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Dragonlance Movie Stay Close to Book

Cindi Rice, co-exec producer of the upcoming animated fantasy film, DRAGONS OF AUTUMN TWILIGHT, said the film will remain true to the book by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, the first in their Dragonlance Chronicles series, reports SCI FI WIRE.

"I'm extremely proud of the creative team I brought together," Rice said. "George Strayton has written a very cool script while staying true to Margaret's and Tracy's vision. Will Meugniot is simply an animation genius, and he's helping us create a very innovative and complex film. It is a joy to work with both of them."

Directed by Meugniot (the animated X-MEN TV series) and penned by Strayton (CLEOPATRA 2525, XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS), the film will feature the voices of XENA star Lucy Lawless and Michael Rosenbaum (TV's SMALLVILLE).

The Dragonlance saga was developed from the venerable DUNGEONS & DRAGONS role-playing game series and evolved into a series of books, originally created by Hickman.

Rice said that the DRAGONS movie is in the final stages of preproduction. "We've already recorded 90 percent of the voices, and we'll be finalizing the animatic [animated storyboard] next month," she said. She added that the movie would combine traditional 2D animation and computer-generated 3D elements.

"I've been waiting a long time to see DRAGONLANCE made into a movie," Rice said. If the movie is successful, Rice said that she hopes to make other movies based on the books.

DRAGONS OF AUTUMN TWILIGHT will be released worldwide by Paramount in the fall 2007.

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