interesting.

Here is a link to more info:

http://www.sullivanmovies.com/newannepress.html

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*NEW* ANNE ANNOUNCEMENT
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There is something new developing in the world of Anne and we thought
that you, our loyal fans, should be the first to know…we are beginning
work on the newest installation of Anne of Green Gables. That’s
right, there is going to be a new Anne movie! Kevin Sullivan is set to
write a completely original story about Anne’s early years, before she
was orphaned. Have you ever wondered who Anne’s mother and father were?
What happened to them? Did she have any brothers or sisters? The
mystery will unfold when Anne finds a secret letter in the floorboards of
Green Gables almost 50 years after she arrived on Prince Edward Island
and changed the Cuthbert’s lives forever. Stay tuned for more updates
on the progress of Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning!

OPEN CASTING CALL

That’s right, Sullivan Entertainment will be looking for the next
Anne and it could be you! We are looking for one 12-year-old girl who can
capture all of Anne’s whimsy and charms. Visit the Sullivan website
for details and promo updates.

[–] allWoRknPlaY68 17 years ago

this is very exciting. anne is one of my favorite movies ever. hopefully megan will return as older anne(if they show her) and jonathan as gilbert.

the only thing is, what young actress can capture the beauty and whimzyness of anne just as great as megan did? i hope they find a good one.

it sounds very intresting.

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[–] megmarch2003 17 years ago

I don't like the part about Anne finding a letter in the floorboards of Green Gables. That sounds too contrived.

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[–] KalamazooGal 17 years ago

This little girl's audition on youtube is perfect in my opinion...so much like Megan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGaSegLYcno&mode=related&search=

[–] msneon1980 17 years ago

I can't imagine anyone in that roll other than Megan. No offense to whoever they cast, but it just won't be as good.

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[–] tom_niles 17 years ago

This would be interestingr, but who would play Gil? I'd love to, but at 15 I've grown to old. sigh.

[–] msneon1980 17 years ago

I don't know, but I hope they are newcomers. I can't see anyone out now playing Gil. Or Anne.

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[–] Pirate-Jenny 17 years ago

If they stick to what is described in the letter, Gil won't be there, since it happens before Anne arrives on PEI.

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[–] the_green_monster 17 years ago

This would be interestingr, but who would play Gil? I'd love to, but at 15 I've grown to old. sigh.

actually Gil was a few years older than Anne- you're about the right age.

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[–] dqmwfan 17 years ago

OK this is what i think , i have some mixed feeling about this , one is because it should have been done first and then anne of green gables with megan fellows and that way it would have had megan in the role of anne .

oh well , my undersanding of it is that it will give more information on what happened with anne's parents and then also about the 2 other family's that anne lived with before going to PE iland keven is going to take the info from the book and elaberate on it from what a clip from the keven webiste said .

I guess we will see what happens .

[–] history_girl 15 years ago

The 3rd movie was too disappointing for me - I wouldn't be bothered watching a new one. It's a pity he wouldn't leave it all alone - the first 2 were great though. Wish they'd make The Blue Castle of L.M. Montgomery's into a movie.

[–] giraffeblimp 17 years ago

Ugh. You've got to be kidding me. I thought Anne was already milked dry through the 3 Sullivan movies. There's no need to make another one (there was no need to make a third one, either. And I imagine I could have survived without the second); Anne didn't HAVE a story before Green Gables. As far as I'm concerned, if LMM didn't write it, it didn't happen.

Bloop.

[–] lyndajane73 17 years ago

That's why I hated the third movie so much.

They're calling the fourth one completely original??

Hell, the THIRD one was completely original. Even in the second one they started to move away from the books (I've read all 8 books twice) but it was still close enough to be enjoyable.

But they had it so screwed up by the time they did the third one they had the WRONG generation of Blythes going to war. In the books, it wasn't Gil who went to war - he was too old by that time to join up so he stayed home with Anne and the rest of their family. It was his and Anne's two oldest sons, Jem and Walter who went to Europe to fight. Jem came home, Walter didn't. The only thing connecting the third movie to the novels were the characters - though in name only, their ages and the timeline was completely screwed up - of Anne and Gilbert.

[–] xMissMegziix 17 years ago

hopefully jonathon crombie will be in it coz hes so gorgeous and talented

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[–] ShizaMinelli 16 years ago

No offense, but it's simply idiotic to expect a screenwriter to perfectly follow the books they are adapting. Obviously there are changes (which are also explained in the Trivia for part 3) and to be fair the movies should be judged separately from the books b/c they are 2 entirely different mediums. The 3rd movie still had the characters we all love, and the story wasn't perfectly accurate but people need to get over it. Movies and books are apples and oranges.

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[–] aly-58 15 years ago

That may be, but he has a wealth of material that is completely thrown out. It isn't an adaptation of her stories anymore. The first two were quite different from the books, but they contained the spirit, some of the best stories, and yes it was changed but it worked. Writing your own screenplay and calling it Anne of Green Gables may sell product, but its disingenuous and tacky. Then again, Sullivan knows all about tacky. He's milked Anne and Road To Avonlea for every penny he can get from it. You can buy (from HIM, of course) anne perfume, body lotion, commemorative plates, RINGTONES, "anne" music collections (not soundtracks, just collections with her name on it), dolls, jewelery, jewelery boxes, mirrors, coasters, mugs, clocks, night lights, picture frames, NESTING TABLES, lamps, garden globes, INSPIRATIONAL POSTERS!!!!

