Redwall Film Adaptions
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[edit] Redwall
Redwall has had a history of attempts to receive a big screen debut, however every single one has failed.
- In 1996, it was reported by the Chicago Tribune that movie deals were in the works for 2 Redwall novels. What became of these plans is unknown.
- In 1999, Brian Jacques stated via Redwall.org that a film adaption of Martin the Warrior was "in the very early stages of script writing". It seems as if this fell through largely due to the fact that Nelvana was working on the Redwall TV Series at this time.
- In 2003, it was reported by Publisher's Weekly that Nelvana held the rights to a Redwall adaption, and that the Los Angeles-based animation producer The Gotham Group was working with screenwriter Andrew Marlowe. This project did not go forward due to complications with the film rights.
- In 2007, Blur Studio pitched a Redwall movie, but the rights were unavailable at the time.
- In 2008, the Redwall Wiki first reported the existence of redwallthemovie.com, a domain owned by Seattle-based production company, Imagen Films, who stated in an e-mail that they had "secured film rights and [were] developing a live-action/CG version of Redwall" for the year 2011. This was revealed to be a lie in 2009, according to Redwall.org.
[edit] Castaways of the Flying Dutchman
Brian Jacques has been approached by multiple directors regarding a Castaways of the Flying Dutchman film adaption, including Steven Spielberg, but turned them down because he would prefer children to read the books rather than have Hollywood turn them into something else. [1]
