THE DARK IS RISING for Walden Media

By News Editor     May 06, 2005
Source: Variety

Walden Media has picked up the film rights to Susan Cooper's five-book fantasy-adventure series, THE DARK IS RISING SEQUENCE.

The first film will be based on the second book of the series, THE DARK IS RISING. The story centes on a modern-day boy who learns on his 11th birthday that he's the Sign Seeker -- the last of a group of immortals who have dedicated their lives to fighting forces of the Dark. As he uncovers a series of clues, some dating back to biblical times, the boy also discovers the future of the world rests in his hands.

The other books in the series are "Over Sea, Under Stone," "Greenwitch," "The Grey King" and "Silver on the Tree."