The Fault in Our Stars film adaptation (2012)
project history · status: completed · last event: milestone (2015-04-14) · last mentioned: 2024-02-06
Parts: John: the Fault in Our Stars film is actually going to happen (2013) · John predicts The Fault in Our Stars movie will be a good movie (2013) · John asks viewers to read The Fault in Our Stars before seeing the film (2013) · John asks viewers to mark the TFIOS film's June 6 release on their calendars (2013) · Hank: the TFIOS film is going to be fantastic (2014) · TFIOS film promotional tour: John with Nat Wolff, Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, stops chosen by Tumblr vote (2014) · Hank asks viewers to attend The Night Before Our Stars screening and livestream (2014) · Hank's trip to New York City for the TFiOS film premiere (2014) · Hank asks viewers to see the TFiOS film on its release day in their country (2014)
Told alongside: John's cameo as 'Girl's Father' is cut from the TFIOS film (2014) · The Fault in Our Stars paperback release (2014) · The Fault in Our Stars: writing, title and publication (2011) · John attends the installation of a Fault in Our Stars bench on the Fox lot in Los Angeles (2014) · John fails to write a follow-up to The Fault in Our Stars: abandoned identity-thieves and con-artists novels (2012-2015)
About: Fox 2000 Pictures, The Fault in Our Stars (film), The Fault in Our Stars, Josh Boone, Shailene Woodley, Hazel Grace Lancaster, Ansel Elgort, Augustus Waters, Isaac Klausner, cancer, Los Angeles, Manhattan
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-20 | milestone | John reports that Fox 2000 has optioned the movie rights to The Fault in Our Stars; hopefully the film will be made. | Sharpie Face Question Tuesday 00:00:16 |
| 2012-05-01 | milestone | John's description says the movie option for The Fault in Our Stars was signed and notarized during this video's errands; on camera he heads off to get his movie deal notarized. | Moon Farts: Being Charlie While Running Errands video description |
| 2013-04-02 | milestone | John reports the TFiOS film is increasingly likely, with Josh Boone directing and Shailene Woodley just cast as Hazel. | TFiOS Movie Casting, New Books, and Groundhog Wars: An Old School Vlogbrothers Video 00:01:56 |
| 2013-05-14 | milestone | Answering a viewer, John confirms Ansel Elgort as Augustus Waters and Shailene Woodley as Hazel Grace Lancaster, says he has seen the auditions and has a surprising amount of say in casting. | Puppies, Pegasi, and TFiOS Casting: It's Question Tuesday 00:00:37 |
| 2013-08-27 | milestone | Filming of The Fault in Our Stars movie is under way; John reports from the set, where he meets the producer, cast, screenwriters and director. | On the TFIOS Movie Set 00:00:13 |
| 2013-09-10 | milestone | John reports that the TFIOS film cast real teen cancer survivors for the support group scenes. | Secrets of the Movies: Thoughts from The Fault in Our Stars Set 00:02:20 |
| 2013-09-17 | milestone | Nat, on his second movie with director Josh Boone, calls Boone one of his best friends and hopes to work with him for the rest of his career. (hedged) | Question Tuesday with Nat Wolff (aka Isaac in The Fault in Our Stars movie) 00:02:14 |
| 2013-10-04 | milestone | John reports he has been on the set of The Fault in Our Stars film for the last couple of weeks; filming is under way. | Q&A with Ansel Elgort and Mike Birbiglia from The Fault in Our Stars Movie Set 00:00:05 |
| 2013-10-22 (happened 2013-10-17) | milestone | John reports shooting of The Fault in Our Stars film finished five days ago (17 October 2013); it is now being edited for a June 6 US release. | Question Tuesday: The Fault in Our Stars Movie Edition 00:00:58 |
| 2014-01-07 | milestone | John shows the poster of The Fault in Our Stars movie, being made in Los Angeles, and praises its disabled female romantic lead; he hasn't seen the film yet. | Warm Things for Cold Times 00:00:16 |
| 2014-01-14 | milestone | John has watched the (unnamed) Fault in Our Stars film in Los Angeles; it comes out June 6th, is funny and very sad, and he really loved it. | Giving Away Over $700,000 00:00:00 |
| 2014-01-28 | milestone | John premieres a ten-second teaser of the TFIOS film; the full trailer, which has leaked, debuts the next day. | Question Tuesday! TFIOS Movie Trailer, Penguin Knees, and Backflips 00:00:37 |