Need I go on? He's even used his special features on DVDs just to promote new products. I love the first two Anne moves/mini-series, but he makes me sick.

This is very different from expecting someone to follow the books exactly. How about using anything from the books at all? That character in 3 wasn't even Anne. It was Megan, and her name was Anne, but she didn't act or talk like anne, from the earlier movies or the books. It wasn't her character anymore, it was a name to sell products.

[–] krrykskpf 16 years ago

They had the time mixed up earlier than the third movie too. It's got something to do with when the motor car appears in it. It's twenty years out from the book's timing. That's why when it got to WWI, Anne and Gilbert are still not even married yet according to the movie.

[–] Mart-Short 17 years ago

I wish I Could say that I am really excited about this film, but truth is i'm not. I loved the first three films and think they were excellent because of the actors. I will have no interest in this film whatsoever if Megan and Jonathan do not appear in some way, shape, or form. I just don't see the point in going backwards. I personally think Kevin could do a great script about Rilla (Anne's Daughter) from the "Rilla of Ingleside" book or just create a story for her of his own.

I just believe at this point that Anne's story has been exhausted. I know some people might care about what happened to her before Green Gables, but ultimately all that could have happened is a depressing pretty dull series of events that culminate in her ending up with the mean woman (Ms. Hammond?) with all of the twins. How can that story be anything but depressing, and like so many of you have said....I know young Anne as Megan Follows, and no one will EVER be able to properly duplicate her performance.

To me, a Anne movie with no Gilbert, Marilla, Matthew, Diana, Miss Stacey, or even at Hetty King is just not that interesting. I'd just prefer another Road to Avonlea film or as I said before something with Rilla.If they they do this film right though, we will see Megan as the narrator and Jonathan doing something as well. IF they do it right! What do you all think?

[–] Hppygirl56 17 years ago

That's what I don't get about Sullivan. Lucy Maude wrote such fascinating books--there are 3-4 other books he could have tapped to exploit instead of completely making up a WRONG story for Anne and Gil. He seems to think that no one would want to watch a true to the book version because it would be too boring. WHAT?!?!? I would love to see a true version! I think it would be great to see Anne of Ingelside brought to life where she thinks she has a real rival in Christine Stuart. All of those stories have so much more imagination than Sullivan's.
I bet if it were up to him he'd just call her Ann.

[–] the_green_monster 17 years ago

I know! I wish he had stayed true to the books! I would have loved to see Anne at Queens! It was the best book out of the bunch!
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[–] cc2monac 16 years ago

I think this is not a good idea. Honestly no one can play Anna as well as Megan did so it will be less good than the first one...this means that there is no needs to do it again! BUT it can be great to see Megan in this role again if they show an old Anne
But I keep on believing that this first one was too good! not only Megan! all the cast was perfect...

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[–] proverbs_25_25 16 years ago

Anne's pre-Green Gables history was thoroughly explained in the books, so I don't see what "new" story he would be coming up with.

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I bet if it were up to him he'd just call her Ann.

That made me laugh and shudder at the same time! Just looking at it makes me shudder!

[–] HPfanAJWC1 16 years ago

This makes very little sense, since she was orphaned at a very young age. She didn't have a chance to be with her parents long.

I'd rather have him create a story with Anne later in life and have Megan Follows come back. I'm not interested if it's not about the Anne she portrayed......

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[–] insearchofme28 15 years ago

I ditto that. I loved Megan Follows as Anne. I would love to have another great Anne storyline with Megan F. acting it out. To ME, she IS Anne.

[–] OmegaWolf747 16 years ago

We know what happened to Anne's parents. They died of yellow fever when she was three months old! Unless the movie follows the book version of Anne's early years (the Thomas and Hammond families) and then the orphanage before she went to the Cuthberts, it will totally blow and Anne fans will chase Sullivan down with torches and pitchforks. Has he already forgotten what a travesty his WWI Anne film was?

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[–] j-nicholson86 15 years ago

I am very excited about this movie . I was kind of skeptical about it but I really want to see it. Is it going to air in the US? I have only heard of it airing in Canada on CBC sometime next year. I would be very disapointed if it didn't air in the US.

[–] cardinal_biggles 16 years ago

This movie sounds like it'll be made of epic fail. Sullivan screwed the pooch with that third movie, and this doesn't sound like it'll be any better. Sounds more like he's rewriting/ignoring the original stories to suit his tastes (which is pretty much what he did with Anne 3). That was four hours of my life I'll never get back, and I'm not giving him any more.

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[–] BigFatPileOfCheeseCake 15 years ago

This movie sounds like it'll be made of epic fail.

It was an epic fail.

I would watch it again and again. - blinkmaneast90, IMDb

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