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Pulitzer-Winning Playwright to Adapt Children’s Series The Guardians for Dreamworks Animation; Film Gets New Director and Release Date
/Film — ... Variety reports that Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire will adapt the story for the film called simply The Guardians. Lindsay-Abaire has already been nominated for a Tony for his work on the book and lyrics for Shrek the Musical, so I suppose he’s a good choice to write a film in which Jack Frost, North (aka Santa), Bunnymund (the Easter Bunny), Tooth (the Tooth Fairy), and Sandy (the Sandman) fight the Boogeyman.This isn’t the author’s first brush with bringing ...

Shrek Play Writer Moves On To More Fantasy Characters
Cinema Blend News — Shrek Play Writer Moves On To More Fantasy Characters David Lindsay-Abaire won a Pulitzer for his bleak family drama Rabbit Hole , but he may become much better known as the fantasy character and superheroes guy. After writing the book and lyrics for Shrek the Musical , he's staying in the DreamWorks fold, preparing to adapt the upcoming Willam Joyce book series The Guardians for a feature film. Based on the description of the books in Variety , the Shrek connection is pretty clear. The Guardians of the title are a collection of fantasy ...