Two weeks ago we let you know SHREK director Andrew Adamson will be helming the kiddy-centric genre flick BEASTS OF BURDEN. Today, it seems Adamson has found has is corral man…
THR has it that Darren Lemke (JACK THE GIANT KILLER) has been hired to adapt BEASTS OF BURDEN from the Evan Dorkan and Jill Thompson Dark Horse comic. Word is the film will be a CG-animated feature.
Here’s the gist: Welcome to Burden Hill-a picturesque little town adorned with white picket fences and green, green grass, home to a unique team of paranormal investigators. Beneath this shiny exterior, Burden Hill harbors dark and sinister secrets, and it’s up to a heroic gang of dogs-and one cat-to protect the town from the evil forces at work. These are the Beasts of Burden Hill-Pugs, Ace, Jack, Whitey, Red and the Orphan-whose early experiences with the paranormal (including a haunted doghouse, a witches’ coven, and a pack of canine zombies) have led them to become members of the Wise Dog Society, official animal agents sworn to protect their town from evil. This turns out to be no easy task, as they soon encounter demonic cannibal frogs, tortured spirits, a secret rat society, and a bizarre and deadly resurrection in the Burden Hill cemetery-events which lead to fear and heartbreak as our four-legged heroes discover that the evil within Burden Hill is growing and on the move.
For Lemke and Adamson, the connection’s an easy one. Lemke wrote SHREK FOREVER AFTER, which Adamson exec-produced. Lemke also wrote the TV movie FLASHPOINT (2002), LOST (2004) and has the David Soren animated flick TURBO in pre-production.
BEASTS OF BURDEN is being produced by Reel FX.
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