Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Transforming the magical novel, "Life of Pi," about a boy and a tiger stuck on a lifeboat, into something camera-ready was a major challenge for director Ang Lee.
Unlike almost every big-budget Hollywood movie these days, "Life of Pi" is not a sequel, it doesn't feature comic book characters, and it's based on a novel that was widely believed to be impossible to adapt as a film. Despite this, the film opens in theatres this weekend.
John Horn of the L.A. Times says all this makes "Life of Pi" a very expensive gamble.