Warner Bros. is set to start a new chapter with the adaptation of a best-selling book series from 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 script.
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.
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.
Colfer is represented by Weisbach at Rob Weisbach Creative Management, along with Derek Kroeger at Myman Greenspan. Johnston is repped by Entertainment 360, CAA and Frankfurt Kurnit.
Deadline was first to report about the project.
More to come.
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