From DHD – Two books by classic children’s author Eva Ibbotson are heading for the big screen.
The first feature, adapted from Ibbotson’s The Great Ghost Rescue, hails from Good Films and stars Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows), Kevin McKidd (Percy Jackson & The Olympians) and Emma Fielding (The Other Man). David Solomon wrote the screenplay for Yann Samuel to direct.
Story revolves around a ghost whose family has lost their home.
Book Jacket:
Humphrey is a small ghost with a big problem. His family has lost their home, and they’re off to find a new haunting ground. But soon Humphrey and his parents discover that ghosts all over the country are being turned out as dank castles are converted to cheerful tourist hotels.
Humphrey knows something must be done to help the homeless ghosts. And with the help of a sympathetic schoolboy named Rick, maybe he can do something to aid all the ghosts of England after all….
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The second film based on an Ibbotson book, Island of the Aunts, hails from BBC Films. Paul King (Bunny and the Bull) will direct, from a script penned by Enda Walsh (Chatroom).
Island of the Aunts is a Roald Dahl-esque tale of three aunts who kidnap unhappy children and bring them back to an island where they will be loved.
Book Jacket:
When the kindly old aunts decide that they need help caring for creatures who live on their hidden island, they know that adults can’t be trusted. What they need are a few special children who can keep a secret-a secret as big as a magical island. And what better way to get children who can keep really big secrets, than to kidnap them! (After all, some children just plain need to be kidnapped.) Don’t miss this wildly inventive and funny read from master storyteller Eva Ibbotson.
“Readers will not be able to put [Island of the Aunts] down! A fine choice for fantasy lovers.” (School Library Journal, starred review)
“Eva Ibbotson does magic, humor, and fantasy for ages 8 to 88+, and you’ll wish her books were never-ending, so enchanting are her characters and fiendishly funny her plots!” (Book Sense)
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