Fans of joseph delaneys last apprentice series will probably be particularly unable to stomach the movie, as theyll spend the entire time complaining. Will seventh son bear only a faint family resemblance to the books. Differences between seventh son book vs movie page 2. However john is not young anymore, and has been seeking an apprentice to carry on his trade. Tom ward is the 12yearold narrator of the book, described as small for his age despite growing up on a farm. In the movie creatures of the dark are fought by a ragtag scattering of spooks, many regular people believe they are charlatans, why would a king believe them and knight and fund them. It is the first book in cards the tales of alvin maker series and is about alvin miller, the seventh son of a seventh son. The last hope is a young farmers son named thomas ward. He never once picks up a sword and undergoes zero combat training. John gregory, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and also the local spook, has protected his country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all manner of things that go bump in the night. Alvin is the seventh son of a seventh son, born when his six older brothers are still alive.
The story centers on thomas ward, a seventh son of a seventh son, and his adventures as the apprentice of the spook. Differences between seventh son book vs movie page 1. After having its release date shifted numerous times, the film was released in france on december 17, 2014, and in canada and the united states on february 6, 2015, by universal pictures. The film has been several years in the making, and stars ben barnes heartthrob. Their numbers are taken from the seventh son of a son. As the seventh son of a seventh son, he can see things other people cant and therefore has the potential of becoming a spook more on that below. Young thomas is apprenticed to the local spook to learn to fight evil spirits. The spook author joseph delaney on how seeing his books be.
The book which the film is based on the spooks apprentice by joseph delaney. Sergei bodrovs seventh son, for which the first trailer dropped earlier this week, at least looks like an attempt to revisit traditional 80sstyle swordsandsorcery fantasy in. Falcon knights are an order of noble knights dedicated to fighting the forces of evil. In the first three books, the apprentice is only years old. This is the premise for the series the tales of alvin maker. In the movie tusk in the book is a minor antagonist being mother malkins son. Seventh son super bowl trailer and new concept art feb 1, 2015. Seventh son 1987 is an alternate historyfantasy novel by american writer orson scott card. Will seventh son bear only a faint family resemblance to. Official synopsis for seventh son starring jeff bridges, julianne moore, ben barnes, and olivia williams. The swordsanddragons universe of seventh son is big enough that we cant help but start thinking of a sequel already. Seventh son, the film version of the first book in joseph delaneys acclaimed spook series, is out shortly, but fans of the lancashirebased. Toms mother planned for tom to be a seventh son, in the proceeding books its told that she only got married to create a seventh son.
Iron maiden seventh son of a seventh son maiden england 88 20 sub. The book is a good first in a series, action, suspense, the fight of good vs evil. Seventh son squanders an excellent cast and some strange storyline ingredients, leaving audiences with one disappointingly dull fantasy adventure. Watch seventh son movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The films sumptuous cast features the dude and his sometime paramour jeff bridges and julianne moore as sorcerer master gregory and his. Tusk in the movie is apparently a servant to gregory and sidekick. In the alternate america orson scott card has imagined, this makes alvin a person of special magic. John gregory, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and also the local spook, has protected the country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all manner of things that go bump in the night. Sergei bodrovs seventh son, for which the first trailer dropped earlier this week, at least looks like an attempt to revisit traditional 80sstyle swordsandsorcery fantasy in the style of willow or dragonslayer. Back in early december, my family was standing in line. Like the percy jackson movies, seventh son is an adaption that absolutely doesnt do justice to the books on which its based.