Disney to adapt Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell
Disney has bought the rights to Katherine Rundell’s best selling fantasy series Impossible Creatures.
The Impossible Creatures series was initially planned as a trilogy, but was extended to a five-book run earlier this year in two major seven-figure publishing deals with Bloomsbury and Knopf. The first two books have already sold over one million copies across 34 territories, and Rundell is in discussions to further expand the franchise beyond the five-novel series.
Disney said: "Rundell’s transportive book series will join Disney’s legacy of groundbreaking storytelling and collaboration with visionary artists and filmmakers. With its richly imagined universe brimming with unique characters and endless possibilities, Impossible Creatures and the world of Glimouria are poised to captivate audiences for years to come."
Rundell said: "I’m absolutely thrilled to be linking arms with Disney. It’s a privilege to be writing these screenplays and developing these first movies in the franchise together with Charles, my team at Impossible Films, and with the exceptional team at Disney. I’m especially grateful to Bob Iger, whose enthusiasm after reading the book helped set this collaboration in motion, and to Alan Bergman and David Greenbaum for being incredible partners throughout this process. Our ambition is to build Glimouria and Impossible Creatures into a spectacular series of films, so that we can entertain and inspire family audiences across the world."
The deal was brokered by Collier at Chalcot Square Arts and Media Management on behalf of Rundell directly with the team at Walt Disney Pictures led by Greenbaum, Kal Walthers, Paige Olson and Bill Neuschaefer.
Photograph © Ben Turner
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