Writers Tell a TALE OF DESPEREAUX
February 7th, 2005
According to The Hollywood Reporter writers Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi have been brought on board to pen the feature adaptation of "The Tale of Despereaux" for Universal Pictures, to be directed by Sylvain Chomet is directing. Here's how the publisher, Candlewick Press, describes the book:
"Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with light. And it is the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl who harbors a simple, impossible wish. These three characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering castle, and, ultimately, into each other’s lives. And what happens then? As Kate DiCamillo would say: Reader, it is your destiny to find out."
DiCamillo's novel Because of Winn-Dixie has been turned into a feature film which 20th Century Fox will release on February 18.
In related news, New Line has picked up rights to DiCamillo's unpublished children's book "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" for a big screen adaptation. Scheduled for publication in 2006 through Candlewick Press, "Tulane" follows an arrogant toy china rabbit that must head off on a series of adventures in order to learn to love.
(Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
"Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with light. And it is the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl who harbors a simple, impossible wish. These three characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering castle, and, ultimately, into each other’s lives. And what happens then? As Kate DiCamillo would say: Reader, it is your destiny to find out."
DiCamillo's novel Because of Winn-Dixie has been turned into a feature film which 20th Century Fox will release on February 18.
In related news, New Line has picked up rights to DiCamillo's unpublished children's book "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" for a big screen adaptation. Scheduled for publication in 2006 through Candlewick Press, "Tulane" follows an arrogant toy china rabbit that must head off on a series of adventures in order to learn to love.
(Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
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