DreamWorks, Scholastic in 39 Clues Deal

LOS ANGELES, June 25: DreamWorks
Studios has scored the movie rights to Scholastic Media’s multiplatform
adventure series The 39 Clues,
with Steven Spielberg eyeing the director’s role on the film.

Deborah Forte, the
president of Scholastic Media, will produce the feature-film adaptation, based
on a multiplatform property that encompasses 10 books, 355 collectible cards
and an online game. The story revolves around the Cahills, whose source of
power can only be determined by assembling 39 clues hidden around the world
throughout history.

“The 39 Clues takes creative leaps to expand the story
experience from the pages of the books to multiple stages of discovery and
imagination,” said Spielberg. “Together with Scholastic, we have the
opportunity to develop this property that says ‘film,’ ‘family,’ ‘fun’ and
‘franchise.’”

—By Mansha Daswani