Movies Planned for Genie in the House

PARIS/LONDON: The first in a trio of feature-length films based on the half-hour comedy Genie in the House will start shooting in 2010 from Moi j’aime la télévision (MJTV) and Helion Pictures.

MJTV and Helion are creating a movie franchise surrounding the series. The companies will be heading to the Cannes Film Festival next week to look for a financing and a distribution deal. The first Genie in the House movie will start shooting in 2010 with release in 2011. The Genie in the House trilogy will be family comedies filled with special effects. The cast will include Adam Morris, Angus Kennedy, Jordan Metcalfe, Katie Sheridan and Victoria Longley, who all star in the TV series.

Currently in its third season, Genie in the House was commissioned by Nickelodeon UK and Canal J in France and has sold to 110 territories worldwide, including Italy, Germany, Belgium, Russia, Australia, New Zealand and across Africa and Asia. 

Phil Ox, the managing director of MJTV, said: “We are delighted with the success of the Genie TV series and the movie franchise is a natural extension of the brand. We are excited by the possibilities of taking a half hour show to a feature-length film and we’re delighted to have secured our extremely talented young cast for all three movies.”