{"id":554,"date":"2008-11-03T11:42:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-03T11:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2008\/11\/yet-another-noahs-ark-cartoon-in-the-works\/"},"modified":"2008-11-03T11:42:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-03T11:42:00","slug":"yet-another-noahs-ark-cartoon-in-the-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2008\/11\/yet-another-noahs-ark-cartoon-in-the-works.html","title":{"rendered":"Yet another Noah’s Ark cartoon in the works?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Of making many Noah\u2019s Ark cartoons, there is no end. The latest movie to join the parade is an adaptation of Geraldine McCaughrean\u2019s Not the End of the World<\/a><\/i>, an award-winning novel that tells the story of Noah\u2019s Ark from the point of view of Noah\u2019s youngest \u2014 and unwed \u2014 daughter, Timna.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, there is no reference to Noah or his sons bringing any daughters aboard the Ark with them in the original Genesis story<\/a>. Wives, yes, but daughters, no. So that would seem to be an invention of McCaughrean\u2019s.<\/p>\n

I am unfamiliar with the book, but it won the Whitbread Children\u2019s Book Award in 2004 \u2014 three years after Philip Pullman<\/a>\u2018s The Amber Spyglass<\/a><\/i> won that same award, for whatever that\u2019s worth \u2014 and this is how it was described in the official announcement<\/a> released by the judges:<\/p>\n

About the book:<\/b>
Timna is Noah?s dutiful and unwed daughter; her destiny is to care for her parents when they reach old age. When the rains come, she leaves on the Ark with her family and watches on in horror as her friends and neighbours are washed, indeed sometimes pushed, away to their deaths. Her father has told her that the earth must be purged of abomination and sin but, unbeknownst to Noah, Timna has set in motion a chain of events that will drastically affect God?s plan. . . .<\/p>\n

What the Whitbread judges said:<\/b>
\u201cWith stunning imaginative force, rank physicality and luminous writing, this unsentimental book makes the old story utterly new, and engages with crucial matters \u2013 tolerance and the dangers of fundamentalism; suffering; womanhood; survival; and ultimately, God\u2019s intentions.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For what it\u2019s worth, Timna would not be the first woman to challenge the divine plan in a popular re-telling of the Noah story. A woman named Yonah played a similar role in Children of Eden<\/a><\/i> (my review<\/a>), a stage musical written in the early \u201990s by Stephen Schwartz \u2014 who also wrote the songs for the biblical movies Godspell<\/a><\/i> (1973) and The Prince of Egypt<\/a><\/i> (1998).<\/p>\n

Here, meanwhile, are the relevant portions of a press release that was posted on the Illuminated Films<\/a> website today:<\/p>\n

Illuminated acquired the rights to Geraldine McCaughrean\u2019s award winning novel (Oxford University Press) from agent David Higham Associates Limited. McCaughrean observes, \u2018\u2026warning: this is no straightforward rehash of Noah and his cuddly animals. It\u2019s a grown-up adventure story \u2013 a dark thriller with a plot, an ending you don\u2019t already know \u2013 and quite a lot besides. Any story set aboard the Ark necessarily involves cramming a lot into a small space. I really think that is what Illuminated are going to achieve \u2013 ideas, questions, humour, shocks and spectacle all cleverly stowed below decks. They are richly equipped to do it, and I could not be more delighted to have them translating my words into an ideal medium for the story. In fact, I can\u2019t wait to see it!\u2019 . . .<\/p>\n

NOT THE END OF THE WORLD shakes up the familiar story of Noah\u2019s Ark. Seen through the eyes of Noah\u2019s youngest daughter, Timna, it becomes an electrifying tale of survival as she and her family face both external threats and internal dissent. Overlooked in the biblical tale, the women on board the Ark are brought to the fore, alongside Noah, his sons and an awe inspiring congregation of animals.<\/p>\n

Kroon comments, \u2018Geraldine wrote an unflinching, wickedly funny and intriguing book, brimming with hope. The movie will only bring out those qualities more. Humanity and blind faith collide; we are not pulling punches in this gritty tale.\u2019<\/p>\n

Following the successful completion of the script, Illuminated have now moved on to pre production of the feature, with Kroon at the helm.<\/p>\n

Producer Iain Harvey states, \u2018\u2026I have always looked for stories that put their faith in people. NOT is an inspiring, deeply moving and richly comic thriller. An unusual list of attributes, I grant, but then we are working on a unique film with a highly visionary theme. This journey will be as momentous as that of the ark and its occupants.\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That brings the number of recent and in-development Noah\u2019s Ark cartoons \u2014 whether literal or quasi-allegorical \u2014 up to seven. Other such films that I have noted here include:<\/p>\n

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  1. The Flood<\/a><\/i> \u2014 Promenade Pictures<\/li>\n
  2. Rock the Boat<\/a><\/i> \u2014 Gaumont<\/li>\n
  3. Aardvark Art\u2019s Ark<\/a><\/i> \u2014 Warner Brothers<\/li>\n
  4. Noah\u2019s Ark<\/a><\/i> \u2014 Unified Pictures<\/li>\n
  5. El Arca<\/a><\/i> \u2014 Patagonik Film Group<\/li>\n
  6. The Missing Lynx<\/a><\/i> \u2014 Kandor Graphics<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    And that\u2019s not counting the seemingly defunct projects that were once being developed by Bill Cosby<\/a> and Walden Media<\/a> \u2014 to say nothing of recent and proposed live-action efforts like Sold Out!<\/a><\/i>, Darren Aronofsky\u2019s Noah<\/a><\/i> and Evan Almighty<\/a><\/i> (2007).<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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