The young adult fantasy novel series
Outcast is to be adapted by Charlie Mitchell for Universal Pictures, according to Variety.
The
Outcast books, by Christopher Golden and Thomas Sniegoski, explore a young adult world of magic a la "Harry Potter" and "Shadowmancer" (the latter also is being developed by Universal).
Outcast takes place in Arcanum, where everyone except a young boy named Timothy possesses some magical power.
Series began with book "The Un-Magician" and continued with "Dragon Secrets" and "Ghostfire," published by Simon & Schuster.