Ang Lee is the guy trying to turn this literary blockbuster, into a cinematic one.

Yann Martel’s The Life of Pi was a massive literary sensation. The first trailers have arrived for the inevitable film adaptation. Making things a little more interesting though is the fact that the director behind the film is none other than Ang Lee.

What do you guys think about this? I’m in two minds. Visually it looks truly spectacular. But it also looks like it could be far too sentimental. Having not read the book, I am not sure whether or not that is just what is to be expected, or if this is Hollywood meddling with things.