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DreamWorks Gets Wicked

October 23, 2009

DreamWorks has acquired the film rights to the young adult book series "Wicked," according to Variety. Brothers Aaron and Matthew Benay (Brad Bird's upcoming 1906) have signed on to write the adaptation.

Written by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie, the five-book series centers on a young woman who learns she is a descendant of a powerful coven of witches. Complications arise when she falls in love with a boy who turns out to be a member of a rival coven.

The first two books in the bestselling series, "Witch" and "Curse," were published in 2002, followed by "Legacy" and "Spellbound" in 2003. The fifth book, "Resurrection," was published in July.

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COMMENTS (10)

Posted by:

Stephen S.

October 23, 2009

Never heard of the books. Doesn't sound too promising. It sounds like it's basically a witches version of Twilight. I'll pass.

Posted by:

WCB

October 23, 2009

Darn. Thought this had something to do with the book/play "Wicked".

Curse you ComingSoon.net and your misleading titles!

Posted by:

GuanoLad

October 23, 2009

Take a pinch of Harry Potter, a dash of Twilight, mix well, and serve with a hint of Gregory Maguire.

Posted by:

Rick

October 23, 2009

Lame! I totally thought it was the musical. Oh well, I'll probably end up seeing it anyway.

Posted by:

gikey5

October 23, 2009

@WCB and @Rick: I too thought of the play Wicked, and I was like cool, great news. My girlfriends loves that play and I never have seen it. So I was thrilled. What a major let down.

Posted by:

gikey5

October 23, 2009

Oops...a girlfriend!!! Not girlfriend'S'!!! Sorry honey, you're the only one for me. Sorry about adding this comment here, but I know as a Wicked fan, she'll read this too; I love you babe :)!!

Posted by:

ZeroedOut

October 23, 2009

Stephen, you do realize that Twilight is basically a vampire version of Romeo & Juliet, right? Plus, the first few books were written before Twilight, so...

Honestly, I had never heard of the Twilight books until the first movie was announced. And unless it has Joss Whedon attached, I'm not really into the vampire or witch soap opera thing, so I've never had any interest in either series.

Posted by:

cbing736

October 23, 2009

So there's another book series besides the one the musical was based on? How confusing is that?!? I imagine they'll be changing the title.

Posted by:

joe asylo

October 23, 2009

first vamp, now witchest aint it enough that we already have christian loving mother in law to curse our days.

Posted by:

Josh

October 23, 2009

So pretty much this is Americas warning to get ready for Twilight Obsession part 2. Right now, everyones like "wtf is Wicked?" couple months, that'll quickly change to "everyone stfu about Wicked!!!!!!!"