Ronan Talks ‘The Host’ and Other Films

Nathan Ligon, from RedCarpetCrash.com and TYFW interviewed Saoirse Ronan (Melanie) about the slew of films she has recently or soon will be starring in. These include our own ‘The Host’, ‘Byzantium’, ‘Violet and Daisy’, and ‘How to Catch a Monster’ (which she is currently half-way through filming). This is a great interview if you want to get a taste of Ronan’s recent work. He asks her a little bit about ‘The Host’ near the end of the interview, but it’s very basic information on how she played two characters within one body. Since I’m not familiar with her other work, I thought those parts of the interview were interesting and informative, though, so listen in if you’d like to learn a little about Miss Ronan. :)

 

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Posted on June 8, 2013 by Johanna in Saoirse Ronan | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Saoirse Ronan Up For a Teen Choice Award for ‘The Host’

Melanie Wanda Crash Third Trailer

Saoirse Ronan is up for a Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy for her role as Melanie/Wanda in The Host.

The awards are chosen based on online voting.  You can vote at www.teenchoiceawards.com, but you have to be between ages 13 and 19 years old to have your vote count.  The awards show is on August 11, 2013.

So if you fit the voter category, go VOTE for Saoirse!

Here is who Saoirse is up against in her category:

Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Mila Kunis, “Oz the Great and Powerful”
Gwyneth Paltrow, “Iron Man 3″
Saoirse Ronan, “The Host”
Kristen Stewart, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2″
Michelle Williams, “Oz the Great and Powerful”

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Posted on May 31, 2013 by Sarah in Movie News, Saoirse Ronan | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Saoirse Ronan Discusses ‘The Host’ While Promoting ‘Byzantium’

Saoirse Byzantium

Saoirse Ronan has started another promotional tour, but this one is for Byzantium where she plays a vampire alongside Gemma Arterton.  Byzantium releases May 31st in the UK.  Seeing as the last film that was released starring her was The Host, the film came up in interviews.

Scotsman.com interviewed her in Glasgow, Scotland.  Below are the excerpts referring to The Host.

“The Host was also her first brush with a new kind of film fame. Until then, she’d been a poster child for the arthouse circuit, fascinating to watch, and Oscar-nominated for her preternatural performance in Atonement. In person it’s not her looks but her ease that is startling. It’s not a hot-housed precocity, but a natural, cheerful confidence that only falters when we talk about the possibility of another film, bringing potentially rabid, Twilight-level fame to her doorstep, especially since both The Host and the vampire saga are based on books by Stephenie Meyer.

“It’s a different kind of attention, a lot more intense and a younger audience. They’re more involved in social media. They tweet and use Facebook. It’s much more immediate, and when you see the reaction at premieres to Twilight, or the Harry Potter people, it looks a little extreme.” Then she adds: “But I don’t really think The Host is that kind of film.” It’s as though she is trying to reassure herself, but the film, released last month, makes her meaning clearer: Ronan always knew The Host, although popular with tweens, was not destined to do Twilight style-box office.“

Byzantium has reignited talk of boyfriends and romance, because her character is drawn to a frail teen, played by Caleb Landry Jones. However, as Ronan briskly points out, she’s been kissing boys for the camera since she was ten. “As long as you feel comfortable, it’s just another day,” she says, although Max Irons in The Host caused her some soul searching. “He smokes like five cigarettes between takes,” she rolls her eyes. “And he drinks coffee. My make-up artist looked after me though. If she saw him puffing away, she’d be after him with mints, saying ‘You need to have this before you go near my baby.’”

Irons is the son of Jeremy, and despite the fag breaks, they bonded over acting dynasties, and an Irish upbringing: his father owns a stately pile over there. “Max understood the Irish way. We could tease each other and he’d take it for what it was.” At the Twilight premiere they attended, someone kept calling him Jeremy “which I thought was really funny. So I’ve been calling him Jeremy since”.

The Independent also interviewed her.  Excerpt below:

“Earlier this year she played the lead in The Host, an adaptation of the book by the Twilight author Stephenie Meyer. Her co-stars said they would love to be appear in any sequels, but Ronan is typically cautious of committing to a franchise. “Um, yeah, I’d like to in theory but it would depend on the script. It always depends on whether the script is good.”

Source: The Scotsman, The Independent

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Posted on May 18, 2013 by Sarah in Max Irons, Movie News, Saoirse Ronan | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

All the Details on ‘The Host’ DVD/Blu-Ray and Digital Download

The Host DVD

All of the official press releases about The Host hitting the home video circuit have been released.  If you just want the digital download of the film, you will be able to get it first on June 25, 2013.  The DVD and Blu-Ray are hitting the shelves on July 9, 2013.

The special features will include a commentary with Stephenie Meyer, Andrew Niccol, and Nick Wechsler. Anyone bummed there isn’t a commentary by Jake Abel and Max Irons?  Bringing The Host to Life, which is a behind the scenes look at the filmmaking process, will also be on it.  And of course there will be deleted scenes, and I am hoping for more than two or three considering all the things we have seen in the trailers, featurettes, etc. that were not in the film.

