We may have news of the next post-Potter sworcery-slinging, youngster series. The Sisters Grimm has been picked up for development; we get the following information from the news masters of Variey:
Josephson Entertainment and New Regency Prods. have acquired author Michael Buckley’s children’s book series “The Sisters Grimm.” Barry Josephson will produce. Pic will be based on the first three books in the projected nine-volume series; four are available in 15 languages and have sold more than half a million copies. Story weaves the tale of orphaned sisters Sabrina and Daphne Grimm, descendants of the Brothers Grimm, on a quest to find their parents.
“People all over the world have grown up with Grimm’s Fairy Tales, and we see this as a huge family adventure franchise,” said VP of entertainment Danica Radovanov. Creative executive Alexander F. Young brought the project to the company.
I have not read any of these books, and probably never will because I do not have children of my own. I will say that the Harry Potter series of films has been a delightful surprise for me, and I find myself building in excitement for the series as it ventures on. If the quality of the story is solid, I hope they are able to bring more fantasy to us through the vehicle of childrens films that adults may still enjoy.
I am already curious to see if the sisters find their parents, and when found, I am interested to see if they are happy with the discovery. I hope their parents are tyrannical ogre breding cave dwellers, or perhaps necromancers that feast on human flesh!! I suppose I will have to wait and see.
For those of you that have read the books or have children that have read the books; is this a series that we should be excited about? Is the story worth being told on the silver screen?
