‘Twilight’ Author Stephenie Meyer Options Lois Duncan’s ‘Down A Dark Hall’
Even asThe Twilight Sagaheads into its final installment, authorStephenie Meyer’s Hollywood career is just getting started. Last summer, Meyer signed on to produce the romantic comedyAustenland, her first foray into the world of movies not based on her own books. And now Meyer’s taking another step in that direction, as she andMegan Hibbertoption the novelDown a Dark Hallfrom YA writerLois Duncan. More details after the jump.
Meyer and Hibbert’s company Fickle Fish will develop the project, with with Temple Hill Entertainment.Wyck Godfrey, who produced theTwilightseries, is in talks to board the project as well.Down a Dark Hallwill become one of several books by Duncan to hit the big screen. Among the other titles by Duncan that have been adapted for film areHotel for DogsandI Know What You Did Last Summer.
In ablog postresponding toVariety’s report, Meyer enthused about the opportunity to work with Duncan’s source material. “I grew up reading and loving Lois Duncan novels, and I can’t believe my good luck that I get to be involved with this project,” she wrote. “Down a Dark Hallwas my favorite of her novels (though it’s a very close race withSummer of FearandStranger with My Face) and it gave me some serious nightmares when I was nine.”
In the meantime, Meyer has three other projects due to hit theaters within the next year or so.Austenland, directed byNapoleon Dynamiteco-writer Jerusha Hess, has entered post-production, and Andrew Niccol’s adaptation of Meyer’s bookThe Hostis currently shooting with Saoirse Ronan in the lead. But before that, of course, there’s Bella and Edward to contend with.Breaking Dawn Part 2opens this November.
