The best-selling novel 'Airman' is ready to take off in theaters. The $150 million film version of Eoin Colfer's 2008 novel 'Airman' will feature the same motion-capture technology that powered 2004's 'The Polar Express' and 2007's 'Beowulf'.Writer Ann Peacock, best known for 2005's 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe', has been tapped to pen the script, according to Variety. Gil Kenan ('City of Embers') is set to direct and and Disney will produce in conjunction with Robert Zemeckis' ImageMovers company.
In the novel, the story centers around a boy named Connor living on an island off Ireland. After being blamed for the murder of the king and subsequently thrown in jail, the boy passes his time designing a flying machine that he had dreamed of for years. There's no word yet, though, on how faithful the film adaptation will be.
Peacock's schedule is quickly filling up these days. In addition to 'Airman', the writer recently sold the story of 'Odysseus' to Warner Bros. and her screenplay for 'The First Grader' is currently in pre-production for the BBC.
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