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Cloud Atlas concept art shows us the Wachowskis' vision of 2144 Seoul

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:11:24 PST

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Behold the future, from the movie adaptation of David Mitchell's acclaimed novel Cloud Atlas. The massive movie — stuffed with a huge A-List cast including Tom Hanks, Hugh Grant, Hugo Weaving, Susan Sarandon, and Halle Berry — jumps across time, with each actor playing different characters in different time periods. It's a massive undertaking that leaps all the way into the future, 2144 Seoul to be precise. And here is the first ever concept art for the future world of Cloud Atlas. More »

Great authors imagine a world transformed by climate change

Pauline Masurel - Green Prophet — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:30:00 PST

What kind of world are we leaving to our grandchildren? Can we even imagine a world after climate change? Some of the world's greatest authors, including David Mitchell and Kim Stanley Robinson, grapple with climate change and our future in a new story collection. Here's a review by Pauline Masurel from Green Prophet. More »

What science fiction writers can learn from the flood of SF lit novels

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:41:48 PDT

We're in the middle of a flood of literary novels that play with science fiction ideas right now. What's causing it? And how can science fiction benefit from all of this fresh energy? More »

David Mitchell's new novel may turn out to be science fiction after all

Charlie Jane Anders — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:20:00 PDT

After David Mitchell's brilliant Cloud Atlas included science fiction in its genre mash-up, we were sad to hear his new book was straight-up litfic. But turns out it's the first volume of a trilogy... that will turn very science fictional. More »

Wachowskis Involved In Bringing Era-Spanning Novel To The Screen?

Charlie Jane Anders — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:39:10 PST

A movie version of Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell's ambitious literary novel, is in the works. Director Tom Tykwer (The International) revealed that he's working with the Wachowskis on a script for an adaptation. Given that Cloud Atlas involves six interlocking (and incomplete) narratives — two of which take place in the future — a movie version could be a dizzying masterpiece, or it could be another The Fountain. Fingers crossed! [First Showing] More »