‘Deadline has confirmed that Margot Robbie’s Luckychap and Dan Lin’s Rideback are developing Tess Sharpe’s novel Barbed Wire Heart for Warner Bros. Westworld scribe Carly Wray is adapting. The studio took film … More
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CW Puts into Development ‘The Strange Case Of the Alchemist Daughter’ by Theodora Goss
‘The CW has put in development The Strange Case Of the Alchemist Daughter, a drama series based on the novels by fantasy author … More
CJ Entertainment Picks Up Malaysian Drama ‘The Garden of Evening Mists’
‘South Korea’s CJ Entertainment has picked up international sales rights to ambitious Malaysian drama “The Garden of Evening Mists.” The … More
Warner Bros. Acquires Film Rights to Reed King’s ‘FKA USA’
‘Warner Bros. has purchased the feature film rights to Reed King’s upcoming dystopian novel FKA USA in a seven-figure deal. The novel is … More
20th Century Acquires Film Rights to Stephan Talty’s ‘Saving Bravo’
’20th Century Fox has secured the film rights to the war book Saving Bravo: The Greatest Rescue Mission in Navy SEAL History by … More
HBO Picks Up David Simon/Ed Burns Adaptation of Philip Roth’s ‘The Plot Against America’
‘HBO has picked up a new David Simon/Ed Burns miniseries, The Plot Against America by Philip Roth, which paints a hypothetical U.S. reality that feels … More
November Books-to-Film Releases
All of the UK & US October Books to Film Releases! JULIET, NAKED by Nick Hornby (2009, Riverhead Books) Adapted by Evgenia … More
Kobe Bryant Reveals His 2019 Multi-Platform Granity Studios Line-Up
‘Kobe Bryant, the former Los Angeles Laker MVP shoot guard and Oscar winner for the animated short film Dear Basketball, unveiled … More
Anna David’s ‘Party Girl’ Optioned
‘Anna David’s novel Party Girl has been acquired by Niels Juul, an exec producer on Martin Scorsese’s Silence and The Irishman. The novel centers around … More
New Regency Picks Up Film Rights to Norman Partridge’s ‘Dark Harvest’
‘New Regency has acquired the feature film rights to Norman Partridge’s award-winning horror novel Dark Harvest, with Michael Gilio set to write the project. Matt Tolmach, who … More
‘Jake the Fake Keeps It Real’ In Works as Potential TV Series
‘Jake the Fake Keeps It Real, the first book in an illustrated series by New York Times bestselling author Adam Mansbach and … More
New Keigo Higashino Adaptations Up for Grabs at TIFFCOM
‘Two of Keigo Higashino books are making it to the big screen. Rights to both are being offered for sale … More
Unstoppable Lands Rights to Juno Dawson’s Upcoming ‘Meat Market’
‘Unstoppable Film & Television has landed the rights to “Meat Market,” the upcoming novel by Juno Dawson, the author of several young … More
20th Century Fox Options ‘Spy School’ Series by Stuart Gibbs
’20th Century Fox has optioned the New York Times‘ best-selling series Spy School by Stuart Gibbs and set the author attached to write the screenplay based … More
October Books-to-Film Releases
All of the UK & US October Books to Film Releases! VENOM based on Marvel Characters by Todd Macfarlane & David … More
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