Daughter of the Deep [Disney - Projet Abandonné]

En parallèle de la série Percy Jackson, actuellement en cours de développement, Disney souhaite adapter un autre roman de Rick Riordan : Daughter Of The Deep.

Rick Riordan a écrit:

As I announced last night at the tour event, we are presently developing Daughter of the Deep as a feature film for Disney+. Becky and I will be producing through our company Mythomagic, and I will be co-writing the script with a wonderfully talented partner — more on that soon!

Ce nouveau roman édité par Disney-Hyperion sera disponible le 26 octobre 2021. Son adaptation française, L'héritière des abysses, paraîtra le 3 novembre 2021.

Synopsis :
Ana Dakkar est étudiante de première année à l'académie de Harding-Pencroft, réputée pour former les meilleurs biologistes et explorateurs marins. Les parents d'Ana sont décédés lors d'une expédition scientifique deux ans auparavant, et la seule famille qui lui reste est son frère aîné, Dev, également étudiant à Harding-Pencroft. Ana espère avoir les compétences pour réussir ses examens en mer, dont les détails ont été gardés secrets. Mais sur le trajet en bus jusqu'au navire, Ana et ses camarades de classe sont témoins d'une terrible tragédie qui va changer le cours de leur vie.
Le professeur qui les accompagne informe alors Ana que leur école rivale, Land Institute, et Harding-Pencroft mènent une guerre froide depuis cent cinquante ans. Maintenant que la guerre froide est passée à la vitesse supérieure, les étudiants de première année risquent de devenir de la nourriture pour poissons. Dans une course contre des ennemis mortels, Ana va se faire des amis incroyables et des découvertes étonnantes sur son héritage alors qu'elle met ses compétences de leader à l'épreuve pour la première fois.

Sur son site, Rick Riordan a annoncé avoir récemment participé à une réunion avec l'équipe de Disney+ et son co-auteur Aditi Brennan Kapil pour discuter de l'adaptation de Daughter of the Deep. Il espère pouvoir bientôt se plonger dans le scénario du film.

Rick Riordan a écrit:

On Monday, while hordes of grumpy Bengal fans headed back to the airport, Becky and I had lunch with our film agent and studio VP at the San Vicente Bungalows, then had a kick-off meeting with the feature team at Disney+ and my co-writer Aditi Brennan Kapil to discuss the adaptation for Daughter of the Deep. We anticipate diving into the script for the film soon!

Le pitch de ce roman m'intéresse beaucoup, et je serai curieuse de voir cette adaptation !

Selon Rick Riordan, un scénario a récemment été écrit par Aditi Kapil et lui-même et sera prochainement présenté au studio pour obtenir des retours.

Rick Riordan a écrit:

A Spring Update

Daughter of the Deep. As I previously reported, my homage to Jules Verne’s Captain Nemo adventures is being developed for a live action feature film at Disney+. My co-writer Aditi Kapil and I recently finished the script, which is now with our development partners at the Gotham Group. Once we get their notes and make a few last tweaks, we will send it to the studio and see what they think! The revision process can be long and complicated, as I mentioned above, but I think we’re in good shape so far! The script will have to be finished and approved, though, before we move into next steps like finding a director, then casting. Stay tuned!

Rick Riordan annonce que le projet d'adaptation avec Disney est annulé.

Rick Riordan a écrit:

As far as other TV/film projects, the industry is presently in a state of contraction. Streaming services are taking a hard look at how much money they spend, and it is getting more difficult to get a film or show made. Many projects that have been in development have been shelved. For instance, I previously wrote that the rights for The Kane Chronicles have reverted to me after being in script development as a feature at Netflix for several years. I’m not sorry we went through that process. There are no hard feelings! I met many talented people and learned a lot about script development. Becky and I are exploring other options for Kane, but there is nothing I can announce yet. We will hold out for the right deal in the right place.
Similarly, Daughter of the Deep rights have reverted to me after being in script development as a feature at Disney+. There was no issue with the script or the team. I loved everyone we were working with! It was simply a budgetary call, as I understand it, and Daughter would be an expensive film to make. I know these kind of setbacks are disappointing to fans, but they are common in the film industry, and happen more times than not. Getting anything made, even in the best of times, is monstrously difficult. I have gained a lot of respect for the producers, executives and writers who manage to navigate the rapids and get projects through. I don’t know what the future holds for Daughter. I guess we’ll have to wait and see. Magnus Chase I am intentionally holding in reserve, not seeking a deal for that series yet, as I want to have more bandwidth available to do it justice when and if we get it placed somewhere.