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Dragonriders of Pern is a potential science-fiction/fantasy film and the film adaption of Anne McCaffrey's Pern series. It is likely that the film will be based on Dragonflight, the first novel in the series.

Production[]

After several attempts over the years to adapt the Pern series to the screen, on April 12, 2011 it was announced that screenwriter David Hayter was set to write a script based on Dragonflight for joint production by Copperheart Entertainment, Dark Hero Studios, Angry Films, and Entertainment One.[1] At this point Copperheart Entertainment producer Steve Hoban stated that concept art had been produced, with the script expected to be finished later that year. The projected franchise was expected to launch by 2012.[2]

In the search for their next big franchise, on July 29, 2014 it was announced that Warner Brothers Pictures had optioned the Dragonriders of Pern book series from the Anne McCaffrey estate, with the hope that Pern might become the successor to successful franchises such as Harry Potter and The Hobbit.[3] Author-screenwriter Sarah Cornwell was hired on November 19, 2014 to adapt Dragonflight to screenplay.[4] In December 2014, Todd McCaffrey confirmed in his monthly newsletter that the series had been optioned and a film was in active development.[5]

As of 2022, no new information has been heard about the film since 2014.

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