‘Lionsgate, the producers of “Oranges is the New Black” and “Mad Men”, has optioned television rights to Will Deans’ Dark … More
Category: Deals
Ramin Bahrani adapting Aravind Adiga’s ‘The White Tiger’
‘Acclaimed indie filmmaker Ramin Bahrani (99 Homes) recently finished adapting Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 for HBO, and he’s already lined up his next project, … More
Netflix adapting unpublished manuscript ‘VOR’ by Rimma Rose
‘Netflix has set Alessandro Camon to adapt VOR, a feature based on the manuscript by neophyte author Rimma Rose. The manuscript will be submitted … More
CBS Films wins rights to Russian Roulette by Michael Isikoff and David Corn
‘CBS Films just won an auction for movie rights to Russian Roulette: The Inside Story Of Putin’s War On America And The … More
Welcome to Vienna by Kevin Wignall will be produced and star Jake Gyllenhaal
‘Jake Gyllenhaal will produce and star in the thriller “Welcome to Vienna” for Focus Features. The project is based on the … More
Hawkeye Pictures acquires ‘The Honey Farm’ by Harriet Alida Lye
‘Toronto-based production company Hawkeye Pictures has acquired the feature film and television rights to Harriet Alida Lye’s debut novel, “The Honey Farm,” … More
Lost Boys and Technicolor Girls by Alice Berman sold to Freeform
‘Jon Harmon Feldman and Jennifer Gwartz, of Random Hill, sold an adaptation of the upcoming book Lost Boys and Technicolor Girls by Alice Berman, … More
S.B. Divya’s Runtime in-development with Escape Artists and John Sacchi
‘S.B. Divya’s sci-fi thriller “Runtime” is being developed as a movie with Escape Artists and John Sacchi attached to produce. “Runtime,” published … More
BBC + HBO Europe pick up Killing Eve by Luke Jennings & adapted by Phoebe Waller-Bridge
‘Endeavor Content has racked up international sales on “Killing Eve,” the Phoebe Waller-Bridge spy drama starring Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer. The BBC has … More
See Saw Films picks up Lucy Foley’s The Hunting Party
‘See Saw Films has picked up TV rights to Lucy Foley’s upcoming murder mystery novel The Hunting Party. The novel was … More
Anonymous Content aquires Foe by Iain Reid
‘Anonymous Content has acquired screen rights to Foe by Iain Reid. Reid’s previous novel I’m Thinking Of Ending Things is in the works at Netflix … More
Julian Lennon’s childrens series to be animated by Gaumont
‘Gaumont has made a deal to turn Julian Lennon’s book trilogy Touch The Earth into an animated TV series. The second volume, Heal The Earth gets … More
Tom Perrotta’s ‘Mrs. Fletcher’ going to pilot for HBO
‘HBO has given a pilot order to comedy Mrs. Fletcher, based on The Leftovers author Tom Perrotta’s bestselling novel, with Kathryn Hahn attached to star, and Nicole … More
Ernest Cline’s Armada being drafted by Dan Mazeau for Universal
‘Dan Mazeau has been tapped to write a draft of Armada based on Ernest Cline’s New York Times best-selling novel for Universal Pictures. Cline wrote an … More
Neil Gaiman and Akiva Goldsman adapting Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast Trilogy
‘FremantleMedia North America is doubling down on the fantastical after securing the rights to Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake with Neil Gaiman and Akiva Goldsman (A … More
The Book to Screen Club 