News about Michael Ende

The Neverending Story has been turned into a new film series for the 40th anniversary of its release of a smash hit film

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 20, 2024
A new Iteration of The Neverending Story is now available, and this time, the aim is for a whole series of films. The children's book was published in the original German in 1979 before being published in English in 1983. Michael Endel wrote it. The novel was turned into a smash hit Hollywood film one year after its release, but it was still one that was mocked by the book's writer.

Hundreds flock to New Jersey vintage store to view replica Falkor prop from The Neverending Story

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 15, 2023
The model of Falkor was purchased from a nearby manufacturing facility, and Rascal Salvage Vintage in High Bridge, New Jersey, was able to purchase it. Hundreds of visitors have come to visit the replica. Celebrities from Khloe Kardashian and Diplo attended the giant head's anniversary celebration.

Many studios and streamers are considering the NeverEnding Story to be the next big adaptation

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 8, 2022
With fans flocking to HBO's House of the Dragon and Amazon's Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, studios, and streaming services are looking for the next big fantasy adaptation... but not necessarily The NeverEnding Story. Michael Ende's NeverEnding Storybook was first published in German in 1979, a year before Wolfgang Petersen's 1984 film directed in 1984. A number of studios and streamers are now vying for the rights to the project, with Deadline revealing that there are already multi-million dollar bids on the table.