Spirit Animals Movie Announcement

The Spirit Animals Movie was announced on May 13, 2016. John Fusco (Young Guns, The Shack, Thunderheart) will write the script, and Deborah Forte (Goosebumps) is slated to produce it for Universal Pictures. According to Deadline, Universal hopes to make Spirit Animals a franchise. In an interview with Deadline, Fusco notes that "[his] interests in warrior culture, environmental themes and animals made this a very appealing project...it will be edgy, in the context of an epic family film.”
Reactions to the announcement on the SAMB were mixed. Even though the books were no longer the forum's focus, most SAMBers were still fans of the series. Everyone hoped the movie would provide a good adaption (*glares at the Percy Jackson movies*), and some even hoped to audition for main roles. However, many also worried that the movie, if successful, would bring a flood of book-ignorant newbies to the SAMB. Bunkers were built, prayers were uttered, etc.
Their fears were unfounded, as no information about the movie has been released since 2016. fOuR yeARs LaTeR, John Fusco has the movie listed as an upcoming production on his website, but no other sign of life is evident.
IMDB information on the movie can be found here.
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