Cirque Du Freak: The Movie

Cirque Du Freak: The Movie is a movie scheduled to start filiming in Feburary 2008.

Press Release
'''The “Cirque du Freak” series of bestselling children’s novels by Irish author Darren Shan has been acquired by Universal Pictures and will be adapted for a motion picture of the same name. The film is due to begin shooting in February 2008 in New Orleans under the direction of Paul Weitz (About A Boy, In Good Company), and will star John C. Reilly (Gangs of New York, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story) as Larten Crepsley; Josh Hutcherson (Bridge to Terabithia) as Steve Leonard; and newcomer Chris J Kelly as  Darren Shan. Weitz is adapting some of the storylines from the novels for the screen. He and Lauren Shuler Donner (X-Men) will produce for their production companies, Depth of Field and The Donner's Company.'''

Cast

 * Chris J Kelly as Darren
 * Josh Hutcherson as Steve
 * John C. Reilly as Mr. Crepsley
 * Salma Hayek as Truska
 * Ken Watanabe as Mr. Tall

Crew

 * Paul Weitz (Director)
 * Lauren Shuler Donner (Producer)
 * Brian Helgeland (Writer)