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‘The Lunar Chronicles’: Locksmith Animation Options Marissa Meyer’s New York Times Bestselling Novel Series For Film

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Locksmith Animation (Ron’s Gone Wrong) has optioned Marissa Meyer’s New York Times bestselling novel series The Lunar Chronicles for film, the London-based CG animation producer announced today.The series published by Feiwel & Friends is comprised of titles including Cinder (2012), Scarlet (2013), Cress (2014) and Winter (2015), which reimagine the stories of classic fairy tale heroines.The books are set in a futuristic world, beset by a pandemic, where Earth and its former colony Luna exist in a perpetual state of unrest and tension.

In the first book, Cinder, a teenage cyborg of the same name (modeled after Cinderella) deals with her wicked step-mother, finds love and discovers secrets about herself.

As the series continues, she forges an alliance with spaceship pilot, Scarlet; imprisoned computer hacker, Cress; and the Lunar princess, Winter.

Along with a diverse crew that includes a soldier, a criminal and a royal guard, they must work together to rise up against the evil Queen Levana to save the country and possibly even the world.“We are huge Marissa Meyer fans and cannot wait to bring Cinder, Scarlett, Cress and Winter to a worldwide audience through the talents of our extraordinary team,” said Locksmith Animation CEO Natalie Fischer.  “This unforgettable series has garnered huge praise and popularity and we are determined to give this material the treatment it deserves.”“At Locksmith, we are always looking for material that will give viewers a contemporary and authentic perspective,” said Co-Founder and President of Production Julie Lockhart, who was also a producer on the Locksmith pic Ron’s Gone Wrong. “Marissa’s books successfully turn well known fairy tales into an epic, modern saga that will be engaging and

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