Jingle Jangle, qui sera diffusé sur Netflix cet hiver, sera la première comédie musicale produite par la plateforme. Le film raconte l’histoire de Jeronicus Jangle (Forest Whitaker), un excentrique fabriquant de jouets qui invente des objets fantaisistes et merveilleux. Lorsqu’un ancien protégé (Keegan-Michael Key) le trahit, Jeronicus se referme sur lui-même et seule sa petite-fille, la brillante et aventureuse Journey (Madalen Mills), pourra sauver la situation grâce à une invention magique remarquable qui pourrait bien changer leur vie. Parmi les acteurs du film, nous retrouverons aussi Phylicia Rashad, Anika Noni Rose et Keegan-Michael Key.
Razorbill publiera en décembre prochain un roman middle-grade, JINGLE JANGLE: THE INVENTION OF JERONICUS JANGLE, et un album, THE SQUARE ROOT OF POSSIBLE: A JINGLE JANGLE STORY. Un deuxième album est prévu pour l’automne 2021. Les droits de langue française sont toujours disponibles.

La société de production de LeBron James, joueur de basket de la NBA, et Universal Pictures ont acquis les droits audiovisuels du roman graphique NEW KID de Jerry Craft, paru en 2019 chez Harper. L’écriture du scénario devrait commencer sous peu. (Lire l’article de
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