Acclaimed author Ray Bradbury is partnering with Phoenix Pictures to adapt his 1957 auto-biographical novel "Dandelion Wine" into a feature film.
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| The book was published in 1957. |
Mike Medavoy and Doug McKay, vice-president of production at Phoenix Pictures, have teamed up with Bradbury, RGI Productions’ Rodion Nahapetov--who is penning the screenplay--and producer Natasha Shliapnikoff to produce the adaptation.
Bradbury, who turns 91 on Monday remarked, “This is the best birthday gift I could ask for. Today, I have been reborn! ‘Dandelion Wine’ is my most deeply personal work and brings back memories of sheer joy as well as terror. This is the story of me as a young boy and the magic of an unforgettable summer which still holds a mystical power over me.”
“I was deeply honored when Ray Bradbury chose me to write the screenplay adaptation for his novel ‘Dandelion Wine,’" Nahapetov said. "When I began my studies at the Cinema Institute in Moscow, many foreign books were banned in Soviet Russia. Still, I decided to make my short film based upon “Dandelion Wine” because this novel represented to me the childhood I never had. My childhood had been stolen by the ravages and destruction of post World War II Russia and 'Dandelion Wine' restored it back for me.”
