Author John Flanagan Options Ranger's Apprentice Film Rights to UAF:

Author John Flanagan has just optioned the movie rights to his Ranger's Apprentice series to United Artists Films. UAF had begun talking with director Paul Haggis (of "Crash" and "Million Dollar Baby" fame) but negotiations were halted due to the writer's strike.

John Flanagan reports that he is thrilled by the deal. "I don't expect to peer over [the director's] shoulder saying 'No, no! You can't change that!' " the author said. "But if anyone decides that Halt, the bearded, grim-faced Ranger, should be played by Scarlett Johansson, you'll hear me screaming all the way across the Pacific. Or not."

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