“The Dragonriders of Pern” series to be penned by Several international territories on “Dragonflight” theįirst novel in Anne McCaffrey’s hugely popular “Transformers” producer Don Murphy also joins asĮxecutive producer and Entertainment One to take However, a dragon rider named F'lar knows that the riders are once again needed.

Now, centuries have passed between threadfalls, and the danger of thread is considered a myth.

To combat this menace, the inhabitants of Pern developed a species of dragon that could burn these threads out of the sky before they touched down. These silver 'threads' fell in a destructive wave on the temperate lands of Pern once every 200 years, destroying all life they encountered. When humans first settled on this world, they did not take notice of its sister planet, which had an indigenous life form that attempted to land on Pern when it came within reach. The planet Pern has been colonized for centuries by humans. Hit the jump to read a synopsis of the book and the full press release. No director is currently attached, but production is set to begin in 2012. I couldn’t be more thrilled that a writer with David’s tremendous creativity and track record of translating beloved source material into fantastic movies has decided to make this his next epic adventure.”ĭon Murphy has come aboard to executive produce the project, which will be an international co-production financed by several distribution partners around the world. “The fans and I have been waiting, not so patiently, for a long time to see Pern and her characters on the big screen. Dragonflight centers on “an elite group of warriors who take to the skies on the backs of giant, fire-breathing, telepathic dragons to save the wondrously exotic planet of Pern from a terrifying airborne menace.” McCaffrey had this to say: Hayter will adapt Dragonflight, which is the first in a series of novels that began in 1968 and continue to this day. Screenwriter David Hayter ( X2, Watchmen) has been tapped to write the screenplay for the adaptation of Anne McCaffrey’s sci-fi/fantasy series The Dragonriders of Pern.

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