Bellairs - To Film, or Not to Film?

In the occasional yay-vs-nay for Bellairs movies, this post - entitled Three Books We’d like to See on the Big Screen - suggests The House with a Clock in its Walls would make a good film:

It’s a creepy tale that could be handled well by someone like Terry Gilliam, whose approach has always had a childlike sensibility to it without sacrificing the deep-seated fear that underlies the situations he portrays.