The estate of Gary Gygax has entered into a deal with Transformers producer Tom DeSanto to oversee the Gygax catalog of works – both published and unpublished.
According to Variety, DeSanto was named “guardian of the library” by Gygax’s widow, Gail Gygax. DeSanto has already discovered several “universe” projects among the collection and expects to place at least one by the end of the year.
“Gary Gygax is one of those names that belongs alongside George Lucas and Gene Roddenberry as storytellers whose influence reached around the globe and through generations,” DeSanto said. “I’m excited to work with Gail and honored to bring these new universes to the global audience in the way that Gary captured hearts and minds of the planet with ‘Dungeons & Dragons.'”
DeSanto’s production credits include four Transformers films and both X-Men and X2: X-Men United. DeSanto is also an avid D&D fan who has been playing since he was 11.
“I really can’t wait to share with fans what has been discovered in the unpublished works, it is mind blowing,” DeSanto said. “The same way I loved X-Men and Transformers, and was able to introduce those universes from a fanboy to a global audience, the Gygax universe has that same sleeping dragon potential. I can’t wait to get to work and find studio or network partners who understand the global power of Gary Gygax.”
To Oversee Gygax Catalog
Posted by ICv2 on July 28, 2016 @ 4:05 pm CT
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