'Hotel Transylvania' is Coming to TV
The 2012 animated movie "Hotel Transylvania" is coming to the small screen. Sony Pictures Animation and Corus Entertainment's Nelvana are working on a TV series adaptation of the animated feature. The 2012 movie starred Adam Sandler as Dracula. A sequel to the 2012 movie is also set to come to theaters Sept. 25, 2015.
According to a report in The Wrap, the Toronto-based Nelvana Studio will be developing and producing the "episodic animated monster comedy" which is scheduled to launch sometime early 2017. Casting for the TV series has yet to be announced. The animated films featured the voices of Adam Sandler as Drac and Selena Gomez as Drac's vampire daughter Mavis.
The series will be focusing on the Drac family during Mavis' teenage years, before she met her first human and soon-to-be husband in the first film. Aside from her family, the series will also feature her friends.
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Executives at Sony Pictures Animation, particularly president Kristine Belson said: "Audiences have embraced the world and characters of 'Hotel Transylvania,' so we are thrilled to be partnering with Nelvana to take them on new adventures, expanding on the teenage years of Mavis and her friends at the world-famous monster five star resort!"
"Corus Entertainment's Nelvana is a perfect creative partner and we look forward to sharing more 'Hotel Transylvania' monster laughs with fans of all ages," executive producer Sony Rick Mischel said.
"We're excited to be entering into a new relationship with Sony Pictures Animation to extend the world of 'Hotel Transylvania' into a new TV series," said one of the series' executive producers at Corus, Colin Bohm. "The hilarious characters and clever premise of 'Hotel Transylvania' set the stage for endless story possibilities."
Sony Pictures Television is in charge of US distribution of the series, while Nelvana will be taking care of distribution outside of the U.S.
