ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN Will Get Feature Film Adaptation
Warner Bros. is acquiring the rights to the book series Encyclopedia Brown, and they plan to adapt it into a feature film. I never read any of these books growing up. They never looked interesting to me.
The novels were written by written by Donald J. Sobol. He wrote 28 of them throughout his life, from 1963 all the way until his death in 2012. Each book was filled with around 10 stories, all of them had clues that would help readers solve the mystery. Of course you could always cheat, and there was an answers section in the back of the book
The books centered on Leroy Brown, a.k.a. Encyclopedia Brown. He was the son of a local police chief and ran his own detective agency out of the family’s garage. "The books featured Brown, often with his friend and bodyguard Sally Kimball, solving various petty crimes, often committed by the local bully Bugs Meany."
This wouldn't be the first time Hollywood adapted the series. Back in 1989 HBO produced a live-action TV series, but it didn't last very long. There have also been a few attempts to get a movie made over the years that attracted talent such as Ridley Scott, Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn, but obviously nothing ever came of it.
Did any of you ever read the books? Do you think it will make for a good film franchise?