Even as we wait, worried for the debut of one (very, very loose) Terry Pratchett adaptation, more are in the works. And here's another, as Variety reports that Hugh Laurie and Emilia Clarke will lead the voice cast for The Amazing Maurice.
Adapted from Pratchett's 2001 Discworld-set novel The Amazing Maurice And His Educated Rodents, the story follows a streetwise ginger cat who has the perfect money-making scam. He finds a kid who plays a pipe, and also befriends his very own horde of talking rats. When they reach the stricken town of Bad Blintz, their con game goes awry.
Toby Genkel and Florian Westermann are on to direct the film for Sky Cinema, and unlike certain other productions, it has the backing of the Pratchett estate. David Thewlis, Himesh Patel, Gemma Arterton and Hugh Bonneville are all on board to lend their tonsil talents, and is taking aim at a 2022 release.