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Christian Slater will be leading the cast for Disney+’s adaptation of The Spiderwick Chronicles.

He will play Mulgarath (aka Dr Dorian Brauer) in the series, according to Deadline, who is seeking the secrets in Arthur Spiderwick’s Field Guide to the Natural World to benefit himself – and his insatiable hunger.

Slater will be joined by Lyon Daniels (We Can Be Heroes) and Noah Cottrell (Gordita Chronicles) as the twin brothers Jared and Simon at the heart of the story. Deadline notes, “Daniels’ Jared is the adventurous, clever, and impulsive twin brother, who has been troubled by anger issues. Cottrell is the thoughtful, more rational twin Simon, who is an animal lover – Jared’s antithesis in everything. The twins have been inseparable since birth and even developed their own special “twin language,” but resentments are growing between them, threatening to disrupt their brotherly bond.”

The series is based on the books by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black and will be showrun by Locke & Key’s Aron Eli Coleite.