Friday, June 13, 2008

'Dragonology' spreading wings to big screen

By Borys Kit

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The children's book series "Dragonology" is headed for a feature version from Universal, which has acquired the film rights to the material and hired Leonard Hartman to write the adaptation.

The faux-nonfiction books by Dugald A. Steer are based on the conceit that dragons exist, as revealed by the Victorian dragonologist Ernest Drake. An underlying theme is that dragons should be studied and revered in the same way as any rare species.

... Templar recently signed a licensing agreement with video-game producer Codemasters, which will see "Dragonology" adapted into Nintendo Wii and DS games.

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