![]() ![]() A video game adaptation was also released in 2008. While the film garnered $162.8 million at the box office, the franchise was never expanded theatrically. This is not the first time Spiderwick has been reimagined a film adaptation graced the big screen in 2008, starring Freddie Highmore, Sarah Bolger, Mary-Louise Parker, Martin Short, Nick Nolte and Seth Rogen. The series is based upon the novels by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi, which consist of, “The Field Guide,” “The Seeing Stone,” “Lucinda’s Secret,” “The Ironwood Tree” and “The Wrath of Mulgarath.” A spinoff trilogy, titled “Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles,” adds “The Nixie’s Song,” “A Giant Problem” and “The Wyrm King.” Also at play is how contemporary families and children deal with mental health issues. ![]() Spiderwick follows the Grace Family - twin brothers Jared and Simon, sister Mallory and their mother Helen - as they move into their ancestral home and unravel a dark mystery about their great-great Uncle who discovered the secret faerie world parallel to their own. Also joining the cast was the previously announced Christian Slater ( Dirty John, Mr. Jared is adventurous and impulsive, with some nagging anger issues, while Simon is the rational and levelheaded foil to his twin. Joy Bryant ( Ballers, Trinkets) has joined the cast as the loving matriarch Helen Grace, while Lyon Daniels ( We Can be Heroes) and Noah Cottrell ( Skyscraper, Gordita Chronicles) will star as the twins Jared and Simon, respectively. It’s all coming together! The Spiderwick Chronicles series is coming to Disney+ and the cast has finally been revealed.
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