Paramount Revisiting Huck & Tom, But Adding The Supernatural

If America has any truly hallowed literary creations it’s Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. However Hollywood doesn’t feel they ought to be preserved in aspic, and it seems they want to Sherlock Holmes them right up for a short attention span 21st Century audience. Paramount Pictures has acquired writer Andy Burg’s spec screenplay, Huck and Tom, which puts a new spin on the classic Mark Twain characters.

The storyline is being kept largely under wraps, although THR says the script focuses on Huck and Tom as adults, and it is said there will be supernatural aspects as well. I’m sure you’ll agree that what this quintessential piece of Americana needed was some supernatural elements. The project is being likened to Snow White and the Huntsman, which puts a fresh spin on the classic Snow White fairy tale.

The characters first appeared in Mark Twain’s 1876 novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and have been a number of TV and film adaptations over the years, although it doesn’t sound like any of them will be quite like this.