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
Pfg Entertainment is hard at work pre-selling their adaptation of Shadowland 3D, which is to be directed by Erik Canuel's ("The Dead Zone"). Bloody Disgusting learned that Dread and Twilight star Jackson Rathbone is in negotiations to join previously announced Bill Nighy (Underworld, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean) and Natalie Dormer ("The Tudors"). Larry Leahy is adapting Peter Straub's bestselling novels with the first film being a cross between Dead Poet's Society and The Shining. It is a teenage Faustian-thriller about a 17-year-old schoolboy who has to make the choice of whether or not to join the forces of evil in order to save the life of his best friend.
- 11/5/2010
- bloody-disgusting.com
British legend Bill Nighy ("Underworld," "Pirates of the Caribbean") is set to play a dark sorcerer in the upcoming fantasy adaptation "Shadowland" reports The Press Association.
The story follows a young university student lured by a charismatic old gentleman into a world of magic, but is forced to decide whether or not to join the forces of evil to save the life of his best friend.
"The Tudors" star Natalie Dormer is also onboard for this adaptation of Peter Straub's 1980 novel which Larry Leahy is scripting and Erik Canuel is directing.
Nighy's most recent credits include the soon to be released assassin thriller "Wild Target", the much anticipated "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One", and a key small role in an episode of "Doctor Who" which aired in the UK last week.
The story follows a young university student lured by a charismatic old gentleman into a world of magic, but is forced to decide whether or not to join the forces of evil to save the life of his best friend.
"The Tudors" star Natalie Dormer is also onboard for this adaptation of Peter Straub's 1980 novel which Larry Leahy is scripting and Erik Canuel is directing.
Nighy's most recent credits include the soon to be released assassin thriller "Wild Target", the much anticipated "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One", and a key small role in an episode of "Doctor Who" which aired in the UK last week.
- 6/9/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Peter Straub's 1980 novel "Shadowland" is being prepped for the screen in 3D (of course, it is). Pfg Entertainment is spearheading this endeavor and, through their website, they announced actors Bill Nighy ( Underworld , Shaun of the Dead ) and Natalie Dormer ( The Tudors ) are on board to star. Writer Larry Leahy ( Confession of a Hitman ) adapted Straub's tale of a young university student who is lured by a charismatic old gentleman into a world of magic, but is forced to decide whether or not to join the forces of evil to save the life of his best friend. One could presume Nighy is playing the "old gentelman." At the helm is Canadian Erik Canuel who has spent some time bouncing between features and television.
- 6/8/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.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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