Twilight has started the trend...

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Unique Features has acquired screen rights to "Shiver," a bestselling supernatural romance novel by Maggie Stiefvater that is the first of a three-book series.

Pic will be produced by Unique Features partners Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne.

Book covers a bittersweet paranormal romance between a teen who becomes a wolf each winter and his girlfriend, who helps him find the secret to staying human.

The first installment was published by Scholastic Press in August and has been on the bestseller lists for six weeks. The sequel novel, "Linger," will be published next August. Unique acquired all three books in the series.

Shaye and Lynne, who at New Line covered such fantasy and supernatural subject matter as "The Lord of the Rings" and "Blade," sparked to the author's voice, and said they couldn't ignore the grip that otherworldly stories have on young viewers.

"I'm not the biggest werewolf or vampire fan, but the author has a strong take on a young adult sensibility," Shaye said. "It's also a sexy love story that isn't too over the top."

Shaye and Lynne used their discretionary fund to acquire the book in a competitive bidding situation. They will bring it first to Warner Bros., where they have a first-look deal, and will set a writer shortly.

Unique adds "Shiver" to a slate of pic projects that include an adaptation of the Paul McCartney children's book "High in the Clouds," a Barry Levinson-directed adaptation of the musical "City of Angels" and the Broadway-bound musicals "Elf" and "Secondhand Lions."

[newb]

I have no problem with these movies. I wouldn't go see them but I'm sure they have an audience.

[MyraHindley]

They DO have an audience, but that doesn't mean it's an audience worth serving. These movies are just making the next generation of teenagers even dumber than the last. But there's something to be said for milking teenage wallets for every last penny.

[massacre man]

They DO have an audience, but that doesn't mean it's an audience worth serving. These movies are just making the next generation of teenagers even dumber than the last. But there's something to be said for milking teenage wallets for every last penny.

Moovys dawnt mayk ppl dum

[Doc Faustus]

The problem is the parents saying "at least my kid is reading" instead of trying to introduce them to better material. Twilight is not a book. The writing is bad and it wastes words to pad the cost. It's 100 pages of plot. Stephanie Meyer is a worse offender at this than Dickens, who at least knew a thing or two about characterization. Saying that it's good for your children to read crap like this is like saying that heroin addiction will make them less squeamish about their booster shots. If they want to get into Twilight, show them a good movie version of Wuthering Heights (is there one?). Then hand them the book. It's no less verbose, dull and wasteful. This will get them curious about real Gothic novels and give them SOME freakin' culture.

[neverending]

But this is not about Twilight- it's about Shiver. I'm sure you wouldn't condemn it without having read it.

And yes, there's an excellent filmed version of Wuthering Heights- with Merle Oberon and Lawrence Olivier.

[boyfoundslain]

meh, i'll pass. Im sure my little sister will enjoy it though

[Ferox13]

They DO have an audience, but that doesn't mean it's an audience worth serving. These movies are just making the next generation of teenagers even dumber than the last. But there's something to be said for milking teenage wallets for every last penny.

As opposed to every Hollywood film that is milking their audience - most teenagers money is their parents anyway..

If teenage girls and homosexuals enjoy this then thats fine - no skin off my nose. I'm not in the target audience I couldn't give a shit about this films as much as I do about Rom-Coms with Jennier Anderson.

The problem is the parents saying "at least my kid is reading" instead of trying to introduce them to better material. Twilight is not a book. The writing is bad and it wastes words to pad the cost. It's 100 pages of plot. Stephanie Meyer is a worse offender at this than Dickens, who at least knew a thing or two about characterization.

Hmmm - I think this is about the adaptation of Maggie Stiefvater not the author of Twilight. I've never read her stuff so i can't comment..