As we talked about a couple of days ago here at Screen Rant, Guillermo del Toro is going to be a busy man for the next eight years, with such projects as the two-part adaptation of The Hobbit, a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde movie, and an adaptation of the classic novel Slaughterhouse-Five. Included on his to-do list is co-writing (along with Chuck Hogan) a trilogy of vampire novels called The Strain (how the heck does he find the time to do all of this stuff?).
The first novel in the trilogy is set to be released early next week, and to get people excited for it, del Toro and Hogan have decided to give us a teaser trailer (that’s right, a video trailer for a book – strange). It’s pretty full-on, with strong language and gory images abound. So needless to say – [warning: the following video contains the equivalent of R-rated language and gore]:
“Think more along the lines of a man with a black cape, fangs, and a funny accent… now take away the cape, the fangs, and the funny accent… in fact, take away anything funny about it at all.”
Man, that sounded awesome…
It’s a very cool idea to have a video teaser for a novel, particularly when it has content that is prime for striking visuals and cool-sounding delivery of the lines. If del Toro wasn’t so busy with a million other cinematic projects, I would say that he’ll offer himself up to adapt these vampire novels into movies.
In fact, I’m calling it now – somewhere down the line, del Toro will be involved in some capacity with the inevitable adaptation of The Strain trilogy. Just you watch.
What do you think of this teaser video for the first book in the vampire trilogy The Strain? Would you like to see Guillermo del Toro be the one to adapt them to the big-screen, if that ever happens?
The first novel in The Strain trilogy is set to be released next Tuesday, June 2nd.
Sources: Cinematical and Wired
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It depends on the story,
But a trailer for a book is a cool idea.
Not really the first time I’ve seen this done, a video trailer to promote a book… but it’s definitely got much more to its production than most of the trailers for books I’ve seen. Heck, most of them are little more than a few pictures with a voice-over.
I might give this book a try, but I’m kind of ambivalent about the plot presented. I’m not sure I’m seeing anything all that original in it… yet.
For some reason everytime I saw this headline until now I kept reading “The Stain” and was like “WTF? I don’t even want to know…”
Thought maybe it was a biography of Bill Clinton or something…
Decent CGI for a book that will likely have very little CGI in it.
(and since people lately have been taking me way too seriously on the internet, yes, that was a joke)
I think you are underestimating the amount of CGI the book will have…
I also think this will be in 3D. So when you flip the page, it’ll be like the page is coming right out at you!!
So i guess it will be at least eight years before he finally gets round to his H.P Lovecraft movie.
Knowing my luck, the book will be released in IMAX… and me without a single IMAX book store in my town.
Stop complaining Joshi, as long as you have surround sound at home you can always enjoy it when the book comes out on blu-ray…
I don’t got Blu-ray. I just got bog standard DVD’s. This book better come with an audio commentary, that’s all I can say.
You guys are seriously cracking me up.
Vic
@Bill Blume,
I realize this isn’t the first time there’s been a video trailer for a book, but it’s one of the few times I’ve seen it have as much effort put into it, with as good production value. As you say, it’s usually just images with a voice-over, but they’ve really gone all out on this one. Having this released online will get them more readers for the book(s) than they otherwise would have had, for sure.
@Ken J,
Haha! You should get a prize for comment of the week – “The Stain: A Biography of Bill Clinton” – Classic
In all seriousness, I actually do own a couple of books with deleted scenes in them. :p
@Joshi
Even better than audio commentary, I heard it’ll have page in page (PIP) commentary.
@Vic, they have a video teaser for a book, these comments are mandatory, lol.
Just finished the book, actually. I know, I know, I’m pretty effing behind.
Brilliant. That’s a pretty concise review, sure, but it’s all I’ve got. I’m intrigued where the series is going to go.
I now understand why Blade 2 stands out as the real odd-man-out of the franchise. The Reapers are del Toro’s vampires. The vamps in “The Strain” are hyperactive blood addicts with grotesquely rearranged internal anatomy and that hideous whip-like proboscis… I wondered why the Reaper strain didn’t make another appearance in Blade 3… GdT took ‘em with him when he left.
loved books,the strain & the fall, movie clips look good.does anyone know when book 3 or movie out ! going crazy waiting.T X
I loved every book in this series.. WOW what a teaser trailer– I had hoped book one was being made into a movie….oh well. IF it ever does happen. MARILYN MANSON would be PERFECT for the role of Gabriel Bolivar.. Marilyn are you listening… pitch it !!!