A Series of Unfortunate Events

A Series of Unfortunate Events is a children's book series by Daniel Handler, writing under the pseudonym of Lemony Snicket, and illustrated by Brett Helquist. There are 11 books in the series as of 2005, but it is expected that the final series will consist of 13 books (each with 13 chapters), excluding any companions Snicket decides to include, such as '. The first book in the series, The Bad Beginning, was published in 1999 by HarperCollins Children's Books and Book the Twelfth (title as yet unreleased) is expected on October 18, 2005.

Distribution

Books

Audio books

Most of the series of unabridged audio books are read by actor Tim Curry, though Books III-V are read by Handler as Lemony Snicket. All of the recordings include a loosely related song by The Gothic Archies, a novelty band featuring lyrics by Handler's Magnetic Fields bandmate Stephin Merritt.

Related Topics:
Tim Curry - The Gothic Archies - Magnetic Fields

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Film

A film version, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, based on the first three books, was released on December 17, 2004. It stars Jim Carrey as Count Olaf, Meryl Streep as Aunt Josephine, Billy Connolly as Uncle Monty, Emily Browning as Violet, Liam Aiken as Klaus, Kara & Shelby Hoffman as Sunny, and Jude Law as the voice of Lemony Snicket.

Related Topics:
Film - Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events - December 17 - 2004 - Jim Carrey - Meryl Streep - Billy Connolly - Emily Browning - Liam Aiken - Kara & Shelby Hoffman - Jude Law

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The film tie-in editions of the novels feature a variation on the usual reverse-psychology blurb: the blurb takes the form of a message from Count Olaf, listing the good points of the story (such as "a dashing count") but suggesting that it would be much easier and less boring to watch the movie instead.

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Considering the success of the movie, the director and some of the lead actors hinted that they are keen on making a sequel, but no one has written a script as of yet. According to director Brad Silberling, the second movie would take its plot from the next few books. Also, Silberling is quite unhappy that the filming process took 7 months instead of 7 weeks in which he claimed he could shoot the movie. Browning has said that any further films would have to be produced quickly, as the children do not age by much throughout the book series. Other plot discrepancies, such as Klaus's glasses breaking in the Miserable Mill (he has no glasses in the film) may also hinder the production of any sequel.

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The film takes place in and around Boston, Massachusetts. (The envelope at the end of the film is addressed to Boston, Mass.)

Related Topics:
Boston - Massachusetts

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