London-based CG feature studio Locksmith Animation has optioned the rights to Lissa Evans’ children’s novel Wed Wabbit, and will be turning the critically lauded comedy-adventure into a live-action/animation hybrid family film. The title has recently been shortlisted for the 2017 Costa Children’s Book Award and the Blue Peter Book Award.
Wed Wabbit follows 10-year-old Fidge as she is hurled into the bizarre world of her four-year-old sister’s favorite story book, the land of the Wimbley Woos. With two weird companions and her awful cousin Graham, she must find a way out by solving a series of nearly impossible clues, whilst fending off a cruel dictator who cannot pronounces his Rs. Among the enthusiastic reviews the book has received, In Darknessauthor Nick Lake wrote: “In 50 years’ time, people may say ‘It’s a bit like Wed Wabbit‘ as they now say ‘It’s a bit like Narnia.’”