“The Day the Crayons Quit” animation in the works at SonyJune 20, 2017 - 11:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Sony Pictures is developing a live action-animated hybrid movie based on Drew Daywalt’s children’s picture book “The Day the Crayons Quit”, Varity said. The project has been set up with 21 Laps’ Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen producing. Daywalt and illustrator Oliver Jeffers will be executive producers. Brittany Morrissey will oversee for the studio. The project had been set up in 2014 with Universal Studios with Madhouse Entertainment producing, but the studio’s option lapsed. The book follows a box of crayons whose inhabitants go on strike against their young owner after growing sick of how they’re being used because their individual colors dictate very limited day to day existences for each crayon. Daywalt has authored a sequel picture book, “The Day the Crayons Came Home.” The two books have sold more tan 3 million copies. 21 Laps recently wrapped production on the second season of Netflix’s “Stranger Things” and on the Fox movie “The Darkest Minds.” It also produced “Arrival.” WME & Wendy Kirk at Ziffren Brittenham represent 21 Laps. Paradigm represented the rights. Daywalt is repped by Madhouse, Dwyer and O’Grady, Writers House, and attorney Jamie Coghill. Paul Moreton of the Bell Lomax Moreton Agency and attorney Stephen Dembitzer rep Jeffers. The news was first reported by The Tracking Board. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |