"Benighted" new werewolf movie
 

Warner Bros. and Adamson Get Benighted
Source: Variety
July 31, 2006


Warner Bros. and Graham King's Initial Entertainment Group have acquired the Kit Whitfield werewolf novel Benighted, says Variety. King will produce the big screen adaptation with Andrew Adamson, who'll develop it as a potential directing vehicle.

Adamson sparked to a book with core themes of racism and alienation wrapped in a drama with vast visual effects possibilities. Originally published in the U.K. under the title "Bareback," Benighted is an alternate reality story in which 90% of the population is werewolf. Everyone else must keep the peace during the full moon.

Random House, which published in the U.K., will also publish the book in the U.S.

After starting with the "Shrek" franchise, Adamson moved to live action with The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and is preparing the sequel "Prince Caspian" for Walden Media and Disney.