Sony Pictures Animation has picked up the movie rights to Janet Foxley’s children’s book “Muncle Trogg” in Michelle Raimo-Kouyate first acquisition as president of production.
The British book, about a giant teased for being human size, will be published in the U.S. by Scholastic next spring.
“Strong characters, relatable themes, a unique world and tons of inherent comedy: as soon as I read ‘Muncle Trogg,’ I knew this would speak to the kinds of animated movies I want to make at Sony Pictures Animation,” said Raimo-Kouyate.
Jane Startz, producer for “Ella Enchanted” and “Tuck Everlasting,” will exec produce the project. Kane Lee, Jane Startz Productions’s vice president of development, will serve as co-producer.
