A couple of months ago Juan-Antonio Bayona (The Impossible) signed up to helm the planned sequel to World War Z. However it appears that won’t be for a while as Examiner.com reports that he is first going to helm A Monster Calls, which will shoot this autumn for release in 2016.
The movie will be based on the award-winning children’s fantasy novel by Patrick Ness (the Chaos Walking trilogy). It’s described as ‘a visually spectacular drama about a young boy who attempts to deal with his mother’s illness and the bullying of his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales that deal with courage, loss and faith.’
Bayona comments, “It is an incredible privilege to bring Patrick Ness’ exceptional book to the screen and I couldn’t have imagined better partners joining me in this endeavor. After The Orphanage and The Impossible, A Monster Calls is the perfect final chapter in a trilogy centered on the extraordinary strength of the mother-child bond.”