It's not unusual for production companies to leap on the rights to books before they hit the shelves. So it is with Andy Serkis' Imaginarium Productions, which has snapped up Catriona Ward's latest tome, The Last House On Needless Street.
Ward's book is out this week and follows Ted, who lives with his daughter Lauren and his cat Olivia in an ordinary house at the end of an ordinary street. An unspeakable secret binds them together, and when a new neighbor moves in next door, what is buried out among the birch trees behind their house will come back to haunt them all...
It's early days for this one, and there's no information yet on whether Serkis will direct or if he'll simply stick to producing.
"From the very first, I was bowled over by the Imaginarium team – their passion, their dedication and thoughtful approach to this book," says Ward. "I know that The Last House On Needless Street is in the best possible hands, and I can’t wait to start working with them to bring the mysterious world of Needless Street to life on film.
According to Serkis, the tome is, "The kind of book you come across once in a lifetime. I’m incredibly excited that Catriona has chosen to collaborate with Imaginarium to bring her spectacular novel to the screen."