And in the day to day realms that Hollywood has no original thoughts, the people over at Columbia Pictures have decided to turn the Goosebumps book series into film.
Now this wouldn’t be a bad thing but it involves, Neil Moritz as the producer, he’s the genius that bought us such classics as 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Skulls 2 and that bullshit Prom Night. Can we get someone else to produce it, someone a little less douchey? But seriously he is a genius; he had the common sense to make Paul Walker take off his shirt. GENIUS!
The deathtails are as follows: Writing duo Larry Karaszewski and Scott Alexander are in negotiations to write the live-action big-screen adaptation of the children’s horror series “Goosebumps” for Columbia Pictures.
Neal Moritz and his Sony-based Original Film shingle is producing as is Scholastic Entertainment’s Deborah Forte.
Karaszewski and Alexander are expected to close their deal this week.
While straight-to-video versions of the R.L. Stine book series have been made, the project will mark the first feature adaptation of the series and could become a franchise for Columbia, which acquired the rights in May.
The “Goosebumps” series — which comprises more than 50 books that often pay homage to classic sci-fi/horror movies such as “Night of the Living Dead” and “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” as well as the twist endings of “The Twilight Zone” — have grossed hundreds of millions for Stine and Scholastic, second only to the “Harry Potter” series. Stine recently published a new 12-book series, “Goosebumps in HorrorLand,” and Scholastic plans to launch a video game in the fall.
Moritz has said he likely will cast youngsters for the leads and then include well-known actors in supporting roles, a la the “Potter” films.
Karaszewski and Alexander are best known for their penmanship on “Ed Wood,” “Man on the Moon” and “The People vs. Larry Flynt,” the latter of which earned them a Golden Globe. Other credits include “1408″ and “Ripley’s Believe It or Not.” The pair are repped by Endeavor.
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