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David Frankel to Direct 'Septimus Heap'
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With only two Harry Potter films left, Warner Bros is desperately looking for a new fantasy series to replace its boy wizard. (Meanwhile, every studio from Sony to Disney are still looking for their version!) Two years ago, they snapped up the rights to Angie Sage's Septimus Heap series, and now Variety reports they're putting it into motion. They've attached David Frankel to direct, and Rob Lieber to adapt the first volume, Magyk. Sage's seven-volume series shares a lot of similarities with young Potter. Septimus Heap is the seventh son of a seventh son, who possesses magical powers, and is apprenticed to ExtraOrdinary wizard, Marcia Overstrand. Naturally he must overcome many trials and tribulations in his magical training, and his life is a sharp contrast to that of his adoptive sister, Jenna, who gets to live in the comfort and security of the Heap household after a Skywalker sort of switcharoo. While she lacks magic powers, Jenna makes up for it by being a princess, and heir to the throne of Castle. The overarching villain of the story is necromancer DomDaniel, who is power hungry and up to no good, as all necromancers are.
Unlike the Potter movies, Magick will be animated. Not only is that bound to be disappointing to fans, it's a pretty big departure for Frankel, who is best known for live-action flicks like Marley and Me and The Devil Wears Prada. As animated flicks don't usually turn into ongoing franchises, the plans suggest that even the studio knows this isn't going to hold a candle to Potter.
Warner Bros. Picks Up Fantasy Series 'Septimus Heap'
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You can't blame Warner Bros. for trying to cushion the blow from the imminent loss of the Harry Potter series -- and when they do a little number crunching from their record-breaking opening weekend, you can bet they are going to miss their orphan wizard just that much more. The Hollywood Reporter announced that Warner Bros. has purchased the film rights to the seven-part children's fantasy series, Septimus Heap. The story centers on two children switched at birth with special destinies; a young girl who is actually a princess, and a boy (for who the series is named after) that turns out to be, you guessed it, a powerful wizard. The story is pretty much what you would expect from a kid's fantasy tale; long-lost royalty, wizards, charms and the occasional evil queen. Three books have been published so far, with the titles, Magyk, Flyte, and Physik.Heap was written by English-born author Angie Sage, who started her career as an author and illustrator of children's books before moving on to the middle school crowd with this series. Sage's books might not have created the same level of fervor as the Potter series, but Heap's sales are nothing to sneeze at either. The books have all made the best-seller lists since their release in 2005, and Sage has been critically praised for her sense of humor in the novels. I am sure it will be some time before WB puts Heap into production; there are still two more Potter films to come, and I would think that WB is not going to give their next boy-wizard the green light before it's absolutely necessary.
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