HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Director Dean DeBlois Will Direct TREASURE ISLAND For Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures is set to produce another feature film that will be inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic 1883 novel, Treasure Island. The studio has also hired two-time Oscar nominated How to Train Your Dragon filmmaker Dean DeBlois to direct it.
DeBlois will also help work on the script, which is being written by Beauty and the Beast scribe Evan Spiliotopoulos. There’s no word when the film will go into production as DeBlois is also set to direct Micronauts for Paramount Pictures and Hasbro. With Micronauts having a release date of June 4th, 2021, I imagine that movie will get made first.
Treasure Island tells the story of “young Jim Hawkins who is torn between his loyalty to his benefactors and his affection for Pirate Captain Long John Silver as they seek a buried pirate treasure.” I love the story of Treasure Island and it’ll be interesting to see how this film turns out.
There have been several adaptations of Treasure Island over the years, starting in 1934 with a film directed by Victor Fleming. Walt Disney made their own version in 1950, and in 1972 there was an adaptation which starred Orson Welles as Silver. There were also a couple of TV adaptations including TBS’ 1990 version starring Charlton Heston, Christian Bale, and Christopher Lee and then there was Syfy’s 2012 edition with Eddie Izzard, Donald Sutherland, and Elijah Wood.
What do you think about Treasure Island getting a new live-action adaptation from the director of How To Train Your Dragon?
Source: Deadline