EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures has set Jon Croker (High In The Clouds) to adapt anticipated fantasy novel series Skandar And The Unicorn Thief, which was acquired by Simon and Schuster and Sony in seven-figure deals last year.The first book in author A.F Steadman’s series, which is set to launch in spring 2022, follows a thirteen-year-old boy whose dreams of becoming a unicorn rider are disrupted when an emerging enemy steals the land’s most powerful unicorn.The publishing deal, made by Simon & Schuster Children’s UK and Simon & Schuster US, was the biggest known deal for a children’s debut.
Sony preemptively acquired the feature rights with their own aggressive offer.Drew Reed and Jake Bauman were key in landing that deal and Peter Kang has been
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