Actor Suraj Sharma, from left, director Ang Lee and author Yann Martel attend the premiere of "Life of Pi" at the 50th annual New York Film Festival opening night gala on Friday, Sept. 28, 2012 in New York. A lot of people thought the epic novel "Life of Pi" could never be made into a movie. It was too complex, too surreal. And then there's the whole idea of sticking an actor in a boat with a man-eating tiger for a good chunk of the film.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Invision/AP-Charles Sykes