• News came to us today on the latest for ‘Daughter of Smoke and Bone’…

• Stuart Beattie will adapt the screenplay to the celebrated young adult fantasy novel, “Daughter of Smoke & Bone,” written by New York Timesbestselling author and National Book Award Finalist Laini Taylor.  The highly sought after property was acquired by Universal Pictures in December 2011.

• Beattie previously wrote the screenplay for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra for Paramount and Collateral for DreamWorks.  Beattie wrote and directed the Australian hit feature Tomorrow When The War Began and is currently awaiting release on I, Frankenstein, which he also wrote and directed.

• “I’m thrilled to have Stuart Beattie adapting ‘Daughter of Smoke & Bone’; it’s been fantastic to delve into the world of the book with a screenwriter of such insight and experience,” said Taylor. “Between Stuart, Joe Roth, and Universal Pictures, we’ve got a team with massive epic flair, and I can’t wait to see what unfolds as we move toward bringing Karou, Akiva, Brimstone, and the world of ‘Daughter of Smoke & Bone’ to the screen.”

 

• Joe Roth will produce alongside executive producer Palek Patel.  Roth produced the epic action-adventure, Snow White and the Huntsman for Universal which was one of Universal’s highest grossing films of 2012.  Roth’s Oz: The Great and Powerful starring James Franco and Mila Kunis was the number one film in North America last weekend, and Maleficent starring Angelina Jolie will be released in the summer of 2014.

Continue Reading…

Looks like everyone is on the hunt for the next big thing, and Universal is throwing their hat into the ring, and moving ahead with ‘Daughter of Smoke and Bone’. The studio has settled on a producer, who you may know from Snow White and the Huntsman.

Universal Pictures sees the project as a priority, the studio has set Joe Roth to produce the film adaptation of Daughter Of Smoke & Bone, the young-adult fantasy novel by National Book Award Finalist Laini Taylor. Roth Film President Palak Patel will executive produce.

We are glad that Universal sees the film as a priority. It’s got a ton of steep competition coming out before it.

What is it about?

The protagonist is a 17-year-old art student who is sent by her awful father on travels across the globe to collect teeth for an unspecified but creepy purpose. This leads her to an encounter with an angel and revelations about her family that lead her into adventures involving otherworldly beings.

What do you think? Can you wait for this movie?

We are excited!