BOOK 2 SCREEN PICK The Nao of Brown by Glyn Dillon (Selfmadehero, 2012) Summary: Twenty-eight-year-old Nao Brown, who’s hafu (half … More
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Quantum And Woody Series in Early Development at TBS
‘Quantum And Woody, an adaptation of the Valiant Entertainment comic that has Avengers: Infinity War helmers Anthony Russo and Joe Russo and Spy’s Mike Larocca attached to executive … More
Likely Story Wins Bid for Ben Rhodes ‘The World As It Is’
‘Likely Story’s Anthony Bregman and Stefanie Azpiazu have acquired film rights to The World As It Is: A Memoir of the Obama White House, the bestselling … More
Syfy Partnering Up with Tongal and Wattpad with Adaptation of ‘Expiration Date’
‘Syfy is partnering with online creator network Tongal, and Wattpad, the global multiplatform entertainment company for original stories, to launch “Story to Screen … More
Aaron Magnani Productions Picks Up Film Rights for Dane Huckelbridge’s ‘Castle of Water’
‘Producer Aaron Magnani has acquired screen rights to Castle of Water, the 2017 romantic adventure novel from Dane Huckelbridge. Peter Arneson has adapted the … More
PBS and ITV Team-up to Bring Austen’s Unfinished ‘Sanditon’ to TV
‘PBS Masterpiece and British broadcaster ITV have teamed up to bring Jane Austen’s unfinished final novel Sanditon to television. The broadcasters have partnered on … More
Atlas and LuckyChap Entertainment Option Film Rights to ‘My Year of Rest and Relaxation’ by Ottessa Moshfegh
‘Atlas Entertainment and LuckyChap Entertainment have optioned the film rights to My Year of Rest and Relaxation by PEN Award-winning author Ottessa Moshfegh. The book gets … More
Studiocanal Handling Wordwide Sales for Adaptation of Jessica Koch’s ‘So Near The Horizon’
‘Studiocanal is to handle world sales on Tim Trachte’s adaptation of Jessica Koch’s debut autobiographical novel So Near The Horizon … More
Italian Distributor Vision Reveal Adaptation of Roberto Salviano ‘La Paranza Dei Bambini’
‘Italian distributor Vision, the potent collaboration between Sky Italia and leading local producers Cattleya, Wildside, Lucisano Media Group, Palomar and … More
BBC Two orders adaptation of Adam Kay’s ‘This is Going to Hurt’
‘BBC Two has ordered an adaptation of This is Going to Hurt, a funny medical memoir from former junior doctor … More
Sky One Commission Tiger Aspect for ‘Aliens Love Underpants’ Adaptations
‘Tiger Aspect Productions has been commissioned to produce a thirty-minute Aliens Love Underpants and Christmas special for the flagship channel … More
Sony Grabs Film Rights to ‘Skyward’ Comic Series
‘Sony Pictures has preemptively landed the film rights to Joe Henderson’s comic series “Skyward,” with Henderson adapting and “Rampage” director … More
Innis Lake Entertainment Option Film & TV Rights to John Verdon’s ‘Dave Gurney’ Series
‘Toronto-based production company Innis Lake Entertainment has optioned the film and television rights to John Verdon’s “Dave Gurney” mystery book series. Richard Wernham … More
Legendary Acquires Film Rights to ‘Animosity’ Comic
‘Legendary Entertainment has acquired the worldwide film rights to Animosity, an AfterShock comic survival story about an 11-year-old girl who … More
Sony Moving Forward with Superhero ‘Faith’ Adaptation with Maria Melnik to Adapt
‘Sony Pictures is moving forward with a live action adaptation of the Valiant Comics superhero story Faith, and the studio has hired American Gods scribe, Maria … More
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