Hot on the box office success of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, original Jumanji creator and book author Chris Van Allsburg has landed a movie deal at 20th Century Fox. With his producing partners, William Teitler, Ted Field, and Mike Weber, the children’s book author will develop new tentpoles from his previous work, future books, and emerging ideas alike.
The renewed interest in Van Allsburg and his work is a direct result of Sony’s Welcome to the Jungle‘s commercial success, with the film having now grossed over $823 million worldwide in theaters. The 1981 picture book Jumanji, which Van Allsburg both wrote and illustrated, previously inspired the hit 1995 film, as well as an animated television series, and its sequel Zathura, which was adapted for the big screen ...
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February 01, 2018 at 11:20AM
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