Disney To Build Young Adult Fairy Saga Around Miley Cyrus
The Hannah Montana star will play a pretty fairy in the Wings Saga
According to Variety, Disney acquired the rights to Wings, a young adult fairy novel written by Aprilynne Pike. Miley Cyrus will play Laurel, a 15-year-old girl who discovers she is a fairy sent among humans to guard the gateway to Avalon. While attending a large high school, Laurel learns of her true nature when she sprouts a pair of wings. Originally published in May, the novel is planned as part of a four-title series.
Debuting to positive reviews, Wings draws frequent comparisions to Stephenie Meyer’s popular Twiglight Saga. Meyer’s gave Pike’s work her endorsement by stating “Aprilynne Pike’s Wings is a remarkable debut; the ingenuity of the mythology is matched only by the startling loveliness with which the story unfolds.
The book (and movie) should perform well as it clearly targets the huge Twilight fan base. Wings has the familiar love triangle (between Laurel, the human boy David and the fairy Tamani) and danger that have enthralled the Twilight fanatics.
The Wings saga should prove to be another franchise hit for Disney. This move to establish a young adult fairy saga seems to complement the company’s already established Fairy line, staring Tinker Bell, which is aimed at a young children.
Currently Cyrus is filming The Last Song, an adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel.
no way!!!
miley is not fit for the part, i loved the book but miley is not someone i can picture playing laurel. i do like miley cyrus just not for this part. she would be so much better playing Chelsea.
sorry miley…
October 13, 2009 at 7:10 pm