Walt Disney Pictures has just announced Philippa Boyens as the screenwriter for the newest movie franchise “Merlin.” Based on the Merlin Saga by T.A. Barron, the Disney version will tell the story of the wizard’s early years. The 10 book series starts off with “Merlin: The Lost Year” (Book 1) which is the setting for the movie. Philippa Boyens screenwriting credits include adapting two incredible book series “The Hobbit” and “Lord of the Rings” making her the perfect choice to bring the Merlin stories to the big screen.
“The Merlin Saga”has been in the makings for years. It first started off at Paramount where producer Lorenzo de Bonaventura (The Transformers) was ready to take on the task along with screenwriter, Simon Kinberg of “X-Men Apocalypse. The rights then were transferred to Warner Bros which assigned Donald DeLine to produce and screenwriting first to Ed Whitworth and then to the author T. A. Barron. Finally in the hands of the Walt Disney Company, Philippa Boyens will do a fine job of providing viewers with an unforgettable story and characters to love.
I love Merlin and can’t wait to see what the Walt Disney writers have in store for us. Follow me on chipandco.com for all the Disney news.
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