Carlos Saldanha (Rio, Ice Age franchise, Ferdinand) will direct TriStar’s adaptation of the classic children’s story from Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The Phantom Tollbooth centers on Milo, an apathetic child who is bored by everything.
The Phantom Tollbooth will be produced by Donald De Line and Ed McDonnell.
The film was directed and produced by Chuck Jones, though the live-action scenes at the beginning and the end of the film were directed by Dave Monahan.