Movie News: Adaptations

Sony Pictures Acquires Publishing Phenomenon 'The Rosie Project'

deadline.com – EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures has optioned screen rights to The Rosie Project, the global breakout novel by Australian writer Graeme Simsion. The film will be produced by Sony-based Matt Tolmach and Michael Costigan, both of whom were longtime colleagues as Sony execs and get to work together again for the first time as producers. 4 weeks 1 day ago via jetli

'Twilight' Producer Nabs 'Godsent' Rights

thewrap.com – Imprint Entertainment ("Twilight," "Kid Cannabis") has acquired the movie rights to "Godsent" from Richard Burton and Arcade Publishing, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, the company announced on Monday 29 weeks 4 days ago via donnieyen

Comic 'Insurrection' to Become Film at Paramount (Exclusive)

feedproxy.google.com – Michael De Luca and Matt Tolmach are teaming up to produce the adaptation along with Boom Studios' Ross Richie. 30 weeks 4 days ago via jackiechan

Warner Bros Resurrects Mickey Spillane's Tough Guy Mike Hammer In Feature Deal

deadline.com – EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros has acquired the feature film rights to the Mickey Spillane series of mystery novels revolving around private investigator Mike Hammer. The deal is a co-production between Film 360 and Thunder Road. The producers are Guymon Casady and Ben Forkner for Film 360, Basil Iwanyk for Thunder Road and Ken Levin, the longtime rep for Spillane’s estate.

31 weeks 14 hours ago via jetli

Universal, Scott Stuber Option Derek Haas Novel 'The Right Hand'

deadline.com – EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures and producer Scott Stuber have optioned the Derek Haas spy thriller novel The Right Hand. Haas and his right hand man, screenwriting partner Michael Brandt, are set to adapt the book as a feature, and they will produce with Stuber. The book was chased by multiple producers and financiers, who responded to a trailer generated for the book.

31 weeks 2 days ago via theothersenhman

New Regency Picks Up Techno-Thriller Novel 'Mona' (Exclusive)

feedproxy.google.com – International thriller involves computer virus that infects a human. 31 weeks 3 days ago via donnieyen

Paul Thomas Anderson Talks Adapting 'Inherent Vice'

feedproxy.google.com – With the best filmmakers, the instant their latest movie arrives at your local theater, it’s easy to begin looking forward to the next one. Paul Thomas Anderson‘s The Master is now playing and though it was five years between that and his last film, he’s had his follow-up in mind for sometime. 32 weeks 13 hours ago via jetli

J. Michael Straczynski To Write Film Based On Valiant Comic 'Shadowman'

deadline.com – EXCLUSIVE: Valiant Entertainment and The Mummy producer Sean Daniel are teaming up to turn the Valiant Comic Shadowman into a live action feature. They’ve made a deal with J. Michael Straczynski to write the script. Straczynski’s work ranges from writing/producing TV series that include Babylon 5 and Jeremiah, scripting films that include Thor, Ninja Assassin, Underworld Awakening and the Clint Eastwood-directed Changeling, and hatching comic books that include the Amazing Spider-Man and Superman ... 32 weeks 16 hours ago via jackiechan

'My Week with Marilyn' Director to Adapt 'The Buccaneers' Novel Next

feedproxy.google.com – After directing tons of made for television films, mini-series, and various TV episodes, British director Simon Curtis made an extremely impressive leap to the big screen with his first feature, My Week with Marilyn, earning a Golden Globe nomination and Oscar nominations for its two stars. Not too shabby. THR is reporting that Curtis is in talks to direct The Buccaneers, and before you get excited, no - this isn't a pirate adventure set on the high seas. 32 weeks 2 days ago via jackiechan

NY Comic-Con: 'Hitman' Producer and 'Trollhunter' Director Tackle 'Enormous' Adaptation (Exclusive)

feedproxy.google.com – Producer Adrian Askarieh and Andre Ovredal plan to produce and direct, respectively, transmedia's adaptation of the monster apocalyptic comic. 32 weeks 3 days ago via brucelee

'Gears' turning for film adaptation (Exclusive)

variety.com – Plans to turn Epic Games' "Gears of War" into a film franchise are being revived. 32 weeks 3 days ago via brucelee

Screen Gems Plots Young Adult Fantasy Novel 'Black City' Adaptation

feedproxy.google.com – It seems like we hardly go a day without writing about Hollywood's latest hope to strike gold with a film series based on a popular young adult novel. And after the massive success of Harry Potter, Twilight, and The Hunger Games, can you really blame them? It's clearly not a "lightning only strikes once" scenario, and studios are racing into development with a ton of these projects in the hopes that one strikes a chord with young audiences with cash to burn. 32 weeks 3 days ago via brucelee

Arnold Rifkin Relies On Former Agency To Secure Film Rights To 'Soul Seekers'

deadline.com – EXCLUSIVE: Arnold Rifkin’s Cheyenne Enterprises has optioned screen rights on Soul Seekers, the young adult book series by bestselling author Alyson Noel. Rifkin, the former head of WMA who had this deal brokered by WME, sees the series as a potential franchise on the order of Twilight and The Hunger Games. 33 weeks 17 hours ago via donnieyen

Legendary Pictures Visits A "Reviver"

darkhorizons.com – Legendary Pictures has scored the film rights to Seth Patrick's supernatural thriller "Reviver" says Variety. Based on the first novel in an upcoming trilogy, the story follows one of the world's most gifted 'revivers' - people who can contact the dead and bring them back for a short period of time. 33 weeks 1 day ago via brucelee

Paramount To Launch Baker's "Vessel"

darkhorizons.com – Paramount Pictures has acquired the rights and are planning a feature film remake of Clark Baker's sci-fi/horror short film "Vessel" reports Variety. Baker funded the short via Kickstarter and used a script by Matt and Ross Duffer ("Hidden"). It follows a group of airplane passengers who encounter an otherwordly force shortly after takeoff and are thrown into the fight for their lives.

33 weeks 2 days ago via donnieyen