Universal acquires 'Dragonology' rights

June 13, 2008 Universal has acquired the film rights to the children's book series "Dragonology," setting Leonard Hartman to write and executive produce the adaptation. Hartman's fantasy adventure take revolves around a group of dragonologists who go on a globetrotting quest to keep a corrupt man from taking control of the world's dragons and using them to wipe out humanity. Subsequent titles, from books on tracking and taming dragons to a code-writing kit, have brought the total sales for all "Dragonology" titles to 5.7 million, according to its publisher.

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