Matt Shakman (Game of Thrones, Fargo) is set to direct TriStar’s adaptation of the classic children’s book The Phantom Tollbooth, according to Deadline. The book was written by Norton Juster in 1961 with illustrations by Jules Pfeiffer. Shakman was the executive producer of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and has directed episodes of Game of Thrones, The Good Wife and Fargo. The script was written by Michael Vukadinovich, with the current draft by Phil Johnston (writer and director of Wreck-It Ralph 2). Donald De Line and Ed McDonnell will produce.
The Phantom Tollbooth i has been compared to Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz. The book follows a constantly bored boy who journeys to a magical land and must go on a quest to unite a divided kingdom.
The Phantom Tollbooth will reportedly be a hybrid/live action film. Hannah Minghella and Nicole Brown will oversee for TriStar.
