Hurt For The Host

With Stephanie Meyer's hugely popular Twilight novels turned into mega successful films, it was only a matter of time before another of her stories found the big screen treatment. Andrew Niccol, known recently for directing In Time, will be taking duties bringing the The Host into live-action territory with William Hurt in talks to join the cast as reported by EW. Hurt would be portraying Jeb, a central character of the story whose brain gets taken over by the soul of an alien.

The content sounds much more interesting than anything found in the Twilight stories. I don't hate those movies, more of a feeling of indifference, but The Host seems to offer up genuine intrigue with a story that is more commanding of the reader/viewers attention. The individuals involved so far have me keeping a closer eye on this one. 

Plot synopsis:

Our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact and continue their lives apparently unchanged. Most of humanity has succumbed.

When Melanie, one of the few remaining "wild" humans is captured, she is certain it is her end. Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, was warned about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the glut of senses, the too vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.

Wanderer probes Melanie's thoughts, hoping to discover the whereabouts of the remaining human resistance. Instead, Melanie fills Wanderer's mind with visions of the man Melanie loves—Jared, a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer begins to yearn for a man she has been tasked with exposing. When outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off on a dangerous and uncertain search for the man they both love.