After the phenomenal critical success of Martin Scorsese’s HUGO, it is only natural that companies want to try and reinvent that winning formula. First stop is to look at the author of the book that HUGO was based on, Brian Selznick, and buy up the rights to his other work. Chernin Entertainment, the company behind TV shows NEW GIRL and TERRA NOVA and the film RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, have bought the rights to THE HOUDINI BOX. THE HOUDINI BOX sees a young boy who wants to be a great illusionist just like Houdini. One day he receives a mysterious box with secrets from his idol.
HUGO was a magical tale that really was a family movie and not something that just tried to scrape through the wallets of parents. Let’s hope Chernin Entertainment can bring back some of that magic and heart.
Source: Entertainment Weekly
Luke likes many things, films and penguins being among them. He's loved films since the age of 9, when STARGATE and BATMAN FOREVER changed the landscape of modern cinema as we know it. His love of film extends to all aspects of his life, with trips abroad being planned around film locations and only buying products featured in Will Smith movies. His favourite films include SEVEN SAMURAI, PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC, IN BRUGES, LONE STAR, GODZILLA, and a thousand others.
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