"Glee" Star Chris Colfer's Book Series "Land of Stories" Movie in Works
Warner Bros. is set to start a new chapter with the adaptation of a best-selling book series from the "Glee" alum Chris Colfer.
The studio has acquired Colfer's book series "The Land of Stories" and has attached filmmaker Phil Johnston to write the live-action adaptation.
Emma Watts brought the property to Warner Bros. Colfer and Watts serve as producers, while Rob Weisbach will executive produce.
"The Land of Stories" centers on twins Alex and Conner Bailey, who are grieving the loss of their father when they are transported into a magic book where classic fairy tales are brought to life.
The series kicked off with "The Wishing Spell", published in 2012. With seven books in the original series, Colfer has also published several prequel titles.
In 2017, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Colfer was set to write and direct a feature version of the book series for 20th Century Fox and Shawn Levy's 21 Laps.
The author of 20 books, Colfer is known for playing Kurt Hummel on the Fox series "Glee". He starred in the 2012 coming-of-age film 'Struck by Lightning", which he also wrote and produced.
Johnston is the director of such movies as the forthcoming Netflix feature adaptation "The Twits" and the Disney animated sequel "Ralph Breaks the Internet". His writing credits include "Cedar Rapids", "Wreck-It Ralph," and "Zootopia."
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