We know, we know “the book is always better than the movie”. Still, you cannot deny the excitement of learning that a much-loved novel is about to be given a visual interpretation. With actors – no longer a description but a real face to clap eyes on!

Max Barry is no stranger to the world of book to film adaptation. All of his novels are under development for film. Famously, his cult favouriteJennifer Government has been optioned by George Clooney’s production company and Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, The Wrestler) has signed on to direct his latest, Machine Man which hasn’t even been published yet as a hard copy book! But that’s not even what’s getting our adrenaline going.

The film adaptation of Syrup is currently being filmed in New York. And in order to allow his loyal readers to virtually tag along, Max has beenblogging and tweeting from the big apple about his experience of being “on set”. Fortunately for Max so far, there’s been no artistic clashes and he’s been gushingly ecstatic about everything from the actors to the lighting.

There’s also some pretty cool paparazzi shots here and here and if you’re still not satisfied, you can read about the development of Machine Man here.

Max’s latest novel, Machine Man comes out August 9.