Preger Entertainment acquires Vampire Academy
The Vampire Academy Book Series is a coming-of-age, action driven, "paranormal romance" fantasy. It is set in the present day against a hidden universe of vampires, half-humans, alchemy, and magic. Richelle Mead shifts the focus from the brooding male vampires of Twilight, True Blood and The Vampire Diaries to that of a strong, yet flawed, 17-year-old female who confronts her world with grit, determination, and lots of moxie. Rose Hathaway is a dhampir, half human/half vampire and guardian of the Moroi, a race of peaceful and magical mortal vampires who can walk in the daylight, survive by feeding off willing blood donors, grow old and die. Hidden deep in the forests of Montana is St. Vladimir's Academy, where Moroi and dhampirs learn to take their place in Moroi society. Rose must master her inherited abilities as a dhampir and earn the approval of the Royal Council, as guardian to Princess Lissa, her best friend and sole heir of one of the twelve Royal families of Moroi. Rose and Lissa share a mysterious psychic bond and sense of destiny, but first they must survive an intense social scene, politics and the physical challenges of Moroi life at the Academy. Outside the sanctuary of St. Vladimir's waits their greatest threat of all, the Strigoi, a race of bloodthirsty immortal vampires and predators of the Moroi.
Fans of the book series world-wide have flooded the online Social Networks with fan-created movie trailers, chat rooms, blogs, and even, online movie petitions -- sending a powerful message to Hollywood to bring Mead's characters to the big screen. "This spontaneous viral event has exploded all across the internet," comments Preger. "Finding an epic story like this for adaptation is one thing, but to then discover this mass market audience, that's growing exponentially, who are eagerly awaiting --- even demanding --- a film be produced, is something very compelling."
Vampire Academy debuted on the New York Times Bestsellers list in 2007 and continues to trend higher with readers and critics alike with each new book in the series. The series has sold well over 3.5 million copies domestically and 1 million copies internationally. The Vampire Academy series has now been published in 34 countries including the United Kingdom and Australia. The sixth and final book of the series is scheduled for release in December 2010. Based upon the series worldwide acclaim and success, Penguin/Razorbill has ordered a spin-off series scheduled to begin in 2011, continuing the series into the coming decade. Preger's credits include the 2009 BBC1 hit mini-series Day of the Triffids and Universal Studio's John Carpenter's Village of the Damned. Preger Entertainment is based out of Miami, Florida.
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Jade2008
plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz get me an audition for the film pzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz i would love to play Rose sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much
it would make my dream come true and it would finaly make me happy and love my life instead of hating it all the time
2 years agoby @jade2008Flag
Jade2008
how can i audition for VA
2 years agoby @jade2008Flag
Jade2008
i really love these books
they are so amazing and i've been told i'd play a good rose but im still at school in yr in England so i won't be able to audition can you help me please get an audition for the film plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
2 years agoby @jade2008Flag
felipe-11
yey, more vampire stuff...
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