Shawn Levy Set To Direct 39 CLUES
Four years ago DreamWorks picked up the rights to a family adventure book series called 39 Clues for Steven Spielberg to direct. He ended up not taking it on, and it then landed in the lap of Brett Ratner. Thankfully things didn't work out for Ratner, and now Real Steel director Shawn Levy is attached to the project, and as of right now it looks like he'll be the one bringing it to the big screen.
The film is not only based on Scholastic Media's 11-book series, it's also a online game and card collection. This seems like the perfect kind of movie for Levy to develop, as it's a big family adventure that the studio hopes to turn into a franchise like the Night at the Museum films. I can see the potential in the project, and if done right it could be huge.
The books, game, and cards give clues to a mystery that has a cash prize attached to it for the kid who ends up figuring it out. The series tells the story of a powerful family named the Cahills, who count Napoleon and Houdini among their relatives. It follows two ordinary kids who discovers that they're a part of the world’s most powerful family, and launches them off on a world wide treasure hunt.
The script was written by Jeff Nathanson, and Spielberg is still attached to produce it along side Scholastic’s Deborah Forte.
Have you or anyone you know been involved with this 39 Clues treasure hunt?