Variety reports that New LIne Cinema has acquired the rights to develop a hopeful fantasy franchise out of German children’s author Cornelia Funke’s hotly pursued novel “Inkheart”.
With the Lord of the Rings in the bag New Line hopes this will become their latest fantasy blockbuster. “Inkheart” is an adventure story about a young girl whose father has the power to bring characters from books to life by reading those books aloud. When a power-hungry villain from a rare children’s fable kidnaps the man, his daughter bands with a group of friends both real and imagined to set things right.
