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He eventually passed on more than 100 books to the prime minister, although “Life of Pi” wasn’t on the list of the ones sent. Martel started a campaign in 2007 to get Harper to read more and every two weeks sent him a new book. One person Martel doubts will be lining up for it, however, is Prime Minister Stephen Harper. “Life of Pi,” which premiered at the New York Film Festival in September, goes into wide release on Nov.

“He’s going to make the movie he wants to make,” he said. But he also emphasized that he stayed out of Lee’s way. Martel did read early versions of the screenplay and gave some feedback on small points such as turns of phrase. “It’s not good to compare the two,” Martel added, saying the film and the novel should be judged on their own merits as separate products. If for some reason you don’t like it, that goes to him too. “This is a selection from “Life of Pi” which is why I always emphasize this is Ang Lee’s movie. “A novel like “Life of Pi” could potentially make for five movies,” he said. A huge array of things required and he had all those talents to pull it off.” “He’s a remarkably versatile director – think of “Hulk” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” which has special effects and think of “Brokeback Mountain,” which is a very simple, emotional movie. He loved Lee’s previous movies, which include “The Ice Storm,” “Brokeback Mountain,” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” and was thrilled when the director took on “Life of Pi.” Martel wrote “Life of Pi” while living in Montreal and has since moved to Saskatoon. “You can’t use live animals in this type of thing so it needed technology, it needed an incredibly determined director to do it and Ang Lee was that director,” Martel said. It even had members of the Montreal audience jumping in their seats when the hulking beast snarled and lunged. The computer-generated tiger is indistinguishable from the real thing. Alberta wildfires: Firefighters question cuts to aerial attack teams.Montreal’: Trudeau, others react to closing of beloved deli Alberta wildfires: Mayor of Yellowhead County wants provincial election postponed.

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