jeff smith

Mark Osborne, the man who directed The Little Prince (brilliant adaption that was banished to Netflix in the US), has been given a new assignment: to adapt Bone, Jeff Smith’s epic graphic novel, into a trilogy of animated films. “Bone is very special and unconventional because it blends elements together that you don’t necessarily expect — soft, little comic characters and epic high-stakes fantasy adventure,” Osborne said to THR. “To carry this into the cinematic realm presents both an opportunity to represent what readers of all ages have loved about the series, while pushing animated storytelling into exciting and different areas.” Here’s the warning, however: there have been several announcements of a “Bone” movie in the past. The project has been in development hell for eons, mainly because there are some stupid, stupid rat creatures in executive offices. Smith himself has told the story of his first attempt to sell his comic as a picture, to Viacom who wanted to produce it under their Nickelodeon Movies brand. Being the style