I cannot wait.

Here is a still from the new Saoirse Ronan movie "City of Ember".


If you have not read the book, I urge you to do so. It is meant for the teenage audience, but it seems to me that this is where incredibly rich and imaginative stories are coming from these days.
The premise of the book and supposedly the movie is centered around the City of Ember, the one known surviving settlement and "the only light in the dark world" that's slowly dying as supplies run low and the electrical system starts to fail.
Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow, two 12-year-olds who watch as the light of Ember flickers and race to discover a way out. The story is brilliantly paced, with no real action to speak of, just a wonderfully told story about survival and the imagination of children.

If done correctly (and if director Gil Kenan has any of the magic left over from "Monster House") this will be a stunning movie and perhaps a surprise hit.