The Weinsteins have picked up the rights to adapt Wolf Boy: A Novel into a feature film. We get the scoop this afternoon from ropeofsilicon:
Nope, this isn’t some prequel horror, this is a legitimate drama based on Evan Kuhlman’s “Wolf Boy: A Novel” as it finds its way to the Weinstein Co. with Irwin Winkler and Jill Cutler producing through Winkler Films.
The novel, which centers on the Wolf family, which is dealing with the recent loss of a son in a car accident. The parents sleep in separate bedrooms while younger siblings Stephen and Crispy struggle to cope with the loss of their mentor. Stephen channels his grief into stories for a comic called “The Adventures of Wolf Boy”. Wolf Boy lives in Forgotten City and grapples with the death of older brother Johnny Laredo while battling villains and trying to save the world.
Christopher Parker, who comes from an animation background, brought the idea to Winkler and Co. as a mix of live action and animation. Parker will adapt the novel.
I really like this idea. If they are able to do a feature film that keeps cutting out to animation scenes that look like they were drawn by Steven – I think it is a great vehicle in which to recount thie tale. I have always been a doodler, If I have a pen and paper – I am doodling. I will draw skulls, goat-men, animals and people screaming; whatever crosses my mind – I will doodle. My binders and notebooks were covered in drawings in school, one afternoon my French teacher called my mother concerned that I was thinking about taking my own life. I had scrawled the words “suicidal tendencies” on my binder; she was a little embarrassed when my mother informed her that they were a band(and a bitchin’ one at that!). I can relate to a kid that draws and am interested to see him express his situation through cartoons.
This just sounds like a cool story and it looks like they are going to honor it with a rad film adaptation. I will be interested to see how this one pans out, and will let you guys know the release date as soon as it becomes available!
