Blood Sisters, to be directed by Mark Waters (Mean Girls), is based on the first book in author Richelle Meads hugely successful series of books, with the screenplay written by Dan Waters (Batman Returns, Heathers). The VAMPIRE ACADEMY book series is a worldwide phenomenon, with over 8 million copies in print across 35 countries. To date there are 6 books in the series, with the last 4 on the NY Times Best Sellers list.
TWC has set a February 14, 2014 release date.
The deal was negotiated over the past few days at the Berlin Film Festival by TWC Co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein, COO David Glasser and Acquisitions President, Mark Gooder with IM Global CEO Stuart Ford and attorney Craig Emmanuel of Loeb and Loeb.
Blood Sisters will be produced by Don Murphy and Susan Montford (Transformers, Real Steel) of Angry Films, Michael Preger (Day of the Triffids) and Deepak Nayar of Kintop/Reliance.
I am thrilled to be working on the first feature for Vampire Academy. This series is fantastic and I am excited to bring it to the screen for diehard fans and introduce the stories to a whole new audience, said TWC Co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein.
Said producer Don Murphy, The addition of Harvey and the TWC distribution and marketing team gives us the opportunity to present this wonderful franchise to the world in a bold, unique fashion and only adds to “Vampire Academys considerable momentum.
In Blood Sisters, Rose Hathaway develops a mental and spiritual bond with her BVFF (best vampire friend forever) Princess Lissa. The two girls attend a strict school for vampires designed to retain their humanity where it is Roses task to protect the Princess. Among the everyday issues faced by teenage vampires Rose falls for Dimitri, their dreamy guardian, and together the three battle the mysterious forces of the evil Moroi who are set on destroying the Princesss bloodline.?
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