The legendary powers of a seventh son of a seventh son. In an alternate version of frontier america, young alvin is the seve. If somewhere in time is their best album, seventh son is tied with that. Book 1 and book 2 of the bestselling fantasy adventure series that inspired the forthcoming major motion picture seventh son. However john is not young anymore, and has been seeking an apprentice to carry on his trade.
And unfortunately, even though the book series appeals to kids as young as 8 or 9, the filmmakers decided to kick tom and alices romance into gear almost immediately. Seventh son by orson scott card is about a young boy named alvin miller jr. It stars ben barnes, julianne moore, jeff bridges and is rated pg. It was directed by sergei bodrov and it stars ben barnes, jeff bridges and julianne moore.
Seventh son s many sword fights are crisp, fast and well. The story centers on thomas ward, a seventh son of a seventh son, and his adventures as the apprentice of. Seventh son is a sizablybudgeted tentpole that was once scheduled to reach theaters almost exactly two years ago, but ended up being delayed. Will seventh son bear only a faint family resemblance to the. When mother malkin, the queen of evil witches, escapes the pit she was imprisoned in by professional monster hunter spook decades ago and kills his apprentice, he recruits young tom, the seventh son of the seventh son, to help him. Tom ward is the 12yearold narrator of the book, described as small for his age despite growing up on a farm. Now he needs an apprenticetom ward, who is the seventh son of a seventh son. Seventh son is a 2015 actionfantasy film directed by sergei bodrov and starring jeff bridges, julianne moore, and ben barnes. I was just looking on imdb and saw the trailer listed for the movie seventh son. In the movie his main tools appear to be swords, crossbows, fire, and more swords. Jul 12, 20 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. Torn from his quiet life as a farmhand, the unlikely young hero embarks on a daring.
The seventh son movie is an adapted screenplay from the book the last apprentice. He takes on an apprentice, tom ben barnes, the obligatory seventh son of a seventh son. Based on the first book in joseph delaneys the wardstone chronicles. Seventh son it has long been believed in europe and the united states that a seventh son is especially lucky or gifted with occult powers, and that the seventh son of a seventh son has healing powers. Seventh son squanders an excellent cast and some strange storyline ingredients, leaving audiences with one disappointingly dull fantasy adventure. He never once picks up a sword and undergoes zero combat training. In the alternate america orson scott card has imagined, this makes alvin a person of special magic. Director sergei bodrovs movie is based on a kids book in which. 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.
The seventh son must be preceded by six brothers, with no sisters born in between, and whose father is also such a seventh son. In a time long past, an evil is about to be unleashed that will reignite the war between the forces of the supernatural and humankind once m. Movie seventh son any tie to orson scott card book. For american fans of joseph delaneys supernatural fantasy series, the last apprentice, the february 6 release of seventh son has been a very long time coming. In the movie tusk in the book is a minor antagonist being mother malkins son. Based on the book the spooks apprentice by joseph delaney. Dec 03, 2019 healing powers of the seventh son of a seventh son. Seventh son quotes showing 121 of 21 a duel is just two murders who agree to take turns trying to kill each other. Will seventh son bear only a faint family resemblance to. 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. Movies like seventh son if you like seventh son you are looking for exciting, suspenseful and surprise ending movies about with sword and sorcery, supernatural ability, good versus evil, magic, witch, adventure and master apprentice relationship themes of action, adventure and fantasy genre shot in usa or uk. Sadly, theres not much at all thats magical about seventh sonunless you want to talk literally about the dark sorcery its characters crave. Based on the first book of joseph delaneys the wardstone chronicles, its a film that delivers little more than a craggy world full of slashing, roaring and spittlespewing beasties as it. Seventh son is a 2014 american fantasy film directed by sergei bodrov and starring ben barnes, jeff bridges, alicia vikander, and julianne moore.
Theres little redeeming about seventh son, unless watching bridges act drunk half of his lines are slurred and moore vamp around as a dragon witch sounds like fun. When an especially dangerous witch, mother malkin julianne moore reappears and rallies her dedicated followers, including the beastly. Read book 1, revenge of the witch, and book 2, curse of the bane, in one volume. At least those tools of destruction are put to good use. Tom ward is the seventh son of a seventh son, and he has been chosen. Seventh son super bowl trailer and new concept art feb 1, 2015. 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. Seventh sons have strong knacks specific magical abilities, and seventh.
