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The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents is coming to the big screen! This will be the first feature film adaptation of any of Sir Pterry's books (Wyrd Sisters and Soul Music being telly adaptations).
Here be an extract from the official Narrativia announcement. he Narrativia announcement. Please note that at least one of the primary people involved with this apparently don't even know the name of one of the main characters in this film-to-be:
"On the heels of the launch of the new hit Amazon Prime series ‘Good Omens’ ULYSSES FILMPRODUKTION and CANTILEVER MEDIA announced today the development of a new animated family film, “The Amazing Maurice” based on one of Sir Terry Pratchett’s wildly popular “Discworld” novels, which have sold more than 90 million books worldwide. The screenplay is written by award winning writer Terry Rossio (Shrek, Aladdin, Pirates of the Caribbean), with the character designs by Carter Goodrich (Ratatouille, The Croods, Brave)...
"Emely Christians, Producer and CEO of Ulysses Filmproduktion commented: '"If you don’t turn your life into a story, you become part of someone else’s story," says Melissa[sic], the young female lead in The Amazing Maurice. I loved the way Melissa presented her attitude to life in this one sentence. When I read it, I knew we had to turn this amazing novel into an amazing film. The Amazing Maurice will be the first animated feature film ever made from a Terry Pratchett novel. It will get Ulysses’ complete focus and attention to detail to fulfil our promise: to make a wonderful movie from this very funny, unique, strong and awesome story.'...
"Rob Wilkins, Executive Producer and Managing Director of Narrativia, said: 'At some point in the late nineties I sat at the polished bar in the Palace Hotel San Francisco enjoying a bottle of local beer with Terry Pratchett. It had been a long day and neither of us had yet eaten and we were less than interested in the baseball game playing loudly on the TV hanging above us. However, we were both very interested in the sixteen foot wide Maxfield Parrish painting of the Pied Piper of Hamelin hanging proudly behind the bar, where it had been on display since 1909. “He does beautiful skies,” said Terry. And, yes, he really did and I agreed, but Terry seemed lost in the painting and so I finished my beer and ordered another. By the time it arrived Terry had sketched out the plot for The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents and had played it directly into my brain like a mini movie. They were indeed broad strokes, but the story was there and he had already named Malicia, Peaches, Sardines and – to his great delight – Darktan. That was the genius of Terry Pratchett; he could see stories everywhere. And now he would be delighted with the character designs of Carter Goodrich. Bringing this story to life was so important to Terry and it upsets me that he won’t get to see the finished film, but the teams at Ulysses Filmproduktion and Cantilever Media are honouring his vision and I am absolutely delighted'..."
To read the entire announcement online, go to:
http://narrativia.com/maurice.html
From Stewart Clarke, on Variety:
"The Discworld novel, the 28th in the series and the first for children, has been optioned by Germany-based Ulysses Filmproduktion, which will make the film alongside Ireland’s Cantilever Media. U.S. writer Terry Rossio, whose extensive credits include “Shrek,” “Aladdin,” and “Pirates of the Caribbean,” has written the screenplay. Carter Goodrich, who worked on “Ratatouille” and “Brave,” is on board for character design. Toby Genkel (“Ooops! Noah Is Gone…”) is attached to direct the €15 million ($17 million) movie... Cantilever Media CEO Andrew Baker, who produced Netflix’s “Robozuna,” told Variety that the project has been in development for several years after Ulysses optioned the book. The team is now looking to raise the last part of the financing and, with a script and character designs in hand, is ready to go into production at the end of the year. The plan is for the comedy-action-adventure movie to be ready for release in early 2022. “Terry Rossio’s screenplay twists and turns and produces an unexpected yet heartwarming ending, with Carter Goodrich’s designs bringing these characters to life in their own unique style, which I’m sure audiences will love,” Baker said. The script and tone of the film will be “very Terry Pratchett, very true to his vision,” but different from the characters seen on the book jacket he added..."
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/terry-pratchett-discworld-the-amazing-maurice-movie-terry-rossio-carter-goodrich-1203239220/
...and a selection of the rest:
https://comicbook.com/movies/2019/06/11/discworld-animated-film-terry-pratchett/
https://www.thebookseller.com/news/pratchetts-amazing-maurice-adapted-animation-1022366
https://www.awn.com/news/sir-terry-pratchetts-amazing-maurice-being-turned-animated-feature
https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/terry-pratchett-maurice-bill-ted-phone-booth-toy-story-4
http://www.darkhorizons.com/pratchetts-amazing-maurice-gets-adapted/
https://www.moviefone.com/2019/06/11/terry-pratchetts-the-amazing-maurice-is-becoming-an-animated-film/
https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2019/06/terry-pratchetts-first-discworld-book-for-kids-is-being-turned-into-an-animated-movie/
https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2019/06/terry-pratchetts-the-amazing-maurice-in-development-as-animated-movie/
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/the-amazing-maurice-and-his-educated-rodents-by-terry-pratchett-to-be-adapted-into-an-animated-film/articleshow/69787654.cms
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/terry-pratchetts-the-amazing-maurice-and-his-educated-rodents-is-being-developed-into-an-animated-feature-175572.html
Here be an extract from the official Narrativia announcement. he Narrativia announcement. Please note that at least one of the primary people involved with this apparently don't even know the name of one of the main characters in this film-to-be:
"On the heels of the launch of the new hit Amazon Prime series ‘Good Omens’ ULYSSES FILMPRODUKTION and CANTILEVER MEDIA announced today the development of a new animated family film, “The Amazing Maurice” based on one of Sir Terry Pratchett’s wildly popular “Discworld” novels, which have sold more than 90 million books worldwide. The screenplay is written by award winning writer Terry Rossio (Shrek, Aladdin, Pirates of the Caribbean), with the character designs by Carter Goodrich (Ratatouille, The Croods, Brave)...
