With THE BOOK THIEF’s premiere soon approaching, Twentieth Century Fox has released the movie’s first poster!
THE BOOK THIEF is a movie based on Markus Zusak’s award-winning book of the same title. It follows the inspiring story of Liesel Meminger (played by Canadian actress Sophie Nélisse) who is taken in by German foster parents during WWII. To cope with the death of her brother, Liesel starts stealing books. Once her father (Geoffrey Rush) finds a book she stole, he is then inspired to teach Liesel how to read. The inspirational teenager then shares her love for books with her neighbours and the Jewish man hiding in her basement.
The poster is of the protagonist, Liesel, dead centre. The young blonde teenager clutches a book she stole from a Nazi book burning in the background. The inspirational tagline at the bottom reads, “Courage beyond words.”
Not only are we very impressed by this poster but so is the original book’s author, Markus Zusak! On the day of the poster’s release, the author took to Tumblr to express his excitement: “It’s gorgeous and stunning, and perfect in its image of Liesel, caught in the act of book thievery.”
On top of the poster, THE BOOK THIEF’s trailer was released in August. The trailer has received rave reviews from fans and critics!
Aside from 13-year-old Sophie Nélisse and Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush, the movie also stars Emily Watson. The actor playing the narrator, Death, has yet to be revealed.
Based on the trailer and poster, are you excited as we are for the movie’s release? Let us know in the comment section below!