Best-selling author Peter Straub will bring his 1980 horror/fantasy novel "Shadowland" to the big screen says The Hollywood Reporter.
Straub is teaming with Benjamin Straub and Larry Leahy to adapt the author's books, starting with this $20 million 3D feature which will be shot on location in Ireland and the U.K. next year.
The story follows two young boys, Tom and Del, who spend a summer with Del's uncle who is one of the foremost magicians in the world. As time passes, however, Tom soon begins to suspect the uncle isn't a harmless illusionist but a real sorcerer.
Donald C. Archbold, Paul Myler and Leahy will produce and are said to be in talks with Bill Nighy and Jackson Rathbone for roles.
Straub is teaming with Benjamin Straub and Larry Leahy to adapt the author's books, starting with this $20 million 3D feature which will be shot on location in Ireland and the U.K. next year.
The story follows two young boys, Tom and Del, who spend a summer with Del's uncle who is one of the foremost magicians in the world. As time passes, however, Tom soon begins to suspect the uncle isn't a harmless illusionist but a real sorcerer.
Donald C. Archbold, Paul Myler and Leahy will produce and are said to be in talks with Bill Nighy and Jackson Rathbone for roles.
- 11/8/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Author Peter Straub has been plugging along in the literary horror genre for decades now, and we're always interested when word of a film adaptation of one of his novels crosses our desks. Especially when it includes a cast with such talented actors as Jackson Rathbone (Dread, The Twilight Saga) and Bill Nighy (Underworld, Shaun of the Dead).
Per Variety both thesps are in advanced negotiations to star in a 3D feature adaptation of Straub's Shadowland.
The film follows two young boys who spend a summer with a famous magician, who teaches them more than just harmless tricks but real sorcery. It will be shot in Ireland and the U.K. for under $20 million and marks the first project in a collaborative arrangement with Straub and Santa Monica-based screenwriter-producer Larry Leahy and Benjamin Straub to bring his tomes to the big screen.
Erik Canuel (Cadavers, The Outlander) will helm the...
Per Variety both thesps are in advanced negotiations to star in a 3D feature adaptation of Straub's Shadowland.
The film follows two young boys who spend a summer with a famous magician, who teaches them more than just harmless tricks but real sorcery. It will be shot in Ireland and the U.K. for under $20 million and marks the first project in a collaborative arrangement with Straub and Santa Monica-based screenwriter-producer Larry Leahy and Benjamin Straub to bring his tomes to the big screen.
Erik Canuel (Cadavers, The Outlander) will helm the...
- 11/5/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Theatergoers may be taking a 3D journey through the bizarre halls of the Shadowland mansion. Pfg Entertainment has announced on its official site that plans are being made to adapt Peter Straub’s classic horror novel into a 3D movie.
From Pfg’s website: A cross between Dead Poet’s Society and The Shining, Shadowland 3D is a teenage-Faustian thriller about a 17 year old schoolboy who has to choose whether or not to join the forces of evil in order to save the life of his best friend. Directed by Erik Canuel. Written by Larry Leahy. Produced by Donald C. Archbold and Larry Leahy.
Shadowland’s story is comprised of three parts. The beginning takes place on the campus of an all-male prep school in Arizona where two magic-obsessed boys, Del and Tom, meet and quickly become good friends. Next, the boys are shipped off to Del’s uncle’s...
From Pfg’s website: A cross between Dead Poet’s Society and The Shining, Shadowland 3D is a teenage-Faustian thriller about a 17 year old schoolboy who has to choose whether or not to join the forces of evil in order to save the life of his best friend. Directed by Erik Canuel. Written by Larry Leahy. Produced by Donald C. Archbold and Larry Leahy.
Shadowland’s story is comprised of three parts. The beginning takes place on the campus of an all-male prep school in Arizona where two magic-obsessed boys, Del and Tom, meet and quickly become good friends. Next, the boys are shipped off to Del’s uncle’s...
- 2/24/2010
- by Ashleigh
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
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