In 2020, English author Susanna Clarke published her second-ever novel,Piranesi.

As revealed earlier in the week, Laika is tackling an animated version of the popular fantasy novel.

Heading up the project is Bumblebee director Travis Knight, currently at work on the studios 2025 movie Wildwood.

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Shes one of my all-time favorite authors, he added.

If youre a fan of the Piranesi book, this is hopefully good news for you.

[viaEmpire]

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