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There was a lot of discussion and different answers to this question, most of them completely unsubstantiated and unresearched, or mere opinions. Apologies to those deletion and rewriting offends.

Cornelia Funke sold the film rights of all three books (Inkheart, Inkspell and Inkdeath) in 2004 to New Line Cinema. The first, Inkheart, was released in 2009 and as yet the other two books have not been adapted.

According to early reports in the New York Times, production on a Real-D 3D Inkspell had already begun and a release date of July 7, 2012 was stated; however as of 26 September 2010 the production status is unknown, as are specific details about the cast and crew.

Obviously until the production status of Inkspell is defined, started, confirmed and finally finished; no one can know if Inkdeath will become a movie.

In any case, production of a second movie would be difficult and possibly unsatisfying to fans; as the producers would somehow have to continue the Inkheart movie's ending (different to that of the book) where Dustfinger returns to the Inkworld.

In the film representation of Inkheart, all loose ends are neatly tied up; however in the novel they were not - Dustfinger stayed in the real world with Farid, Mortola and Basta disappeared and nobody knew how Meggie's story would end. According to the author's note in Inkspell, this was in fact what inspired Funke to write another novel and then finish with a third.

It is possible that the descrepancies between the first book and movie have hampered production, however mixed reviews for the first movie may also be a reason for the delay.
Unfortunately nobody knows yet.

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