For any child who grew up in the 1990s, Goosebumps was a unique and treasured fad for learning to read. A near limitless series of books written by R.L. Stine, they covered everything from vampires to ghosts to killer dummies and time traveling clocks.
Thus it is intriguing to see that the long-gestated attempt to turn the books into a film franchise has resurfaced once and more. More curiously is that it appears Jack Black is circling the project as his next vehicle.
According to The Wrap, actor Jack Black has entered negotiations to star in a family-oriented film adaptation of the book series. Director Rob Letterman is also attached to the project. Letterman previously worked with Black on Gulliver’s Travels and Shark Tale.
Well tell me book readers of the ‘90s, does this seem like goosebump-inducing idea to you?
Goosebumps has sold more than 300 million copies worldwide and was previously adapted into a live-action TV series that ran for four seasons on Fox Kids Network.