Did you read that title with a puzzled look on your face? Either you did or you’re somehow familiar with Musunahi: Museum of SuperNatural History. Puzzled right? Don’t worry, I’m here to clear things up for you.
You see The Hollywood Reporter just dropped word that DreamWorks Studios are looking at MUSUNAHI as a possible feature. MUSUNAHI is based on www.musunahi.com, probably better known as the Museum of SuperNatural History. Seemingly somewhat of a cult favorite, musunahi is “a multimedia brand whose purpose is to study, protect, explore and explain the unexplainable.” That’s according to the museum’s curator Ernest Lupinacci. Lupinacci also says it’s looking to “be to the paranormal world what National Geographic is to the real world.” Well damn… Everything sounds good so far!
Intriguing right? Apparently DreamWorks thought so too because the studio is currently talking to writers about adapting the concept into a script that would center on the curator of a covert organization known as the Museum of SuperNatural History who must seek out and protect the world’s best-kept secrets. Lupinacci, who’s executive producing, adds: “The inherent drama, action and adventure of that mission — especially from a storytelling point of view — is that every time we shatter or even question an accepted belief, we have the potential to answer the eternal question, why are we here?”
Doing a quick one-two of the site you’ll find stories about Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, the Lost City of Atlantis, Giant Ants, Armageddon and countless other theories, urban legends and controversies. Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald are producing the film. Hopefully DreamWorks peg a writer soon and this thing gets going because I’m ready to hear more! What says you guys? You down for a movie based on munsunahi? While you ponder I’ll leave you all with another quote from Lupinacci:
“On any given day, another ancient temple is uncovered by Google Earth and NASA telescopes come closer to finding intelligent life in the galaxy. Science is on the verge of cloning extinct creatures, and man and machine are approaching the so-called singularity. These sorts of things all contribute to the enduring fascination and universal appeal of this subject matter. The supernatural is ultimately ‘the make-believe you can believe in.’ “
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