Sam Mendes' production company has snapped up the film rights to Enid Blyton's Magic Faraway Tree books...
So this is going to be interested. Enid Blyton's four terrific Magic Faraway Tree books have been snapped up for a trip to the movies. The film rights to them have been acquired by Neal Street Productions, the company owned by Skyfalland American Beauty director Sam Mendes.
At this stage, it's just an option that's been taken, but it seems clear that Neal Street Productions wants to get theMagic Faraway Tree on the big screen. We wouldn't be British, of course, if we didn't question whether character names such as Moon Face and Fanny will make the translation. Saucepan Man and Silky the Fairy are on safer ground, we'd wager.
It's still early stages for the project, and there's no writer or direct attached that we know of right now. But we'll keep you posted...
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