New Line to Film Hiassen's Hoot

Posted on February 21, 2005

New Line Cinema has partnered with production companies Walden Media and the Kennedy/Marshall Company to produce a feature adaptation of the popular Carl Hiaasen children's novel Hoot. Hoot revolves around a young boy who moves to Florida where he tries to solve an ecological mystery involving endangered owls, an assortment of other unusual creatures, and group of eccentric adults. Director/comedian Wil Shriner will direct the film. Shriner also has written the initial draft of the film's script. "Hoot is a classic book in the same vein as Holes and Because of Winn-Dixie that will only grow in popularity and importance in the years to come," said Walden Media CEO Cary Granat. "Hoot" is being produced by Frank Marshall and Jimmy Buffett, who will also provide music for the film.