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"Universal Pictures has optioned Locke &amp;amp; Key. The studio will develop Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez&amp;#039;s acclaimed IDW Publishing comic into a feature film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  Locke &amp;amp; Key centres around three children who relocate to their family&amp;#039;s ancestral home following the murder of their father. They discover a series of keys, each with its own incredible power, and a monster from their father&amp;#039;s past who will stop at nothing to acquire the Key to the Black Door. Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Bobby Cohen will produce through K/O Paper Products alongside IDW CEO and publisher Ted Adams. The multiple award-winning comic series was previously adapted into a pilot for Fox TV, but was passed over when the growing budget became an issue.  Hill recently discussed his hopes for an &amp;quot;ongoing movie series&amp;quot; with Digital Spy. The Locke &amp;amp; Key comic will conclude its ongoing story later in the year with two Alpha one-shots. Watch a trailer for the Locke &amp;amp; Key pilot below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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