| 2014-01-31 | milestone | Hank congratulates John on the release of the TFIOS film trailer, which he calls fantastic. | In Depth Viewing of the TFiOS Trailer 00:00:00 |
| 2014-04-08 | milestone | John says the TFIOS film comes out June 6, the promotional travel starts now, and he, Nat, Ansel and Shailene will visit several US places, doing he doesn't know what yet. (hedged) | I Don't Even Know 00:01:46 |
| 2014-04-15 | milestone | John says he loves Nerdfighteria and talking about what he cares about but does not want to be a real celebrity, which is why they always turned down TV; he went because he is proud of the TFIOS film. | Walking the Red Carpet: Thoughts from Los Angeles 00:01:59 |
| 2014-05-06 | milestone | The first screening of the TFIOS film for fans of the book took place, and the fans liked the movie. | TFIOS Movie Madness, Incongruent, and Headless Hotel People 00:02:03 |
| 2014-05-12 (said on 2014-05-13, implied) | milestone | After early hair and makeup ('a lot of work to wrangle the puff'), John found hours of press-junket interviews weird: a new TV interviewer every five minutes, for hours. (playful) | Perfect Puff and Endless Interviews: Touring and Hollywood Press Junkets 00:00:48 |
| 2014-05-30 | milestone | Hank announces The Night Before Our Stars: US-only screenings (not everywhere, not Missoula) on June 5, the day before release, then a livestream with John, Nat Wolff, Ansel Elgort, Shailene Woodley and Josh Boone. (hedged) | Nerdfighteria Census 2014 Results! 00:02:58 |
| 2014-06-03 | outcome | The TFiOS film premieres in New York; John reports laughing and crying with 1,200 people. · also in: John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated | The Fault in Our Stars Movie Premiere 00:02:15 |
| 2014-06-06 | looked back | After seeing the TFiOS film at its premiere, Hank says it is great, people will love it, and it made him cry. | Thoughts from the TFiOS Premiere! 00:03:14 |
| 2014-06-10 (said on 2014-06-07, implied) | milestone | John notes the TFiOS film came out in America the day before he films. (playful) | Our Old Friend Complexity: Behind the Beautiful Forevers 00:00:05 |
| 2014-06-10 (said on 2014-06-07, implied) | outcome | John reports the TFiOS film looks set to be America's number one movie, with amazing reviews and 93% on Rotten Tomatoes. (hedged) | Our Old Friend Complexity: Behind the Beautiful Forevers 00:00:10 |
| 2014-09-16 | milestone | The Fault in Our Stars film is released on DVD, with an extended cut, on the day of the video. | It's Question Tuesday! Cheesy Jokes, Paper Towns Movie, and Dinosaur Butt Brains video description |
| 2014-11-21 (said on 2014-11-20, implied) | milestone | Now in Los Angeles after some sleep on the flight, John spent the day with Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort and others from the TFIOS movie as an Amsterdam-style TFIOS bench was installed on the Fox lot. | The Sleepiest Sleepyhead in Sleeptown 00:02:33 |
| 2015-04-14 | milestone | The Fault in Our Stars film wins Best Movie at the MTV Movie Awards, and Shailene Woodley wins best actress for her role; John makes the acceptance speech and thanks Esther. | A Long Good Day 00:02:38 |
| 2016-01-19 | looked back | Asked to six-degrees-of-Kevin-Bacon himself, John says he acted in The Fault in Our Stars movie (scene cut, but in the extended version) with Laura Dern, who was in Novocaine with Kevin Bacon. (playful) | The Looking for Alaska Movie, Davos, and Hufflepuff Shade: It's Question Tuesday 00:01:23 |
| 2016-09-20 (happened 2012-05) | looked back | John says The Fault in Our Stars kept selling, and in May 2012 he read an amazing screenplay adaptation and realized it might become a movie. | Failing to Follow Up The Fault in Our Stars 00:01:14 |
| 2017-12-05 | looked back | John says he almost didn't sell the film rights to The Fault in Our Stars, partly after bad experiences in Hollywood and partly because the book was very close to him. | On the Movies 00:01:05 |
| 2018-08-28 | looked back | Fans were very mad when Nat Wolff was cast as Isaac, who is blond in the book, and John was concerned too, but Wolff turned out to be the perfect Isaac. | The Book Was Better? 00:01:06 |
| 2024-02-06 | looked back | John says The Fault in Our Stars movie sold a ton of books. | The Truth of How Books Become Movies 00:03:24 |
Dates are upload dates, which set the order. Where the speaker gives a different recording date in the video, it is added as "said on YYYY-MM-DD, implied" (derived from the date said in the video).
