2011 Books Into Movies

The fourth chapter of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight saga. Shortly after Bella marries Edward Cullen, she becomes pregnant with their daughter Renesmee as problems with the Quileute and the Volturi worsen.

As the producers were unable to fit all 700 pages of the best seller in one movie, look for Breaking Dawn: Part II in November 2012.

The second in Jeff Kinney's epistolary Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Greg Heffley's back on the big screen but now must deal with the pranks of delinquent older brother Roderick.

The final chapter of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, Harry, Ron and Hermione must find all of Lord Valdemort's Horcruxes before the final battle begins so they may rid the wizarding world of the dark lord forever. However the losses are great and they lose several friend and family members before the final scene.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 will be released on DVD on April 15, 2011.

Daniel Radcliffe ... Harry Potter
Emma Watson ... Hermione Granger
Rupert Grint ... Ron Weasley

Film not yet rated, but Part I was rated PG-13 for some sequences of intense action violence, frightening images and brief sensuality

Based on the beloved chapter books by Megan McDonald, Judy Moody and her little brother Stink are left home with Aunt Opal over the summer as their parents go off to California. However determined their summer won't entirely stink, Judy devises a thrill chart to make things more interesting. However her plan backfires when she sees her friends getting more thrill points than she has..., and that just won't do!

You may have heard about dancing dogs..., but dancing PENGUINS? A modern remake of Richard Atwater's Newbery Honor Book Mr. Popper's Penguins in which a house painter receives a penguins (which turns into several). So what does he do? Turns them into a dancing troupe an takes them on the road, of course!

Jim Carrey ... Mr. Popper
Angela Lansbury ... Mrs. Van Gundy

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Film not yet rated.

While many may remember the Smurfs from the 1980's Hanna-Barbera cartoons on NBC, you may be surprised to learn the series was based on a series of comic strips and graphic novels called Les Schtroumpfs by Belgian cartoonist Peyo. The movie (shot in 3D), however takes a dramatic turn from the books as several Smurfs including Papa, Brainy, Smurfette and Grouchy land in New York City after Gargamel forces them out of their village.

True Smurf aficionados may recognize Neil Patrick Harris's character Johan was named after Peyo's medieval comic Johan and Peewit in which the Smurfs made their first appearance. Sir Johan and Peewit also made further appearances in the Smurf's Hanna-Barbera cartoons. Read more....

Jonathan Winters ... Papa Smurf
Neil Patrick Harris ... Johan
George Lopez ... Grouchy Smurf
Alan Cumming ... Gutsy Smurf
Katy Perry ... Smurfette

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Film not yet rated.

In the newest adaptation of Alexander Dumas's classic novel, wishing to be a Musketeer like his father, d'Artagnan heads to Paris to enlist only to get himself embroiled in a series of duels and find out Cardinal Richelieu has disbanded the Musketeers. Instead of heading back home, he joins forces with three (now ex) Musketeers, Porthos, Aramis, and Athos, in a fight against the evil Cardinal and his guards.

Logan Lerman ... D'Artagnan
Ray Stevenson ... Porthos
Luke Evans ... Athos
Matthew Macfadyen ... Aramis
Christoph Waltz ... Cardinal Richelieu

Film not yet rated.

Chronicling the life of Jacob Jankowski after he dropped out of school upon the death of his parents and joined a second-rate circus during the Great Depression. However amongst the squaller, Jacob falls in love with a married woman. Based on the novel by Sara Gruen.

Reese Witherspoon ... Marlena Rosenbluth
Robert Pattinson ... Jacob Jankowski

Rated PG-13 for moments of intense violence and sexual content.

Based on A. A. Milne's Winnie-The-Pooh, Disney stays true to Milne's form with hand-drawn cartoons reminiscent of the original 1966 Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree movie.

Jim Cummings ... Pooh and Tigger
Max Burkholder ... Roo
Craig Ferguson ... Owl
Gilbert Gottfried ... Marley

Rated G.