FAMILY FRIDAY: SONY BUYS GIDEON STERER'S 'THE NIGHT KNIGHTS' ENCHANTING TALE FOR MOVIE ADAPTATION! 'RIDE LIKE A GIRL' POSTER WITH TERESA PALMER, SAM NEILL, TRAVIS FIMMEL

'THE NIGHT KNIGHTS'

 TO GUARD OUR DREAMS ON THE BIG SCREENS TOO!

Here's a delightful new movie adaptation for you: Sony has bought movie rights on THE NIGHT KNIGHTS children's book by Gideon Sterer

The book has been released last week!

which arrived to the book stores this week! Night time can be scary. Every bump, thump or scratch could be a monster lurking under the bed or in a closet. But if that’s the case, then why haven’t we ever seen a monster? You might think that’s because monsters don’t exist. But maybe monsters do exist ... but so do something else: THE NIGHT KNIGHTS. And when night falls, they take their place, protecting us all from the terrors lurking in the dark. Ian Bryce (Saving Private Ryan, World War Z) is producing.

'RIDE LIKE A GIRL' POSTER  

WITH AN ALL AUSTRALIAN CAST

In other family friendly news, check out the poster (no trailer or release date yet) for RIDE LIKE A GIRL the story of the first female jockey to win the

The movie does not have a release date yet

Melbourne Cup, which boasts an all star Australian cast lead by Teresa Palmer Sam Neill, Jacki Weaver, Travis Fimmel.

As the youngest daughter of a family of jockeys, Michelle Payne fights for every opportunity to ride hard and race fast. It's Michelle's father Paddy and her family who champion her ambition, despite early failures, broken bones, and a tragic family death on the racecourse. Maverick Trainer Darren Weir also sees Michelle's unmistakable talent, intelligence, true grit and most of all, indomitable spirit; and it's under his watchful eye that Michelle gets a shot at the 'impossible' – riding Prince of Penzance in the 2015 Melbourne Cup. This is an uplifting true story of heroic endeavour, family, friendship, and defiance in the face of all odds.