It is loosely based on the novel the spooks apprentice titled the last apprentice. Everything you need to know about the seventh son movie 2015. Seventh son of a seventh son is iron maidens true masterpiece. Looking through what is listed on imdb, i dont see any credit given to card, so now im curious. Seventh son, sons of liberty, new titles from scream factory and criterion and more. 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.
Yet another attempt to turn a popular fantasy book series into a movie franchise that fails miserably, seventh son wastes the talents of people like jeff bridges and julianne moore in a tediously familiar tale involving witches, shapeshifters and their heroic opponents that relies heavily on cgi transformation scenes for effect. References in contemporary culture film, television and radio. Seventh son plays out like lord of a the rings meets gladiator. I originally wondered if this movie is in anyway connect to the book by orson scott card of the same name. With ben barnes, julianne moore, jeff bridges, alicia vikander. In a time long past, an evil is about to be unleashed that will reignite the war between supernatural. Jeff bridges stars as a mystical warrior who goes out in search of a prophetic hero in the super bowl trailer for seventh son. Official synopsis for seventh son starring jeff bridges, julianne moore, ben barnes, and olivia williams. Movies like seventh son if you like seventh son you are looking for exciting, suspenseful and surprise ending movies about with sword and sorcery, supernatural ability, good versus evil, magic, witch, adventure and master apprentice relationship themes of action, adventure and. The powers of evil are strengthening, and only one man holds them back. This volume includes book 1, revenge of the witch, and book 2, curse of the bane, of the last apprentice series.
Encyclopedia of occultism and parapsychology dictionary. Tusk in the movie is apparently a servant to gregory and sidekick. Although card did write the enders game which was made into a movie, this book has is not the seventh son movie and is an entirely different story line which was set in an alternate historic america of the 1800s. In a time long past, an evil is about to be unleashed that will reignite the war between supernatural forces and humankind. Based on the first book of joseph delaneys the wardstone chronicles, its a film that delivers little more than a craggy world full of.
Sep 03, 2019 seventh son of a seventh son is iron maidens true masterpiece. The main character in the 2014 film seventh son is the seventh son of a seventh son in the twilight zone episode titled still valley, the character paradine receives a book of witchcraft from an old man claiming to be the seventh son of a seventh son as was the old mans father. Dec 17, 2014 based on the first book in joseph delaneys the wardstone chronicles. 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. The seventh son on dvd may 26, 2015 starring jeff bridges, julianne moore, alicia vikander, ben barnes.
Seventh son is a fantasy film based on the spooks apprentice. Alvin is the seventh son of a seventh son, born when his six older brothers are still alive. Seventh son won a locus award and was nominated for both the hugo and world fantasy awards in 1988. Feb 06, 2015 in the movie his main tools appear to be swords, crossbows, fire, and more swords. The last hope is a young farmers son named thomas ward. Healing powers of the seventh son of a seventh son. Only the spook has the knowledge and skill to face ghosts, bind witches, and bargain with boggarts. But this boring, rushed book adaptation, cannot be saved, even by jeff bridges at his best. Revenge of the witch in the united states by joseph delaney. A major motion picture phenomenon and an international bestseller, the last apprentice will haunt youand terrify youand keep you coming back for more. Number of the beast, piece of mind, powerslave, somewhere in time, and seventh son form what i consider. Sergei bodrov directed seventh son from a screenplay by charles leavitt and steve knight and a screen story by matt greenberg, based on the book series the last apprentice by. Such a child is said to be gifted with the power to heal diseases. Book 1 and book 2 of the bestselling last apprentice series, now a major motion picture, seventh son.
Seventh son 1987 is an alternate history fantasy novel by american writer orson scott card. Director sergei bodrov, mixes seventh son has great action scenes and a list acting. Differences between seventh son book vs movie page 1. Seventh son 1987 is an alternate historyfantasy novel by american writer orson scott card. 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. Based on the fanfavorite fantasy series, the wardstone chronicles, seventh son follows the story of mastery gregory jeff bridges, a powerful spook tasked with ridding the world of supernatural creatures. Number of the beast, piece of mind, powerslave, somewhere in time, and seventh son form what i consider to be the best five album run of any band ever. It is loosely based on the young adult fantasy novel series the wardstone chronicles.