Must be horror-for-the-kiddies day. On the heels of the bizarre-sounding fantasy film HECK comes the news that production is about to begin on THE GREAT GHOST RESCUE. Affinity International will be shopping the project around the Cannes Film Festival next month; it will soon begin its shoot, which will take place over eight weeks in England and Hungary.
Based on the 2003 book by Eva Ibbotson, THE GREAT GHOST RESCUE is
a tale in which ghosts are good and humans harmful. Humphrey and his ghost family search for a new home. They meet a friendly schoolboy named Rick who decides they should start a “ghost sanctuary,” since human expansion has ruined so many ghoulish spots in England. When the sanctuary turns out to be a trap meant to exorcise all of the ghosts, Rick and Humphrey must save the day.
The cast includes Jason Isaacs, Kevin McKidd, Steven Mackintosh, Emma Fielding and Georgia Groome (pictured below). Yann Samuell will direct David Solomans adaptation.