Rainshine and Malaysia’s Animasia Adapting ‘Young Captain Nemo’ as Movie Trio (EXCLUSIVE)
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefRainshine Entertainment and Malaysia’s Animasia are set to produce a trio of animated movies based on the children’s literature franchise “Young Captain Nemo.” Jeffrey Reddick, screenwriter and creator of the “Final Destination” movie franchise, will adapt the books for the screen.The story follows 12-year-old Gabriel Nemo, a descendent of Jules Verne’s Captain Nemo from “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.” The young adventurer and his friends fight nature, villains, and forces of evil in his submarine Nemotech.The underlying novels were written by best-selling author Jason Henderson and published by Feiwel & Friends, an imprint of Macmillan.