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Warner to continue 'NeverEnding Story'
Published Thursday, Feb 26 2009, 09:34 GMT | By Simon Reynolds
Based on a German-language novel by Michael Ende, the 1984 original focuses on a young boy called Bastian who escapes into the parallel world of Fantasia when he reads a book titled The NeverEnding Story.
The Wolfgang Petersen-helmed fantasy pulled in $20 million at the US box office and spawned a 1990 sequel and a direct-to-video third instalment in 1996.
The Kennedy/Marshall Company and Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way firm will produce the remake, which will reportedly examine the book in greater detail than the original.
Warner is hoping to capitalise on the popularity of the children's fantasy genre with the new NeverEnding Story. Its Harry Potter series has earned more than $4.5 billion from its five films.
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