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The original books and their spin-offs have sold 180 million copies in 150 countries.

Im excited to be working with Radar Pictures to bring this incredibly popular book series to life.

Other recent acquisitions include theValdemar fantasy book series andThe Wheel Of Timenovels by Robert Jordan.

David Soren/Geronimo Stilton

David Soren/Geronimo StiltonDavid Soren/Atlantyca

The feature film is being produced as a collaboration between Radar Pictures and Italian trans-media entertainment company Atlantyca Entertainment.

Here at Atlantyca, we are honored to see our beloved Geronimo Stilton is heading to Hollywood!

said Atlantyca President Pietro Marietti.

WGA West building in Hollywood

Our partnership with Radar Pictures is truly a next step for this famed mouse journalist.

Anthony Tringali, Michael Napoliello and Maria Frisk will produce for Radar.

TheGeronimo Stiltonbooks are so wonderfully witty and you immediately fall in love with the characters.

Radar Pictures is repped by Buchwald.

David Soren is repped by Adam Levine and Sara Nestor at Verve Talent and Literary Agency.