Disney Eyes "Stoneheart" Trilogy Project

March 24, 2009 1:32 p.m. EST

Los Angeles, CA (CNS) - Disney and ImageMovers are in talks to acquire the film rights to Charlie Fletcher's young-adult fantasy book, "The Stoneheart Trilogy."

The book revolves around a 12-year-old boy who enters a hidden alternate world where statues come to life. Unfortunately, his arrival upsets the balance between good and evil. While he deals against sphinxes and gargoyles, he teams with an orphan girl and the statue of a WWI gunner to set things right.

As per Hollywood Reporter, ImageMovers' Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke, and Steve Starkey will produce.

If "Stoneheart" proves successful at the box office, the sequels "Ironhand" and "Silvertongue," which will be out next month, will follow.