Over the last decade, young adult fiction has been experiencing a boost in popularity thanks to movie adaptations. From Twilight and The Hunger Games to Divergent and The Maze Runner, these book series have enjoyed enormous success on the big screen. The latest series that moviegoers will get to see in live action soon is the Magic Tree House series, which has been around a lot longer than those previously mentioned books. Having signed a rights deal with author Mary Pope Osborne, Lionsgate will release its Magic Tree House movies under its Summit Entertainment division. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Osborne will executive produce, while the script for the first movie has been written by Osborne’s husband, Will Osborne, and Jenny Laird. Based on Christmas in Camelot, the 29th book in the series, the first movie will follow protagonists Jack and Annie as they rediscover the tree house ...
- 2/5/2016
- cinemablend.com
It is not unexpected that investors would take their punishment out on Lionsgate now that its "Hunger Games" cash cow is over, but no-one expected it to be this fast.
As part of its quarterly earnings call with Wall Street analysts this morning, the subject of the underperformance of "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2" came up. That film grossed $653 million - the lowest grosser in the franchise to date and off from Lionsgate's own estimates - the studio saying the film "underperformed their profit margins by over $100 million".
Combined with duds like "Mortdecai" and the "Point Break" remake, Wall Street reacted quickly and shares in the studio quickly dropped 32% in trading this morning. Blame for the underperformance was put on terrorist attacks in Europe and the box office overperformance of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" with the latter "hitting our numbers by somewhere between $50M and $100M." The film's weak...
As part of its quarterly earnings call with Wall Street analysts this morning, the subject of the underperformance of "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2" came up. That film grossed $653 million - the lowest grosser in the franchise to date and off from Lionsgate's own estimates - the studio saying the film "underperformed their profit margins by over $100 million".
Combined with duds like "Mortdecai" and the "Point Break" remake, Wall Street reacted quickly and shares in the studio quickly dropped 32% in trading this morning. Blame for the underperformance was put on terrorist attacks in Europe and the box office overperformance of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" with the latter "hitting our numbers by somewhere between $50M and $100M." The film's weak...
- 2/5/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Plus: Screen Media picks up Rio, I Love You; Lionsgate to adapt Magic Tree House children’s books; and more…
Bleecker Street will open Matt Ross’ recent Sundance world premiere starring Viggo Mortensen via theatrical roll-out on July 8. Lynette Howell, Jamie Patricof, Shivani Rawat, and Monica Levinson produced the story of an eccentric father to a clan of children in the Pacific Northwest.
Screen Media Films has acquired Us rights from WestEnd Films for the collaborative film Rio, I Love You, the third in the Cities Of Love trilogy featuring Paris Je t’Aime and New York I Love You. Rio, I Love You features ten short stories and their respective transitions of love in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Andrucha Waddington, Paolo Sorrentino, Fernando Meirelles, Stephan Elliott, John Turturro, Guillermo Arriaga, Sang-soo Im, Carlos Saldanha, Jose Padilha, Nadine Labaki, and Vicente Amorim direct a cast that includes Fernanda Montenegro, Emily Mortimer, and Vincent Cassel...
Bleecker Street will open Matt Ross’ recent Sundance world premiere starring Viggo Mortensen via theatrical roll-out on July 8. Lynette Howell, Jamie Patricof, Shivani Rawat, and Monica Levinson produced the story of an eccentric father to a clan of children in the Pacific Northwest.
Screen Media Films has acquired Us rights from WestEnd Films for the collaborative film Rio, I Love You, the third in the Cities Of Love trilogy featuring Paris Je t’Aime and New York I Love You. Rio, I Love You features ten short stories and their respective transitions of love in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Andrucha Waddington, Paolo Sorrentino, Fernando Meirelles, Stephan Elliott, John Turturro, Guillermo Arriaga, Sang-soo Im, Carlos Saldanha, Jose Padilha, Nadine Labaki, and Vicente Amorim direct a cast that includes Fernanda Montenegro, Emily Mortimer, and Vincent Cassel...
- 2/4/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The studio that brought you the sexy, violent Hunger Games films and the sexy, violent Divergent series is now bringing you film adaptations of the children's-book series for young librarians and Diy living enthusiasts. Lionsgate has bought the film rights to all 54 installments of Mary Pope Osborne’s Magic Tree House books, which follow Pennsylvania siblings Jack and Annie on their trips through history and literature and do not involve any elaborate metaphors about high-school cliques (yet). The first film, already in development, will be based on Christmas in Camelot, the 29th Magic Tree House book and the first of a series involving the siblings' adventures in various myths and fairy tales.
- 2/4/2016
- by Jackson McHenry
- Vulture
Breaking: Looking for more franchise properties, Lionsgate has just acquired the rights to the Magic Tree House book series and says it plans to develop multiple live-action films for its Summit Entertainment label. The books, which are a 54-volume chronicle, were authored by Mary Pope Osborne. They follow the adventures of a brother and sister — Jack and Annie — after they discover a mysterious tree house and find a collection of books that transports them through…...
- 2/4/2016
- Deadline
Lionsgate has acquired the global rights to the “Magic Tree House” book series, Lionsgate’s Co-Chairs Rob Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger announced Thursday. The Lionsgate Motion Picture Group will develop multiple live-action films based on the adventures that play out in the 54-volume collection. Award-winning author of the book series, Mary Pope Osborne, is set to executive produce alongside her husband, Will Osborne. Also Read: Lionsgate to 'Explore' Starz Acquisition The “Magic Tree House” franchise has sold over 130 million books. It chronicles the adventures of a brother and sister, Jack and Annie, as they discover a mysterious tree house and find a collection.
- 2/4/2016
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Leading theatrical licensor, Music Theatre International Mti, creators of the Mti Broadway Junior Collection featuring 30 and 60-minute musicals designed for young performers is launching a slate of children's musicals based on Mary Pope Osborne's beloved Magic Tree House book series. The books are number one New York Times bestsellers - more than 100 million copies have been sold in North America alone. The series has been translated into many languages and is available in more than 100 countries around the world.
- 9/26/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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