Isaac Asimov’s brilliant Foundation series is one of the most ambitious, far-reaching works of science fiction ever published. The story spans 30,000 years and many worlds. Wikipedia boils the concept down as tightly as can be: The focus of… Continue Reading
A pilot order has been given for supernatural thriller Nightflyers, to be adapted from a novella by Game of Thrones author George RR Martin. From Deadline Hollywood: Jeff Buhler (Jacob’s Ladder) wrote the adaptation of Nightflyers, which is set… Continue Reading
It will be interesting to see what Sony Pictures does with The Day the Crayons Quit (Philomel Books), a children’s picture book that has spent 200 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list. From Deadline Hollywood: The book follows… Continue Reading
We’ve known for a long time that winter was coming, but the season 7 teaser trailer of Game of Thrones reveals there may be something even worse in the wings. The impossibly popular HBO series is based on the bestselling… Continue Reading
The most recent novel by internationally bestselling author Terry McMillan (Waiting to Exhale, How Stella Got Her Groove Back) has been acquired for adaptation by The Jackal Group. From Deadline Hollywood: Gail Berman and Joe Earley will produce the project… Continue Reading
BuzzFeed’s Arielle Calderon rounds up the best of the book adaptations currently being readied for the big screen in “19 Books To Read Before They Hit Theaters In 2017.” In production now, film versions of Dave Eggers’ The Circle, The… Continue Reading
We’ve been waiting a long time for an adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s stunning 2001 novel, American Gods. Word is, the mini-series just delivered was worth waiting for. From Deadline Hollywood: Starz’s cunning adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s novel American Gods may… Continue Reading
Shirley Jackson’s classic novel, The Haunting of Hill House, will come to horrifying life as a 10-episode Netflix series. From Deadline Hollywood: Netflix has given a 10-episode straight-to-series order to an untitled horror drama series from genre filmmaker Mike Flanagan… Continue Reading
Lionsgate Entertainment is in advanced talks to acquire The Punch Escrow by debut novelist Tal M. Klein, according to Deadline Hollywood. The biggest part of the story may be that The Punch Escrow is co-published by InkShares, the crowd-funding themed… Continue Reading
We’re having trouble imagining how Sony is going to bring My Favorite Thing Is Monsters to the screen. Here’s the synopsis of the Emil Ferris graphic novel as described by its publisher, Fantagraphics: Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of… Continue Reading