The Peppercorn Chronicles

British filmmaker Mike Le Han and production partner Black Lake have attached a trio of leads for teen fantasy "The Peppercorn Chronicles" -- Jodelle Ferland ("Twilight," pictured above), Noah Ringer and Michael Eklund. Project is loosely based on "Mrs. Peppercorn's Magical Reading Room," a 24-minute fantasy short that won best short film at the HollyShorts Film Festival in Los Angeles in 2011. Story, scripted by Le Han and spouse Helen Le Han, follows a teenage girl who moves to Black Lake with her parents. After meeting the local bakery owner's son, she discovers dark secrets revealing that she could be the key to saving humanity.