STUDIOCANAL today announce that they are in development with Neal Street Productions on Enid Blyton’s MAGIC FARAWAY TREE. Simon Farnaby (PADDINGTON 2) is attached to write the adaptation. Pippa Harris and Nicolas Brown from Neal Street Productions will produce.
MAGIC FARAWAY TREE is a STUDIOCANAL Production representative of the studio’s ambition in the family franchise market following the success of PADDINGTON 2, currently the number 1 family film at the UK box office, adding another beloved children’s classic to the slate.
Enid Blyton is one of the world’s best-selling authors with sales in excess of 500 million copies and translations in over 40 languages.
MAGIC FARAWAY TREE will be the first-ever feature film based on Enid Blyton’s MAGIC FARAWAY TREE series.
Each story takes place in the enchanted wood in which THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE grows – tall enough to reach the clouds and large enough to contain small houses. At the top of the tree is an ever-rotating series of fantastic worlds, everything from the Land of Birthdays to the Land of Topsy-Turvy. Discovered by our child heroes, the tree and wood provide the background to their adventures.
Written between 1939 and 1951, The Magic Faraway Tree series is made up of four novels: THE ENCHANTED WOOD, THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE, THE FOLK OF THE FARAWAY TREE and UP THE FARAWAY TREE. All have been optioned by Neal Street Productions, from Hachette Children’s Group, brand owners of Enid Blyton Entertainment, for development with STUDIOCANAL.
Writer Simon Farnaby comments: “The Magic Faraway Tree books are a firework display of the imagination. The pages are lit up with wonderful characters, humour, peril and adventure. Most homes have a well worn jam fingerprinted volume somewhere on their shelves. I’m very much looking forward to bringing the likes of the Old Saucepan Man and Dame Washalot to the big screen for fans both old and new.”
We hope you're enjoying BRWC. You should check us out on our social channels, subscribe to our newsletter, and tell your friends. BRWC is short for battleroyalewithcheese.
Trending on BRWC:
Immaculate: The BRWC Review
Civil War: The BRWC Review
NO COMMENTS