What is said about it
58 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2012-03-20 · Sharpie Face Question Tuesday — John says he will be involved in the TFIOS movie in any way he can be helpful, but he is not a movie person. — 00:00:10
- 2012-03-20 · Sharpie Face Question Tuesday — announcement: John says Fox 2000 optioned the movie rights to The Fault in Our Stars; hopefully they will make it, but it is too soon to get excited. (hedged) — 00:00:16
- 2012-05-01 · Moon Farts: Being Charlie While Running Errands — announcement: John notes that the movie rights to The Fault in Our Stars were optioned by Fox 2000, and that the script is being written by the writers of (500) Days of Summer. — video description
- 2012-05-01 · Moon Farts: Being Charlie While Running Errands — John goes to get his movie deal notarized, calling it the day of the best errands ever; the description says it is the movie option for The Fault in Our Stars. — 00:01:23
- 2012-06-05 · The Dangling Rope of Terror: It's Question Tuesday — John: Asked whether he will cast nerdfighters in a Fault in Our Stars movie, John says if Fox makes it he will have exactly as much say in casting as viewers, and should not be trusted with it. — 00:02:27
- 2013-01-22 · How to Be More Than Friends: Question Tuesday — John: Asked about the TFIOS movie, John says he loves the script but doesn't think he is allowed to say anything else. — 00:02:19
- 2013-02-19 · Doing Things, On the Importance of — John: Having had his heart broken by Hollywood before, John is starting to think the Fault in Our Stars movie is actually going to happen. (hedged) — 00:01:18
- 2013-02-19 · Doing Things, On the Importance of — John warns viewers not to believe what they read online about the film, since Los Angeles journalists seem to make things up; real news will come from him. — 00:01:26
- 2013-04-02 · TFiOS Movie Casting, New Books, and Groundhog Wars: An Old School Vlogbrothers Video — announcement: John says a film adaptation of The Fault in Our Stars seems increasingly likely, though still not certain. (hedged) — 00:01:27
- 2013-04-02 · TFiOS Movie Casting, New Books, and Groundhog Wars: An Old School Vlogbrothers Video — John admits the film makes Nerdfighteria and him nervous, but calls director Josh Boone brilliant and deeply understanding of the book; Boone's first film Stuck in Love opens in June. — 00:01:27
- 2013-04-02 · TFiOS Movie Casting, New Books, and Groundhog Wars: An Old School Vlogbrothers Video — John says, in what he calls his most positive statement ever about Hollywood, that people should be cautiously optimistic about the film. (hedged) — 00:01:56
- 2013-05-14 · Puppies, Pegasi, and TFiOS Casting: It's Question Tuesday — John: To fans angry about the casting, John says he too wants a good movie; having seen the auditions, he says viewers will just see Hazel and Gus, not the actors. — 00:00:44
- 2013-05-14 · Puppies, Pegasi, and TFiOS Casting: It's Question Tuesday — John says he has a surprising amount of say in casting: he is not casting the movie, but the producers and director include him in everything. — 00:01:04
- 2013-07-19 · TFiOS Movie, Bees, Babies, and More! — announcement: John reads a viewer question that assumes TFIOS filming in Pittsburgh has started, corrects it (filming does not start until August 26th), and the question asks whether he will be coming to Amsterdam. — 00:01:00
- 2013-07-19 · TFiOS Movie, Bees, Babies, and More! — John says people seem to think the movie is being made by him, but he is just the author of a book. — 00:01:07 · also in: John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated
- 2013-08-13 · Shailene's Hair, Unfair Monopoly, and the Just World Fallacy — John says Shailene Woodley, who will play Hazel in the Fault in Our Stars movie, is a rare soul who stays weird, empathetic and wonderful despite success. — 00:02:49
- 2013-08-27 · On the TFIOS Movie Set — John says he had a great day hanging out with Shailene and Ansel, and reports that Ansel paints miniature figurines: "He's one of us!" (playful) — 00:00:30
- 2013-08-27 · On the TFIOS Movie Set — John says the movie is happening because of the script, producers, director and cast, but also because many people read, loved and shared the book: without that, there would be no movie. — 00:02:12
- 2013-09-10 · Secrets of the Movies: Thoughts from The Fault in Our Stars Set — John says he is back in Pittsburgh on the set of the TFIOS movie, hundreds of miles from the arcade game. — 00:00:33
