'Goosebumps' Headed to the Big Screen
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 00:00 CDT
Columbia Pictures says it has acquired from Scholastic Media the right to adapt R.L. Stine's Goosebumps book series into Hollywood movies.
The first film will be produced by Deborah Forte and Neal H. Moritz, it was announced Thursday by Doug Belgrad and Matt Tolmach, presidents of Columbia Pictures.
The Goosebumps books have been published in more than 32 languages and have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide. The series was adapted by Scholastic Entertainment for television for the Fox Kids Network and aired in more than 100 countries.
New Goosebumps HorrorLand books Stine hit stores last month and Scholastic Interactive is set to unveil a Goosebumps videogame this fall, Columbia said.
'Goosebumps' is an international multimedia phenomenon, a truly global brand that excites kids everywhere, Tolmach said in a statement. Children and parents alike love the 'Goosebumps' series -- it's safe, scary fun that is completely accessible to audiences from 8 to 80. ... With so much rich source material available to us, we expect to deliver a film that will chill and thrill fans of this unique family-friendly franchise.
The studio said it will begin developing the first Goosebumps movie immediately.
Source: United Press International
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