Late last night I received a very interesting email from Darren Shan, the author of The Darren Shan Saga. We have known for some time that there was a possibility of The Darren Shan Saga being made into a film, and apparently it is definitely going to happen! The filming will start in February 2008, and I must admit, I’m rather excited about it.

The email states that the filming will take place in New Orleans, and will be directed by Paul Weitz. There is a rather good sounding cast, as Mr Crepsley will be played by John C. Reilly, and Steve Leonard will be played by Josh Hutcherson. I’m intrigued to see how Chris Kelly plays his part as Darren Shan.

Darren Shan has stated that there is no release date set for the film as of yet, and that he is very excited (as are we!) about the film. All my information has come straight from the e-mail, so it’s directly from the man himself, so to speak.

I’m very interested in seeing how the book will be adapted to a film. As always, I’m nervous with books being adapted, as I have yet to watch a film that has been kept close to the books (for example Jurassic Park, and the Harry Potter films, which seem to get worse with each film)! It seems to be in very capable hands, and as the books are quite short, it should be easy enough to create a film around the storyline. There are many things I’d be interested in seeing in the film, such as the spider that causes the entire Saga to “kick off”, and how they portray her.

I’m looking forward to further information coming out about the film, and will definitely be seeing it, hopefully it’ll be subtitled in the cinemas, enabling me to watch it with my friend, who is also excited about the whole thing. Good luck to the cast, and I hope they thoroughly enjoy filming, as it must be incredibly fun to play a part in. I shall wait with baited breath for further information on release dates!