Sci-Fi Film and Television Developments

The 39 Clues
9/3/08 - Jeff Nathanson has signed on to write the screenplay for the first film installment of The 39 Clues, Scholastic Media's upcoming multi-platform children's adventure series, DreamWorks announced.  DreamWorks Studios recently acquired the movie rights from Scholastic Media to the series, which Scholastic president Deborah Forte will produce and Steven Spielberg is eyeing to direct.  The 39 Clues centers around the Cahills--the most powerful family in the world--whose source of power is a mystery that can only be unraveled by assembling 39 clues hidden around the world throughout history.  The 39 Clues launches Sept. 9 with a book, The Maze of Bones, written by Rick Riordan. A second book, One False Note, by Gordon Korman, will be published Dec. 2.  A 39 Clues online game, meanwhile, will also launch on Sept. 9.

6/25/08 - DreamWorks has acquired screen rights to The 39 Clues, a multiplatform fantasy adventure series to be launched in the fall by Scholastic Media. Steven Spielberg is eyeing the project as a directing vehicle.  The 39 Clues, which launches Sept. 9, is envisioned as a 10-book series to be released over two years. It's described as a multimedia adventure that will include a set of collectible cards and an online game that will serve as a portal as young readers try to solve a mystery.  The focus of The 39 Clues is the most powerful family in the world, the Cahills, who count Napoleon and Houdini among their relatives. Readers will be challenged to discover the source of the family's powers, revealed through 39 clues that are hidden around the world and scattered throughout history.

AlienAlmanac.com    2008