ANIMORPHS Movie in the Works from Producer of WRONG TURN
Mike Sprague
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K.A. Applegate’s 90s sci-fi book series Animorphs is finally headed to the big screen via Scholastic and producer Erik Feig (P2, Wrong Turn, I Know What You Did Last Summer).
The series follows five teens who can morph into any animal they touch. They use their powers to fight a secret alien invasion of Earth.
Feig said: “We couldn’t be more excited to work with Scholastic to adapt Animorphs, an iconic book series with a wildly unique combination of exciting, witty, outlandish and grounded elements that feel all too relevant for our times. We know these books have a deservedly deep bench of passionate fans — ourselves included— and we hope to make Katherine Applegate and her co-author, Michael Grant, proud as we bring Jake, Marco, Cassie, Rachel, and Tobias to life for a new generation.”
Feig will produce with Lucy Kitada, Caitlin Friedman, and Iole Lucchese.
Lucchese said: “The central themes of Animorphs have resonated strongly with kids for more than two decades, and the time is right for a feature film that takes this captivating sci-fi adventure to another level for audiences today. Picturestart has an incredible track record of success, and Erik and his team are the perfect partners to help bring this exciting new series based on the adventure-packed books to movie screens.”
The books originally ran from 1996 to 2001 with more than 35 million copies in print. While this will be the first movie based on the series, a Canadian TV series ran for two seasons in the late ’90s.
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