David Yates has been a subject of great interest recently as not only is he wrapping up work on the 8th and final Harry Potter film, but his name has also been tossed into the hat as a potential replacement for Guillermo del Toro on The Hobbit. Yesterday, another project fell into his lap via the internet, but we're still awaiting confirmation on whether or not the British director has actually been offered top spot.
The film is another DC project called Fables chronicling the existence of all of our favorite fairy tale stars now living in modern day NY. The groups is led by King Cole and his deputy, Snow White, living in secret among the "mundanes" (humans) in a place called Fabletown. The necessity for Fabletown comes from a dark force known as The Adversary or the Emperor taking over all the lands of the Fables and driving it's inhabitants into exile. For now, NY seems to be the only land the Adversary hasn't sought control of.
An ABC mini-series based on the story was announced in late 2008 but has been dormant since then. The announcement of a film either confirms that the mini-series is six feet under, or that it will be a jumping off point for the film. Wow, there's really no solid information about any of these projects, is there?
Pajiba is adamant about taking this as rumor for now, but it's certainly a possibility that Yates would be shopping for his next project right now. Fables sounds like it could be incredibly intriguing if done properly, but could easily get lost in the current fray of fantasy/princess films on the way, namely three Oz films and Disney's Tangled. Yates has done good things with heavily abridged scripts in the Potter franchise, a skill which will surely carry over when directing a comic adaptation. We'll be keeping a look out for confirmation on this or The Hobbit, whichever comes first. One if by land, two if by sea.
