Marissa Meyer’s Lunar Chronicles Series is Becoming an Animated Film

Film variations of standard YA books have been all the craze through the early and mid-2010s, however with few exceptions and a bounce to tv, have largely fallen to the wayside for the 2020s. That makes it all of the extra fascinating that Marissa Meyer’s beloved YA sci-fi collection The Lunar Chronicles just isn’t solely being tailored for movie, however goes to be animated somewhat than dwell motion.

The information broke earlier within the week, with the CG studio Locksmith Animation optioning the movie for adaptation. Locksmith was one of many corporations behind the children flick Ron’s Gone Wrong from late final 12 months, which was apparently thought-about to be fairly good!). In an announcement, Locksmith CEO Natalie Fischer described the London-based studio as “huge fans” of Meyer’s work, and are able to do the collection justice. “We could not be more thrilled about collaborating with Marissa on bringing her vision to life through animation…we are determined to give this material the treatment it deserves.”

In an announcement of her personal, Meyer expressed pleasure at partnering with Locksmith on adapting her work. “Hearing about Locksmith’s vision for the project gives me the best kind of chills,” she stated. “I am as eager as readers are to see Cinder, Prince Kai, and the rest of the Rampion Crew brought to life with stunning animation, and a lot of love!”

Meyer’s collection is ready sooner or later throughout a time of unrest between Earth and the colony of Luna because of rising tensions and a pandemic affecting each worlds. The first ebook within the collection, 2012’s Cinder, is in regards to the titular teenage cyborg studying about her origins and trying to flee the grasp of her depraved stepmother. Future books within the collection chronicle Cinder trying to overthrow the evil Queen and making some buddies who’re additionally themed round fairy story characters, together with a hacker based mostly on Rapunzel and Red Riding Hood as a spaceship pilot. The five-book collection wrapped up in 2015, later adopted up by a set of quick tales and a graphic novel.

Currently, Cinder’s adaptation being animated is the one actual information about it, and in addition essentially the most curious. While there’s been no scarcity of animated movies based mostly on youngsters books, teen books have but to actually be explored in that medium. Given the surge of creativity that we’ve seen in animated works lately from The Mitchells vs. the Machines and the Spider-Verse movies to Arcane and Lupin III, it’ll be fascinating to see how Locksmith’s animation brings Meyer’s sci-fi world to life…at any time when it comes out, after all.

[by way of Deadline]

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