"The Spiderwick Chronicles" might be the most original fantasy adventure to come down the pike in years, director Mark Waters says, but if it is it won't be because of new creatures or revolutionary special effects. No, it'll be because the kids don't speak with British accents.
Waters called MTV News to explain why he's only slightly exaggerating, how his film compares to the Potter-verse, how John Sayles got mixed up with goblins and fairies, and more.
MTV: Way to include all the books in one movie. We're talking no sequel money.
Mark Waters: [He laughs.] Yeah, but you know what? The good thing about the books is they're short — they're about 100 pages with very big lettering. So they were designed to play as one big arc of a serial, whereas the "Harry Potter" books have 870 pages. So, on that, these things are little miniseries. As long as [authors] Tony [Diterlizzi] and Holly [Black] are creating books, I think there's always going to be new movie opportunities being created. Read More...
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