'Vampire Academy' coming to the big screen

Preger Entertainment is bringing Richelle Mead's popular series of "Vampire Academy" novels to the big screen. Preger announced it acquired the rights to the books. Details from the press release follow.

The "Vampire Academy" story is a coming-of-age, action driven, "paranormal romance" fantasy. It is set in the present day against a hidden universe of vampires, half-humans, alchemy, and magic.

Mead shifts the focus from the brooding male vampires of "Twilight" and "Vampire Diaries" to that of a strong, yet flawed, 17-year-old female who confronts her world with grit, determination, and lots of moxie.

Rose Hathaway is a dhampir, half human/half vampire and guardian of the Moroi, a race of peaceful and magical mortal vampires who can walk in the daylight and survive by feeding off willing blood donors.

Hidden deep in the forests of Montana is St. Vladimir's Academy, where Moroi and dhampirs learn to take their place in Moroi society. Outside the sanctuary of St. Vladimir's waits their greatest threat of all...