‘The Neverending Story’ Will Begin Again With New Movie Adaptation
Turn around, and look at what you see - it’s another adaptation ofThe Neverending Story.German authorMichael Ende’s 1979 fantasy novel is being adapted into a series of films by See-Saw Films, the makers ofSlow Horses. Variety reports that See-Saw acquired the rights from Ende’s estate after a competitive bidding process for the rights to the book, which was famously adapted into a classic fantasy film in 1984 byWolfgang Petersen. Ralph Gassmanof Michael Ende Productions notes that interest in anew adaptationof Neverending Story had ramped up in recent years, but they wanted to be patient, given the iconic nature of the original film; thus, “it was only about four to five years ago when we felt it was right to go back to Fantastica with new, fresher attention....