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The text describes the filming of a new TV adaptation of *Lord of the Flies*, featuring boys aged between five and 12. Over 7,000 boys applied for the roles, and 30 were chosen to film on a remote island off Langkawi, Malaysia. The filming locations included mountain tops, jungles, mangroves, waterfalls, and beaches.
Key points from the article include:
– The cast were schoolboys stranded on a tropical island following a plane crash, based on William Golding’s novel.
– When not filming or receiving tutoring, the boys enjoyed swimming, fishing, exploring, playing pool, and even held a talent show.
– Fred Jones, a seven-year-old actor playing Johnny, described the experience as amazing despite a monkey stealing his breakfast in the hotel restaurant.
– Fred enjoyed local wildlife including monkeys, scorpions, snakes, and mudskippers, and shared a favorite scene involving catching the elusive mudskippers in a cave.
– Beau Thompson, 8, who played Philip, was excited to be cast, enjoyed Malaysian food, encountered cheeky dusky leaf monkeys, and learned how to swim and dive during the shoot.
– The boys formed friendships while living together for three months and were looked after by chaperones.
– A talent show was held at their hotel on a break from filming.
– Blake Williams, another member of the cast, described the experience as “the most incredible.”
This is the first time *Lord of the Flies* has been adapted for TV rather than film, and it aimed to capture the spirit of the original novel through immersive and naturalistic filming conditions
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