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Welcome back friends!

I hope you’ve all had a fantastic start to the year (of course you have, just look at all the incredible books that have come out already)!

As you might remember, back in January I ran you through my favourite fantasy TV adaptations. There were so many<\/em> to choose from and this time around it was no different…

Below, you will see that I’ve done my best to choose my favourite fantasy movie<\/em> adaptations… and, gosh guys, it was hard.

Without further ado, here they are!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stardust
by Neil Gaiman<\/strong>

Let me just start by saying that Stardust<\/em> is my favourite adaptation of all time. I was lucky enough to meet the incredible Neil Gaiman himself and tell him that to his face.

This is a story of pure adventure and I’ve loved it for a long time, so you can imagine my excitement when a movie adaptation suddenly emerged. You can also imagine my delight upon discovering that the movie was just as epic<\/em> as the book was!

Where do I even begin? The cast. THE CAST! Charlie Cox and Claire Danes are our lead characters Tristan and Yvaine, but you’ve got an endless list of mega-stars acting alongside them. Peter O’Toole, Mark Strong, Michelle Pfeiffer, David Walliams (it is<\/em> him, I checked), Rupert Everett, Robert De Niro (playing the incredible Captain Shakespeare!), Sienna Miller, Ben Barnes, Nathaniel Parker, Mark Williams (why, hello, Mr Weasley), Ricky Gervais… and to top it off, the movie is narrated by Sir Ian McKellen.

What’s next? The music, of course, from Ilan Eshkeri! This soundtrack sends shivers up my spine whenever I listen to it (I’ll give you three guesses as to what I’m listening to right now).

I’m getting ahead of myself. I haven’t even told you what it’s about! Basically, you’ve got sweet, innocent, doe-eyed Tristan (Charlie Cox)… who is in love with this horrid<\/em> girl called Victoria (nothing against you Sienna Miller). One night they see a falling star. In order to convince Victoria to marry him, he vows to retrieve the star for her, which means he must cross the forbidden wall into the magical realm of Stormhold.

When he arrives to retrieve the fallen star, he discovers not a clump of celestial rock, but a feisty woman – Yvaine (Claire Danes). She’s fallen from the sky and needs to get home. He promises to help her return to the sky after he brings her to meet his ‘one true love’ (vomit), and much mischief ensues.
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I think I’ve gone on long enough about Stardust,<\/em> so I don’t want to say much more. I do feel compelled to leave you on this final gif of my favourite character: Captain Shakespeare!

Check out Stardust<\/em> (the book) here<\/a>.
Check out Stardust<\/em> (the DVD) here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t

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