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'Wind in the Willows' update in the works
Published Thursday, Jun 10 2010, 20:44 BST | By Mike Moody
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Peter Jackson's Weta Workshop will contribute to the film, which will also use animatronics to bring the book to life, reports Variety.
Ray Griggs is directing the picture from a script by Déjà Vu screenwriter Bill Marshall.
Shooting on the RG Entertainment production is scheduled to begin next fall in New Zealand.
Grahame's classic novel was adapted by Disney in 1949 as The Adventures of Ichabod Crane and Mr. Toad, and by Sony in 1996 as a comedy from director Terry Jones.
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