"Emely Christians, Producer and CEO of Ulysses Filmproduktion commented: '"If you don’t turn your life into a story, you become part of someone else’s story," says Melissa[sic], the young female lead in The Amazing Maurice. I loved the way Melissa presented her attitude to life in this one sentence. When I read it, I knew we had to turn this amazing novel into an amazing film. The Amazing Maurice will be the first animated feature film ever made from a Terry Pratchett novel. It will get Ulysses’ complete focus and attention to detail to fulfil our promise: to make a wonderful movie from this very funny, unique, strong and awesome story.'...
"Rob Wilkins, Executive Producer and Managing Director of Narrativia, said: 'At some point in the late nineties I sat at the polished bar in the Palace Hotel San Francisco enjoying a bottle of local beer with Terry Pratchett. It had been a long day and neither of us had yet eaten and we were less than interested in the baseball game playing loudly on the TV hanging above us. However, we were both very interested in the sixteen foot wide Maxfield Parrish painting of the Pied Piper of Hamelin hanging proudly behind the bar, where it had been on display since 1909. “He does beautiful skies,” said Terry. And, yes, he really did and I agreed, but Terry seemed lost in the painting and so I finished my beer and ordered another. By the time it arrived Terry had sketched out the plot for The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents and had played it directly into my brain like a mini movie. They were indeed broad strokes, but the story was there and he had already named Malicia, Peaches, Sardines and – to his great delight – Darktan. That was the genius of Terry Pratchett; he could see stories everywhere. And now he would be delighted with the character designs of Carter Goodrich. Bringing this story to life was so important to Terry and it upsets me that he won’t get to see the finished film, but the teams at Ulysses Filmproduktion and Cantilever Media are honouring his vision and I am absolutely delighted'..."
To read the entire announcement online, go to:
http://narrativia.com/maurice.html
From Stewart Clarke, on Variety:
"The Discworld novel, the 28th in the series and the first for children, has been optioned by Germany-based Ulysses Filmproduktion, which will make the film alongside Ireland’s Cantilever Media. U.S. writer Terry Rossio, whose extensive credits include “Shrek,” “Aladdin,” and “Pirates of the Caribbean,” has written the screenplay. Carter Goodrich, who worked on “Ratatouille” and “Brave,” is on board for character design. Toby Genkel (“Ooops! Noah Is Gone…”) is attached to direct the €15 million ($17 million) movie... Cantilever Media CEO Andrew Baker, who produced Netflix’s “Robozuna,” told Variety that the project has been in development for several years after Ulysses optioned the book. The team is now looking to raise the last part of the financing and, with a script and character designs in hand, is ready to go into production at the end of the year. The plan is for the comedy-action-adventure movie to be ready for release in early 2022. “Terry Rossio’s screenplay twists and turns and produces an unexpected yet heartwarming ending, with Carter Goodrich’s designs bringing these characters to life in their own unique style, which I’m sure audiences will love,” Baker said. The script and tone of the film will be “very Terry Pratchett, very true to his vision,” but different from the characters seen on the book jacket he added..."
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/terry-pratchett-discworld-the-amazing-maurice-movie-terry-rossio-carter-goodrich-1203239220/
...and a selection of the rest:
https://comicbook.com/movies/2019/06/11/discworld-animated-film-terry-pratchett/
https://www.thebookseller.com/news/pratchetts-amazing-maurice-adapted-animation-1022366
https://www.awn.com/news/sir-terry-pratchetts-amazing-maurice-being-turned-animated-feature
https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/terry-pratchett-maurice-bill-ted-phone-booth-toy-story-4
http://www.darkhorizons.com/pratchetts-amazing-maurice-gets-adapted/
https://www.moviefone.com/2019/06/11/terry-pratchetts-the-amazing-maurice-is-becoming-an-animated-film/
https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2019/06/terry-pratchetts-first-discworld-book-for-kids-is-being-turned-into-an-animated-movie/
https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2019/06/terry-pratchetts-the-amazing-maurice-in-development-as-animated-movie/
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/the-amazing-maurice-and-his-educated-rodents-by-terry-pratchett-to-be-adapted-into-an-animated-film/articleshow/69787654.cms
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/terry-pratchetts-the-amazing-maurice-and-his-educated-rodents-is-being-developed-into-an-animated-feature-175572.html
