Vincenzo Natali the director of the bizarre sf movie "Splice" has been hired to direct Tunnels" the film adaptation of the first installment of the New York Times best-selling "children's series by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams.
Achieving sales of more than a million copies and published in more than forty countries worldwide, "Tunnels" tells the story of Will, a 14-year-old boy driven by a fascination of the buried past, who is drawn into a subterranean world after his archaeologist father abruptly goes missing. This hidden civilization, beautiful and unforgiving, is dominated by a sinister, vicious race called the Styx, who have presided over generations of enslaved colonists.
The producers say the movie will represent the next level in family entertainment, combining a science-based reality reminiscent of the classic fiction of Verne and Wells, but in a completely contemporary setting.
Great news, I like the book and hope Natali will make a great big screen adaptation of it since "Splice" is also looks like a unique cinematic experience.
ReplyDeleteWhat will they think of next? At least this isn't a remake of an 80s movie. Does sound interesting. I haven't read the book, think I'll just wait for the movie.
ReplyDeleteJaccsy, now you'll have a chance to dig through tunnels :)))
ReplyDeleteSounds good.
ReplyDeleteMaybe underground civilizations is the next fun thing with kids. Remember City of Ember?
Sounds interesting, but these kind of adventure/fairytale adaptations didn't have any luck in the past few years.
ReplyDeleteAlmost none of them got a second film. (Even though they were planned more more then a single movie.)
it's true, that's why the should make this movie as if it won't have any sequels, and not leave it unfinished at the end.
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