Below is the official press release:

Based on The New York Times #1 bestselling novel,world-renowned author Stephenie Meyer presents The Host, the epic lovestory starring Academy Award®nominee Saoirse Ronan (Hanna, The Lovely Bones), Diane Kruger (National Treasure, Inglourious Basterds), Max Irons (Red Riding Hood) and Oscar® winner William Hurt (Kiss of the Spiderwoman, A History of Violence). The Host will be available to own on Digital on June25, 2013 as well as on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack with DVD and Digital including UltraViolet™ on July 9, 2013 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

When an unseen enemy threatens mankind by taking over humans’ bodies and erasing their minds, Melanie Stryder (Ronan) risks everything to protect the people she cares about most, proving that love can conquer all in a dangerous new world. Directed and adapted by Oscar® winner Andrew Niccol (The TrumanShow, In Time) and co-starring Frances Fisher (Titanic, Unforgiven), Chandler Canterbury (Knowing, Repo Man) and Jake Abel (I Am Number Four, The Lovely Bones), this modern romance is… “Wildly entertaining! Full of love, thrills and romance!” (Manny Dela Rosa, NBC-TV).

The Blu-ray™ Combo Pack allows fans towatch The Host anytime,anywhere on the platform of their choice.  It includes a Blu-ray™disc, a DVD and Digital Copy including Ultraviolet™ for theultimate, complete viewing experience.

·       Blu-ray™disc unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watchmovies at home, featuring perfect hi-def picture and perfect hi-def sound.

·       DVD offers the flexibility and convenience of playingthe movie in more places, both at home and while away.

·       Digital including UltraViolet™is a revolutionary new way for fans to collecttheir movies and TV shows in the cloud.  UltraViolet™ letsconsumers instantly stream and download to tablets, smartphones, computers andTVs.  Now available in both the United States and Canada.

·       Also includes an additional choice of digital formatsfrom a variety of partners, including options to watch on iPhone®,iPad®, Android™, computers and more.

BONUS FEATURES (BLU-RAY™ and DVD):

·       DELETED SCENES

·       BRINGING THE HOST TOLIFE: A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film, featuring interviews with Stephenie Meyer, Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons, and Jake Abel.

·       SEEKER PSA: Feature Commentary with Author/Producer Stephenie Meyer, Screenwriter/Director Andrew Niccol, and Producer Nick Wechsler.

CAST AND FILMMAKERS:

Cast: Saoirse Ronan, DianeKruger, Frances Fisher, Jake Abel, Max Irons and William Hurt

Directed by: AndrewNiccol

Based Off Novel by:Stephenie Meyer

Screenplay by:Andrew Niccol

Executive Producers:Ray Angelic, Claudia Bluemhuber, Marc Butan, Uwe Feuersenger, Bill Johnson, John Brooks Klingenbeck and Jim Seibel

Producers: Stephenie Meyer, Paula Mae Schwartz, Steve Schwartz and Nick Wechsler

Co-Producer: Jamie Audia, LizzyBradford and Roger Schwartz

Director of Photography: Robert Bock

Production Designer: Andy Nicholson

Editor: Thomas J. Nordberg

Costume Designer: Erin Benach

Music by: Antonio Pinto

 

TECHNICAL INFORMATION – BLU-RAY™ COMBO PACK:

Street Date: July 9, 2013

Copyright:  2013 Universal Studios.  All Rights Reserved.

Selection Number:  61123848

Running time:  2 Hour,6 Minutes

Layers:  BD-50

Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1Widescreen

Rating:  Rated PG-13 for some sensuality and violence

Languages/Subtitles:  EnglishSDH, Spanish, French

Sound:  DTS-HDMaster Audio 5.1

TECHNICAL INFORMATION – DVD:

Street Date:  July 9, 2013

Copyright:  2013 Universal Studios.  All Rights Reserved.

Selection Number: 61123838

Running time: 2 Hour, 6 Minutes

Layers: Dual Layer

Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1Anamorphic Widescreen

Rating:  Rated PG-13for some sensuality and violence

Languages/Subtitles:  English SDH, Spanish, French

Sound:  Dolby Digital 5.1

Source: The Host Facebook Page, Hypable

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Posted on May 7, 2013 by Sarah in Movie News, Photos | Tagged , | 1 Comment

‘The Host’ DVD/Blu-Ray Available for Pre-Order on Amazon

Uncle Jeb Melanie Wanda

UPDATE (5/2/13):  The Host DVD will be released July 9, 2013.

You can now pre-order The Host on DVD and Blu-Ray on Amazon in the US.  The DVD is listed at $19.99 and the Blu-Ray is $24.99.  If you order now and the prices go down, you will be charged the lowest amount.  However, there is no release date yet!  But if you want to be one of the first to own a personal copy, I guess the time to do it is now.  We will keep you posted on a release date or any details on the actual DVD when it becomes available.

It is not available on Barnes and Noble, Walmart, or Target yet.

Click here to go to Amazon to pre-order the DVD.

Amazon DVD

Thanks to our twitter follower @MoreNayi for the heads up!

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Posted on April 25, 2013 by Sarah in Movie News | Tagged , | 4 Comments