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LOS ANGELES, July 19 (UPI) -- The Jim Henson Company says it is developing with Narrativia a feature film based on the late Terry Pratchett's The Wee Free Men. The fantasy novel is the first in Pratchett's Discworld series about the young witch Tiffany Aching. No casting for the movie has been announced yet.
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Rob Wilkins and Rod Brown of Narrativia, and Vince Raisa of The Jim Henson Company, will serve as executive producers.
"I've loved the Jim Henson Company's work all my life, so it's a great honor to team up with them and bring Wee Free Men to the big screen," executive producer and screenwriter Rhianna Pratchett, Terry Pratchett's daughter, said in a statement.
"As a family-owned company, we fully understand the importance of legacy properties," added Brian Henson, chairman of The Jim Henson Company and a producer on the film. "The Discworld series is a richly developed world with devoted fans, myself included, and there is no one better than Rhianna to bring Terry's beloved project to life on the big screen."
