Davis Films bites for 'Night'

Davis Films, the organization behind the "Resident Evil" franchise, has bought feature privileges to mother-daughter authors P.C. and Kristin Cast's youthful-adult vampire series "House of Evening." Acquired as the second potential franchise for Davis Films, "House of Evening" focuses on a 16-year-old girl named Zoey Redbird, who's delivered to a unique boarding school after learning she's genetically reserved to become "vampyre" in adolescence, or wiped out along the way. The series has offered a lot more than 12 million copies within the U.S. and it has been in the NY Occasions bestseller list for any record 140 days, with versions inside a total 39 nations. Series' ninth installment, "Destined," hit book shelves on March. 25. Davis Films topper Samuel Hadida credited the Cast writing duo for penning a set with worldwide appeal. "They've produced an enormous amount of adolescent growth against a backdrop of supernatural suspense that resonates all over the world with youthful visitors submerged in 'Twilight' and 'Harry Potter,'" Hadida stated. "We have seen with 'House of Night' exactly the same franchise potential." Deal was discussed by Sean Daily at Hotchkiss and Affiliates and Meredith Bernstein with respect to the authors. Contact Andrew Stewart at andrew.stewart@variety.com