Kevin Sullivan drew from both the Anne novels and the life of L.M. Montgomery for inspiration to create his Anne films. Over the next three blogs, taken from Kevin’s Foreword in the Anne of the Island novel, Kevin will explain his creative process in developing his own Anne character while trying to pay tribute to L.M. Montgomery’s novels.

After the tremendous success of Kevin Sullivan’s first Anne of Green Gables mini-series, it wasn’t long until he was approached to make a sequel. The next two blogs are excerpts from Kevin’s foreword in the Centennial Edition Anne of Avonlea novel in which he explains how Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel came about.

The following is the second excerpt from Kevin’s foreword in the “Anne of Green Gables” Centennial Edition novel. In this segment, Kevin explains the importance of staying true to L.M. Montgomery’s visual description of P.E.I. and finding a great cast.

Adapting a beloved book like Anne of Green Gables for the screen is no easy task and it was one that Kevin Sullivan did not take lightly. In the following excerpt from Kevin’s foreword in the Anne of Green Gables Centennial Edition novel, Kevin discusses how he was first introduced to Anne and the creative process he had to go through to bring the book to the screen.

Fans of both X-Men and Anne will enjoy this inventive script, written by Ashley Riedlinger, in which she combines the two worlds.  Here is the tenth chapter of her story.  To see the previous ones, click here!

Today's Anne-inspired celebrity may surprise you! Twilight author Stephenie Meyer has been very open about the inspirational role L.M. Montgomery played in her life.

Anne fan Ashley Riedlinger has now provided us with the next chapter in her original script, which places Anne Shirley in the exciting world of X-Men.  Enjoy her creation below.  And to see her previous chapters, click here!

Here’s a humorous (and educational!) blog post that I came across from a true Anne fan.  In her blog HelloGiggles, Caitlin Fitzgibbons made a list of the most valuable lessons people can learn from watching Anne of Green Gables.  I’m sure that many will enjoy her often tongue-in-cheek descriptions of what she has personally gained.  Here it is:

Although Anne Shirley is beloved for her inspired delivery of dialogue, she was actually first introduced to movie audiences in the silent film era.  And today, the historic Clevelands House in Muskoka, Ontario, is recreating the long-lost film version of Anne of Green Gables, made in 1919.  By 1999, the film's prints were believed to be lost.