Troll Hunter Director Grabs Carpe Demon

Ovredal pitches for slayer soccer momIt's quite normal for company company directors of breakout worldwide hits being drawn to Hollywood, and Troll Hunter director Andre Øvredal might be the most recent to participate the club. He's just signed on for Carpe Demon: The Adventures From The Demon-Hunting Soccer Mother, modified within the book by Julie Kenner.First launched in 2005, the novel might be the very first in the series (franchise!) about Kate Connor, a girl living a information on suburban domesticity and looking to put her secret past just like a slayer of demons firmly behind her. Other than her plan comes not-tied when underworld denizens start showing up in their adopted hometown of San Diablo (well, with this particular title she should have known).The bottom line is, it is a kind of Buffy-as-grown-up affair: Whatever Happened To Buffy?, if you would like. You'll find five instalments so far, with Carpe Demon being then California Demon, Demons Are Forever, Deja Demon and Demon Ex Machina.The script is simply by Serta and Kevin Hagerman (Hotel Transylvania), but we're not hearing any start dates or potential cast. The rights for the book presently reside with Chris Columbus' 1492 production company, that are also planning the British-language Troll Hunter remake. Coincidence? No.Øvredal has proven pretty effectively with Troll Hunter he is able to juggle humour and horror effectively, so he seems as being a reasonable fit for your material. Let's hope he isn't overpowered with the bigger budgets in the Hollywood machine.