‘Indian-American filmmaker Mira Nair is about to sign on to direct “A Suitable Boy,” the BBC’s upcoming adaptation of the eponymous Vikram Seth novel. … More
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John Niven adapting Bertie Marshall memoir for Gizmo Films
‘Kill Your Friends author and screenwriter John Niven has become attached to pen the screenplay for Berlin Bromley, a coming-of-age comedy/drama based on the … More
‘The Wonder of All Things ‘ to be adapted by Lionsgate
‘Cheryl Dunye is set to write and direct The Wonder of All Things by Jason Lott for Lionsgate and producers David Heyman and Jeff Clifford … More
Element Pictures aquires rights to Irish bestseller ‘Oh My God What A Complete Aisling’
‘The Irish best-selling novel Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling has been acquired by Element Pictures, the company behind successful films Room, The Lobster, A … More
Lionsgate Options ‘How the Girl Guides Won the War’
‘Lionsgate has optioned the rights to the book How the Girl Guides Won the War by Janie Hampton for producer Marc Platt, which the … More
Sony developing biopic based on Dapper Dan memoir
‘Sony is developing a biopic based on Dapper Dan, hip-hop fashion legends upcoming memoir (due out in 2019 via Random … More
Black Label buys rights to Korean War story ‘Devotion’
‘Black Label Media has optioned rights to Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice, and will make a film about … More
‘The 10 Most Anticipated Book-to-Film Adaptations of 2018’
Earlier in year Publisher Weekly published a great list of upcoming book to film adaptations. (Will look for a book to … More
Netflix picks up rights ‘The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society’
‘Netflix has acquired distribution rights to U.K. historical drama The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Downton Abbey star Lily James will … More
David E. Kelly adapting Jean Hanff Korelitz’s “You Should Have Known.”
After the success of “Big Little Lies”, David E. Kelly is teaming up with HBO and Nicole Kidman for another … More
‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’ Set for TV Adaptation
I mean you win the Man Booker, and you will sell the film rights of your books. Whether or not … More
Dune as a 2-part film?
Poor Dune. Is this the result of the Lord of the Rings juggernaut? Does every director want to take these … More
His Dark Materials Casting Annoucements
BBC is definitely winning with the casting announcement for the upcoming adaptation of His Dark Materials series by Phillip Pullman. … More
b2s pick: The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci
BOOKS 2 SCREEN PICK The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci & Jim Rugg (2007 DC, 2018 reprint LBB) Agent: WME Status: … More
Etan Cohen Adapting ‘The Bad Guys’ Books
Etan Cohen has been brought onboard by DreamWorks Animation to adapt The Bad Guys book series by author Aaron Blabely into an … More
The Book to Screen Club 