Universal Studios and Illumination Entertainment have "acquired screen rights to turn the 'Where's Waldo?' book series into a live-action family pic," Variety reported, noting the Waldo books "have sold more than 50 million copies worldwide. . . . U and Illumination will seek to create a movie with strong global appeal."
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Duncan Jones will direct the film adaptation of Escape from the Deep by Alex Kershaw, who will write the screenplay for his book, according to Variety.
"Having been fascinated by submarine films like Das Boot and Crimson Tide, it's a really unique opportunity to tell an amazing story like this that is actually true," said Jones of the project that will begin production sometime next year.