Paramount Teams With Scholastic Entertainment, Akiva Goldsman & Josephson Entertainment On Film Adaptation For YA Book ‘Caster’
Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerParamount Pictures has optioned the film rights to magic-themed YA book, Caster, which will be adapted as a live-action feature with Scholastic Entertainment, Oscar winner Akiva Goldsman’s Weed Road Pictures, and Josephson Entertainment developing and producing.Written by author Elsie Chapman, the book was first released in 2019 via Scholastic Press and is now a two-book series. The story follows Aza Wu, who knows that real magic is dangerous and illegal, as casting killed her sister, Shire.