What film projects does Barker have in the works?
Barker has a project in development right now with New Line. Currently titled American Horror, the film will be set in the 1860’s in the Old West during the expansion of the railroads. Although the title and subject matter are American, the film will have a European feel to it, like Dracula and Frankenstein. Barker is writing and directing the film. [8] There is reportedly going to be a live action version of The Thief of Always, directed by Bernard Rose for Universal, with effects by Industrial Light and Magic. The animated version of The Thief of Always has fallen through, as Barker explains: “After the phenomenal success of The Lion King, no one seemed comfortable about going up against Disney [….] We were pitching Thief around and, though people seemed willing to fund modestly scaled animated pictures, they didn’t want to make a really elaborate one. And I was not comfortable with the idea of not doing this the proper way.” [7] No release date in sight for the Director’s Cut of N