- 2013-09-10 · Secrets of the Movies: Thoughts from The Fault in Our Stars Set — John says one of his favorite things about the movie so far is that real teen cancer survivors were cast for the support group; he thanks them for taking part and sharing their experiences. — 00:02:20
- 2013-09-17 · Question Tuesday with Nat Wolff (aka Isaac in The Fault in Our Stars movie) — Nat Wolff: Asked if Shailene Woodley is a good kisser, Nat says he wouldn't know: Isaac doesn't get to kiss Hazel. (playful) — 00:00:28
- 2013-10-04 · Q&A with Ansel Elgort and Mike Birbiglia from The Fault in Our Stars Movie Set — John says he has been on the set of The Fault in Our Stars film for the last couple of weeks, where very little news gets in. — 00:00:05
- 2013-10-04 · Q&A with Ansel Elgort and Mike Birbiglia from The Fault in Our Stars Movie Set — John says that earlier in the week he asked Ansel Elgort, who plays Augustus Waters, real questions from real Nerdfighters. — 00:00:19
- 2013-10-04 · Q&A with Ansel Elgort and Mike Birbiglia from The Fault in Our Stars Movie Set — Ansel Elgort: Ansel says that while shooting Divergent in Chicago, Shailene gave him a package not to open; days later Josh Boone told him to open it: a rotten Dutch cheese and tomato sandwich meant he got the part. — 00:01:25
- 2013-10-11 · TFiOS Movie, Emma Approved, Subbable Update, etc — announcement: The description says the TFiOS movie is finishing filming and will be in US theaters on June 6th. — video description
- 2013-10-11 · TFiOS Movie, Emma Approved, Subbable Update, etc — announcement: Hank says shooting of The Fault in Our Stars movie is wrapping up and he is glad to have John back. — 00:00:05
- 2013-10-18 · Curiosity is the Greatest Human Quality — Hank thanks the event's organisers and tells John he is sorry John couldn't come, though filming a movie in Amsterdam is a pretty good excuse. (playful, hedged) — 00:02:28
- 2013-10-22 · Question Tuesday: The Fault in Our Stars Movie Edition — John never thought The Fault in Our Stars would become a movie: Hollywood rarely makes love stories about disabled teenagers, with a lead wearing a nasal cannula in every scene; he is delighted. — 00:00:00
- 2013-10-22 · Question Tuesday: The Fault in Our Stars Movie Edition — John confirms he cried a lot on the movie set, because, without spoilers, there are some sad parts. — 00:00:00
- 2013-10-22 · Question Tuesday: The Fault in Our Stars Movie Edition — announcement: John says he will be in the movie unless his scene is cut, in a 'really important role' he is not yet allowed to reveal. (playful, hedged) — 00:00:29
- 2013-10-22 · Question Tuesday: The Fault in Our Stars Movie Edition — announcement: John: The film comes out on June 6 in the US; John does not yet know the international dates. — 00:00:29
- 2013-10-22 · Question Tuesday: The Fault in Our Stars Movie Edition — announcement: John: Shooting finished five days ago; the film now has to be edited, which is when it really becomes a movie and takes a long time; it is held for June as summer fare. — 00:00:58
- 2013-10-22 · Question Tuesday: The Fault in Our Stars Movie Edition — John stresses he is not a producer and the film is not his movie: he is not its director, producer, casting director, music supervisor or actor. — 00:01:27
- 2013-10-22 · Question Tuesday: The Fault in Our Stars Movie Edition — John: Indianapolis landmarks were recreated in Pittsburgh by set designers; Funky Bones was rebuilt with help from the artist and Sarah, who flew out to check it, and up close John could not tell it from the real one. — 00:02:26
- 2014-01-14 · Giving Away Over $700,000 — John went to Los Angeles a couple of days ago to watch a movie he doesn't think he is allowed to name; he hints that it comes out on June 6th. (hedged) — 00:00:00
- 2014-01-14 · Giving Away Over $700,000 — John says the movie is funny but at other times very, very sad; he really loved it, which is exciting and a huge relief. — 00:00:06
- 2014-01-24 · The Naughty Professor: Hank and John at the Beach - REUNION! — announcement: John: Asked by Hank about the TFIOS trailer, John says it will come out soon, in the next few weeks. — 00:02:56
- 2014-01-24 · The Naughty Professor: Hank and John at the Beach - REUNION! — John says he has seen the trailer and thought it truly excellent; he hopes others like it and is very nervous for everyone to see it. — 00:03:03
- 2014-01-28 · Question Tuesday! TFIOS Movie Trailer, Penguin Knees, and Backflips — John is kind of upset that the TFIOS film trailer leaked, mostly because it is a beautiful high-definition trailer, not a low-res phone video of a screener. — 00:00:22
