BOOKS 2 SCREEN PICK Hostage by Guy Delisle (2017 Drawn & Quarterly) Agent: Status: Unkown Summary: In the middle of the…
Umberto Eco’s ‘The Name of the Rose’ lands distribution deals
‘Italy’s 11 Marzo Film and Palomar, together with TMG in Germany, is rebooting Umberto Eco’s 1980 medieval crime drama The Name…
Buying Frenzy Over ITV/Amazon ‘Vanity Fair’
‘A raft of global buyers have snapped up “Vanity Fair,” the ITV and Amazon adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray’s literary classic with “Ready Player…
Faber pre-empts TV rights for The Rapture by Claire McGlasson
‘Faber has pre-empted debut The Rapture in a “major” deal ahead of Frankfurt Book Fair. The novel is based on real events…
b2s pick: The Lie and How We Told It by Tommi Parrish
After a chance encounter, two formerly close friends try to salvage whatever is left of their decaying relationship. They are in for an awkward, painful night that leaves them feeling lonelier, more uncertain, and more estranged than ever before.
Beano Revamp and Animated Series
‘Beano Studios is based on the U.K.’s longest surviving comic, “The Beano,” which in its 1950s heyday sold 2 million copies.…
J.K Rowling’s C.B Strike coming to Cinemax June 1st
‘Cinemax has set a premiere date for its miniseries C.B. Strike. The action series based on J.K. Rowlings’ crime novel under the pseudonym…
b2s spotlights: Pilot Season 2018
It’s time to battle it out for what’s going to get picked up this season. Sooooo many cop and lawyer…
Cumberbatch’s SunnyMarch aquires TV Rights to Ambrose Parry’s upcoming ‘The Way of All Flesh’
‘Benedict Cumberbatch’s production company SunnyMarch has pre-empted the TV rights to Ambrose Parry’s new novel The Way of All Flesh,…
Lionsgate options Will Deans’ Dark Pines
‘Lionsgate, the producers of “Oranges is the New Black” and “Mad Men”, has optioned television rights to Will Deans’ Dark…
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,…
Netflix adapting unpublished manuscript ‘VOR’ by Rimma Rose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…
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…
BBC ‘War of the Worlds’ Production Underway
‘Production is underway on the the first-ever British television adaptation of H.G. Wells’ “The War of the Worlds,” with the…
Spielberg looking to adapts Stephen King’s ‘The Talisman’
‘Despite their similar career arcs, Steven Spielberg and Stephen King have never actually worked together. That may finally change with “The Talisman,” a fantasy/horror…
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