Disney is entirely in its next big franchise, “impossible creatures”

What do you do at a time when your biggest name brands don’t completely cut it? Get new name brands, of course! This is what Disney has just done, acquiring the rights of the book series Impossible creatures by Katherine Rundell. The company would have spent “seven substantial figures” for the rights of the franchise and defined Rundell to write scripts for the first two films in a planned series of five films.

Deadline reports that Disney beat Warner Bros. And Netflix for the rights, which the company considers something that has not only a series of potential but also chances for the benefits, the goods and perhaps even the themed park walks.

“When I read Impossible creaturesI knew it belonged here to Disney, “Disney CEO Bob Iger said in a Disney press release.” I was immediately drawn to the vibrant world that Katherine imagined and the possibilities of what we could do with this story. Written by Katherine herself, these films are in the best hands of our Walt Disney Studios team, and I can’t wait to see this story brought to the screen. “”

“I am absolutely delighted to link weapons to Disney,” said Rundell. “It is a privilege to write these scenarios and develop these first films in the franchise with Charles (necklace, producer), my team with impossible films, and with the exceptional team of Disney … Our ambition is to build ‘` Glimimeria’ ‘and Impossible creatures In a spectacular series of films, so that we can entertain and inspire the family public around the world. »»

So, clearly, Disney is very high on this subject, and there are several reasons. The first is that the company made “an effort to move the menu live beyond the transfers of animated films”, according to Deadline. These films earn a lot of money (Lilo & Stitch is the only film this year to cross $ 1 billion so far, for example), but they can only last so long. There must be new stories to tell, and Impossible creatures could be that.

The other is that while Disney obviously was able to strongly look at the brushes of mega franchises like Marvel, Star WarsAnd Pixar films in the last decade, in recent years have not seen these franchises collecting the constant results that the studio wants or needs. There are some exceptions, such as Inside out 2But these properties are no longer a guarantee. New chances must be taken, and that’s what’s going on here.

So what is Impossible creatures All? You can probably guess. These are children who work together to save creatures in a magical world. The first book, Impossible creatureswas published in 2023 and its suite, The poisoned kingwas released last month. To date, they have sold about a million copies and have won Rundell Multippt Awards. It provides three other books in the main scenario, with fallout and more also on the table.

The deadline calls for franchise “a phenomenon of publication on the order of Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, And Dusk Saga. “That we are going to have to go ahead and disagree with. It is surely a success and Disney could have a winner in his hands, but we are surely that some of us (this writer included) have heard of it for the first time today. So we are skeptical about what we get five films, themed walks and more of that, but if someone can get there, it’s Disney.

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