A Monster Calls

Based On the book by Patrick Ness

A Monster Calls is a 2016 dark fantasy drama film directed by J. A. Bayona and starring Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell, and Liam Neeson. Featuring a screenplay adapted by Patrick Ness from his own 2011 novel of the same name, the film follows a boy grappling with his mother's terminal illness who is visited and told stories by a giant anthropomorphic yew tree. The film rights to Ness' novel were acquired by Focus Features in March 2014, after which he was hired as screenwriter and Bayona signed on as director. Jones was cast that April, Fanny joined the film in May, and the rest of the main roles were cast by September.

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Release date:

September 9, 2016

Director:

J. A. Bayona

Cast:

Felicity Jones, Sigourney Weaver, Toby Kebbell, Geraldine Chaplin, Lewis MacDougall

Genre:

Fantasy, Drama

Country:

United States, United Kingdom, Spain

Language:

English

Year page:

2016 in adaptations