Locke & Key (TV pilot)
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Logo from the Locke & Key pilot
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| Created by | Joe Hill (characters) |
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| Directed by | Mark Romanek |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
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| Location(s) | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Cinematography | Jeff Cutter |
| Editor(s) | Scott Gamzon |
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| Distributor | Dimension Films |
Locke & Key is a television pilot of a TV series which was expected to debut in 2011, but FOX opted not to buy it. Based on the comic book series written by Joe Hill and published by IDW Publishing. The plot focuses on adventure stories centered on three children who become the caretakers of a New England mansion that is home to a bevy of secrets and magic.
The story focuses on the Locke family as they move into Keyhouse, after the tragic murder of patriarch Rendell (Mark Pellegrino). Nina (Miranda Otto) and her three children, Tyler (Jesse McCartney), Kinsey (Sarah Bolger), and Bode (Skylar Gertner) meet up with Rendell's brother Duncan (Nick Stahl) and look to get a fresh start. Keyhouse has been home to the Lockes for hundreds of years. Rendell and Duncan lived there growing up, but Duncan has blocked out a lot of his memories of the place. After exploring the grounds a bit, Bode finds a key with a skull on it. When he steps through the door it unlocks, his body drops dead but his spirit is able to fly around the house. This catches the attention of an "echo" named Dodge (Ksenia Solo), who's trapped deep within the well on the grounds. Something is clearly dark about her and we find out that she's been manipulating Rendell's killer, Sam Lesser (Harrison Thomas). The Ghost Key that Bode found is one of many scattered around the area. Each one does something special. Dodge has her eyes set on the Anywhere Key, which can transport you wherever you want to go.
Dimension Films acquired the film and television rights for Welcome To Lovecraft from IDW Publishing with the intent of developing the property as a feature with John Davis producing. In February 2010, it was announced that Dimension had lost the adaptation rights to Dreamworks with Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci signed on to develop and produce the project. In August 2010 Steven Spielberg also joined as a producer, and the production became a TV series rather than a movie adaptation, with Josh Friedman penning episodes for the show and acting as show-runner.
The TV series adaptation then landed at 20th Century Fox Television. The network greenlit a pilot, produced by Dreamworks TV and K.O. Paper Products through the latter's deal with 20th Century Fox TV.
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