The Books of Magic

Genre: Fantasy/Horror/Comic Book Adaptation.

Studio: Unknown.
Production Company: Canton Company.

Project Phase: Development Hell.

Who's In It: No one confirmed as yet.
Who's Making It: Matt Greenberg (Screenwriter); Neil Gaiman (Executive Producer); Possibly based on the mini-series created by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by John Bolton, published by DC Comics under their Vertigo imprint.

Premise: Timothy Hunter is slated to become the greatest mage of modern times, and some illustrious and powerful tutors arrive to help him toward this goal.

Release Date: Unknown.

Comments: The market's there if only Hollywood could figure out what to do with Gaiman and his various works. First The Sandman, then Death -- is this film the latest to be sucked into the development quagmire, never to return?

Rumors: Unknown.

Scoop Feedback:

[Page draft submitted by 'Widgett', Corona's version of Awn the Blink.]

December 8, 1998... Word from The Neil himself is that he will be executive producing the project. In fact, the status on this he refers to as "encouraging." He apparently wants to make it known that the Tim here will be the character from the miniseries. [Thanks to Neil Gaiman for stopping by.]



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