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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Dave Guion and Michael Handelman have been hired to adapt "Children of the Lamp" for DreamWorks. The "Lamp" series, from British author P.B. Kerr, includes four children's fantasy novels about a family of djinn (a kind of genie) who disguise themselves as humans but can still grant wishes. The books have sold more than 1 million copies worldwide and are viewed as a potential family-film franchise. Guion and Handelman wrote "Used Guys" for director Jay Roach at Fox, which famously declined to greenlight the Ben Stiller-Jim Carrey comedy over its sizable budget.
LOS ANGELES -(Hollywood Reporter) - Justin Theroux has closed a deal with Marvel Studios to write "Iron Man 2," which is set for release in April 2010. The first film, starring Robert Downey Jr., has banked $566 million worldwide since opening May 2. It was written by Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway. Jon Favreau recently closed a deal to return as director. Theroux has story and screenplay credit, along with Ben Stiller, on the August 13 comedy release "Tropic Thunder." Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
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