[Theepistle] The Measles Are Coming

[Ian Dickerson]

This from the Hollywood Reporter:

 


 

"Thor Freudenthal, whose "Hotel for Dogs" opens in January, is in
negotiations to develop with an eye to direct "Measle and the Wrathmonk," an
adaptation of the children's book by Ian Ogilvy being produced at Warner
Bros. by Robert Zemeckis and Jack Rapke.

The story centers on a young boy who, after his parents go missing, is sent
to live with an eccentric uncle who turns out to be a crazy wizard known as
a wrathmonk. Before the boy knows it, he is shrunk and banished to be a
villager in his uncle's toy train set and must figure out how to survive in
the hostile environment.

Evan Dunsky wrote the initial adaptation.
 
Zemeckis and Rapke plan on using performance-capture technology, so
Freudenthal coming aboard looks like a fit considering the director got his
start in the FX world. He worked as a CG conceptual artist for "Stuart
Little 2" and was the second unit director for Disney's "The Haunted
Mansion."

Freudenthal, repped by Gersh and Gotham Group, is continuing his family-film
kick with "Agnes Quill," an adaptation of a graphic novel for Paramount."

 

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