Netflix, in their never-ending quest for new projects have decided to go Monster Hunting. Rachel Talalay has been brought in to direct an adaptation of Joe Ballarini’s kid’s book series: A Babysitters Guide to Monster Hunting. The three book series follows babysitter Kelly Ferguson and her fellow secret society babysitters who have been charged with the task to protect children who later in life are destined to change the world. At this time, the plan is to only adapt the first book in the series and see how it is received before taking on the others. Joe Ballarini will be handling the screenwriting for the film.
Here is the description for the book:
The book is about an apathetic babysitter who doesn’t like kids very much and is horrified to discover that the child she is sitting for has been stolen by monsters. It’s her responsibility along, with a secret society of baby sitters who do battle against the creatures of the night, to save the child and the world from things that go bump in the night.
Talalay has been extremely busy as of late as with directing credits for some of the most popular shows out there. Her portfolio of work includes episodes of American Gods, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Doctor Who, Doom Patrol, The Flash, Iron Fist, Legends of Tomorrow, Riverdale, Sherlock, and Supergirl among others. In fact, with her extensive resume, she was under serious consideration to helm Marvel Studio’s Captain Marvel. She also is no stranger to working on the scary side of the street as her first film was Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare.
Ivan Reitman and Amie Karp will be producing, with Naia Cucukov of Walden Media, Tom Pollock, and Ilona Herzberg executive producing. For those familiar with the books, how would you like to see A Babysitters guide to Monster Hunting made into a movie? For those unfamiliar, does the concept seem like it has potential, especially with someone of Talalay’s broad experience leading the charge? Share your thought with us at GVNation.
Source: Sciencefiction.Com
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