The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movie scribe Philippa Boyens is set to pen an adaptation of T.A. Barron's The Merlin Saga for Disney.
Considering her pedigree, Boyens is a good fit to launch the saga, which Disney is hoping to spin into a Harry Potter-style blockbuster franchise.
Barron's Merlin saga began in 1996 and spans five books, focusing on the wizard as a boy after he finds himself in Wales with no idea who he is or his history. The books follow his journey as he tries to find answers. Barron himself appears to be quite involved with the series, and on his personal website wrote he was "very excited about what lies ahead".
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Considering her pedigree, Boyens is a good fit to launch the saga, which Disney is hoping to spin into a Harry Potter-style blockbuster franchise.
Barron's Merlin saga began in 1996 and spans five books, focusing on the wizard as a boy after he finds himself in Wales with no idea who he is or his history. The books follow his journey as he tries to find answers. Barron himself appears to be quite involved with the series, and on his personal website wrote he was "very excited about what lies ahead".
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