The news ends the race for one of the most popular fantasy properties yet to be tapped for modern audiences.
“The endless story”the beloved fantasy novel by the late German author Michael Ende which was adapted into the 1984 cult film, will be revived for the big screen once again, with a new partnership between Michael Ende Productions and prestigious tastemakers. See-Saw Films brings the world of Fantastic back to theaters through multiple live-action films.
The news ends the race for one of the most popular fantasy properties yet to be tapped for modern audiences. According to the Variety portal, Ende’s assets have sparked interest around the world in recent years, including studios and streaming platforms.
See-Saw, who is no stranger to adapting well-known literature for the screen, having been behind films such as “Lion” and “The Power of the Dog” and recent television hits “Heartstopper” and “Slow Horses”, has now teamed up with Michael Ende Productions. to develop and produce the films. Ende’s executor, Dr. Wolf-Dieter von Granau, has granted the new association the rights to “The Neverending Story.” Iain Canning and Emile Sherman will produce for See-Saw alongside Roman Hocke and Ralph Gassmann for Michael Ende Productions.
What is “The Neverending Story” about?
First published in 1979, “The Neverending Story” became a bestseller in Germany and was translated into 45 languages, selling millions of copies worldwide.
At the center of the story is the clumsy but imaginative boy Bastian Balthasar Bux who, while escaping from bullies, discovers the mysterious book “The Neverending Story”, about the heroic Atréyu and his mission to save the magical kingdom of Fantastica, a world of dragons, giants, vast kingdoms and deadly swamps, and its ruler, the Childlike Empress, from being destroyed by the force known as “The Nothing”. But the more he reads, the more Bastian realizes that he is not simply an oblivious spectator, and soon he finds himself transported to Fantastic, flying on the lucky dragon Falkor.
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