- 2014-01-28 · Question Tuesday! TFIOS Movie Trailer, Penguin Knees, and Backflips — announcement: John says the trailer debuts officially tomorrow, so viewers only have to wait about twenty-four hours. — 00:00:31
- 2014-01-31 · In Depth Viewing of the TFiOS Trailer — Hank calls the TFIOS trailer amazing and says he has watched it something like 50 times. (playful) — 00:02:21
- 2014-01-31 · In Depth Viewing of the TFiOS Trailer — Hank thanks John for helping bring something so cool into the world; he is extremely excited for John and himself, though the film is still five months away. — 00:03:28
- 2014-04-15 · Walking the Red Carpet: Thoughts from Los Angeles — John tells Nerdfighteria the film's attention will be weird and hopefully awesome, but they should focus on continuing to do what they are good at. (hedged) — 00:02:44
- 2014-05-06 · TFIOS Movie Madness, Incongruent, and Headless Hotel People — John says the TFIOS film is starting to happen: they just held the first screening for fans of the book, and the fans liked the movie. — 00:01:58
- 2014-05-12 (said on 2014-05-13, implied) · Perfect Puff and Endless Interviews: Touring and Hollywood Press Junkets — John was reunited with friends who played the support group in the film, all of whom have lived with cancer, and toured with YouTuber Evelina Barry as co-host. — 00:00:29
- 2014-05-12 (said on 2014-05-13, implied) · Perfect Puff and Endless Interviews: Touring and Hollywood Press Junkets — John: Goodie bags came with treats, and touring with someone who doesn't eat processed food meant John got Shailene Woodley's Goo Goo Clusters. (playful) — 00:01:26
- 2014-06-03 · The Fault in Our Stars Movie Premiere — John: The day after, John says the premiere was amazing, laughing and crying with 1,200 people, and he was glad Hank sat two seats away. — 00:02:15
- 2014-06-03 · The Fault in Our Stars Movie Premiere — John says he loves the movie and finds it amazingly faithful to the book, powerful, funny and moving; its makers cared about the story and each other. (hedged) — 00:02:41 · also in: John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated
- 2014-06-06 · Thoughts from the TFiOS Premiere! — Hank is not worried that the movie is bad or that people won't like it: it is great, people will love it, and he cried several times because it added to him. — 00:03:14
- 2014-06-10 (said on 2014-06-07, implied) · Our Old Friend Complexity: Behind the Beautiful Forevers — John says the TFiOS film looks set to be the number one movie in America this week (week of 9 June 2014), beating films that cost hundreds of millions of dollars. (hedged) — 00:00:10
- 2014-06-10 (said on 2014-06-07, implied) · Our Old Friend Complexity: Behind the Beautiful Forevers — John says reviews of the TFiOS film have been amazing and, per Rotten Tomatoes, 93% of viewers liked it. — 00:00:19
- 2014-12-08 · I'm Home! Time to Get Ready for the 2014 Project for Awesome — John mentions his copy of An Imperial Affliction that Hazel read in the TFIOS movie: a prop, not a real book, the same four pages he wrote over and over. (playful) — 00:00:12
- 2015-04-14 · A Long Good Day — John: Shailene Woodley won best actress for her role in The Fault in Our Stars; her kindness about John in her speech made him cry, and Nat teased him for it. — 00:02:23
- 2015-04-14 · A Long Good Day — John: The Fault in Our Stars won Best Movie, and John made the acceptance speech, as everyone had urged, so that he could thank Esther. — 00:02:38
- 2015-04-14 · A Long Good Day — John says the award is not the Oscars but was 'our Oscars'; it was great to be there with Nat, Justice, Cara and Shai, grateful for The Fault in Our Stars while excited about Paper Towns. — 00:02:44
- 2016-01-19 · The Looking for Alaska Movie, Davos, and Hufflepuff Shade: It's Question Tuesday — John admits this bums him out but reminds him how lucky he was with two great book-to-movie experiences; authors are almost never as welcomed into the process as he was with The Fault in Our Stars and Paper Towns. — 00:02:19
- 2017-12-05 · On the Movies — John says he sold the rights and got very lucky: Elizabeth and Erin at Fox 2000 were perfect stewards, with amazing producers, screenwriters and cast, and a movie he really loved. — 00:01:54
- 2018-08-28 · The Book Was Better? — John: After John sold The Fault in Our Stars film rights to Fox 2000, they could have set the movie on Mars. (playful) — 00:00:40