Ransom Riggs

Quando l’amato nonno lascia a Jake indizi su un mistero che attraversa mondi e tempi alternativi, il ragazzo si ritroverà in un luogo magico noto come La casa per bambini speciali di Miss Peregrine. Ma il mistero si infittisce quando Jake conoscerà gli abitanti della casa, i loro poteri speciali… e i loro potenti nemici. Alla fine scoprirà che solo la sua ‘peculiarità’ potrà salvare i suoi nuovi amici.

A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of curious photographs.

Matthew Margeson and Mike Higham are currently scoring the upcoming fantasy adventure Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. The movie stars Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Ella Purnell, Allison Janney, Terence Stamp, Rupert Everett, Judi Dench and Samuel L. Jackson. The film is based on the Ransom Riggs novel and follows a teenager who finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures out to destroy them. Jane Goldman (X-Men: First Class, Kingsman: The Secret Service) has written the screenplay. Peter Chernin (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Oblivion, The Heat) is producing the project with Jenno Topping (Spy, St. Vincent). Danny Elfman has previously scored all of Burton’s features except for the musical Sweeney Todd and 1995’s Ed Wood, which was scored by Howard Shore. Higham has previously composed additional music for Burton’s Sweeney Todd and Big Eyes and served as the music editor on several of the director’s films.

When his beloved grandfather leaves Jake clues to a mystery that spans different worlds and times, he finds a magical place known as Miss Peregrine's School for Peculiar Children. But the mystery and danger deepen as he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers - and their terrifying enemies. Ultimately, Jake discovers that only his own special peculiarity can save his new friends. Based on the novel "Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children," written by Ransom Riggs.