The Host

'The Host' will hit theaters in 2013, sans sparkling vampires

Holly Coletta

Already worried about suffering from Twilight withdrawal after Breaking Dawn Part Two hits theaters next November?

Open Road Films has the cure: the distribution company just sealed a deal to obtain the rights for The Host, aka Stephanie Meyer's Other Book.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Meyer's tale of lovelorn body-snatching aliens will hit theaters March 29, 2013.

Stephanie Meyer's 'The Host' Lives Up to Expectations

Sandie Young
The author of 'Twilight' has another novel worth reading

After writing a book like Twilight, readers have high expectations for Stephanie Meyer. She released The Host in 2008. It seems that many are just now discovering this novel or have yet to discover it because of the hype for The Twilight Saga in theaters.

Stephenie Meyer's 'The Host' to Get the Hollywood Treatment

Michael Okulski
Stephenie Meyer's novel "The Host" has entered early stages of production with a director and producer already lined up.

After the success of The Twilight Saga films, it looks like Stephenie Meyer will be trying her luck again with her first published novel The Host. MTV reports that a film adaptation of the novel has entered its early stages of production. Banking on Meyer’s success, principal photography may go into production next year.

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Stephenie Meyer Hopes 'The Host' is Her Next Movie to Hit the Big Screen

Kelsey Bongiovanni
Meyer's handpicked screenwriter Andrew Niccol to work on the script.

Stephenie Meyer is no stranger to watching her novels turn into movies. But with her first adult novel, The Host, the transition from book to the big screen is proving to be a long process.

Big-time producer Steve Schwartz told MTV that Andrew Niccol is in the process of working on a third draft of the script. Andrew Niccol earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay for his work on The Truman Show

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