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Mandalay sets writer for Firelight
Posted on January 25, 2011 | No CommentsFrom THR – And the paranormal teen romance deluge continues. This time it’s Mandalay moving forward on a Twilight to call their own – the studio acquired the rights to Firelight, […] -
Girls Like Us sets Director, Screenwriter
Posted on January 24, 2011 | No CommentsFrom THR – Sony is heading back to the 60’s with a feature adaptation of Shelia Weller’s Girls Like Us, a non-fiction that traces the lives of Carly Simon, Joni […] -
Walden Media acquires Simon Bloom: The Gravity Keeper
Posted on January 14, 2011 | No CommentsFrom DHD – Walden Media has acquired the rights to Michael Reisman’s Simon Bloom: The Gravity Keeper, and hired Adam F. Goldberg (Fanboys, Aliens in the Attic) to write the […] -
BBC One’s novel programming: Charles Dickens, Jennifer Worth
Posted on January 13, 2011 | No CommentsFrom The BBC – For those of us who have a weakness for BBC period drama, next season is shaping up quite nicely. BBC One is continuing the BBC’s grand […] -
Shane Black to direct Death Note
Posted on January 13, 2011 | No CommentsFrom DHD – Warner Brothers has tapped Shane Black (best known for writing the Lethal Weapon movies, Black made his directorial debut with Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang) to direct a U.S. […] -
Eddie Izzard, Elijah Wood to star in Treasure Island
Posted on January 11, 2011 | No CommentsFrom Collide – Sky TV is on a buccaneer rampage. First they backed the ambitious Neverland miniseries – which includes the lovely Anna Friel playing pirate Elizabeth Bonny – and […] -
Summit acquires The Night Circus
Posted on January 10, 2011 | No CommentsFrom THR – Summit Entertainment has acquired the rights to Night Circus, a forthcoming young adult novel by first time writer Erin Morgenstern. Story revolves around two young magicians at […] -
ABC is getting Wicked
Posted on January 9, 2011 | No CommentsFrom TV Line – The book that gave birth to Broadway’s top earning show is now setting its cap at television. Selma Hayek is developing an eight hour miniseries for […] -
Robert Pattinson to star in Cosmopolis
Posted on January 5, 2011 | No CommentsFrom DHD – With the Twilight saga coming to an end, next up for Robert Pattinson is Cosmopolis, an adaptation of the Don DeLillo novel with David Croenberg at the helm. […] -
Universal acquires Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken
Posted on January 4, 2011 | No CommentsFrom DHD – Having scored once with Seabiscuit, another Laura Hillenbrand bestseller, it only makes sense that Universal has acquired Hillenbrand’s latest bestseller, Unbroken: A World War II Story of […]
![Mandalay sets writer for Firelight From THR – And the paranormal teen romance deluge continues. This time it’s Mandalay moving forward on a Twilight to call their own – the studio acquired the rights to Firelight, […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Firelight-115x115.jpg)
![Girls Like Us sets Director, Screenwriter From THR – Sony is heading back to the 60’s with a feature adaptation of Shelia Weller’s Girls Like Us, a non-fiction that traces the lives of Carly Simon, Joni […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Girls-Like-Us-115x115.jpg)
![Walden Media acquires Simon Bloom: The Gravity Keeper From DHD – Walden Media has acquired the rights to Michael Reisman’s Simon Bloom: The Gravity Keeper, and hired Adam F. Goldberg (Fanboys, Aliens in the Attic) to write the […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Simon-Bloom-2-115x115.jpg)
![BBC One’s novel programming: Charles Dickens, Jennifer Worth From The BBC – For those of us who have a weakness for BBC period drama, next season is shaping up quite nicely. BBC One is continuing the BBC’s grand […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/BBC-One-duo-115x115.jpg)
![Shane Black to direct Death Note From DHD – Warner Brothers has tapped Shane Black (best known for writing the Lethal Weapon movies, Black made his directorial debut with Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang) to direct a U.S. […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Death-Note-2-115x115.jpg)
![Eddie Izzard, Elijah Wood to star in Treasure Island From Collide – Sky TV is on a buccaneer rampage. First they backed the ambitious Neverland miniseries – which includes the lovely Anna Friel playing pirate Elizabeth Bonny – and […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Treasure-Island-115x115.jpg)
![Summit acquires The Night Circus From THR – Summit Entertainment has acquired the rights to Night Circus, a forthcoming young adult novel by first time writer Erin Morgenstern. Story revolves around two young magicians at […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Erin-Morgenstern-2-115x115.jpg)
![ABC is getting Wicked From TV Line – The book that gave birth to Broadway’s top earning show is now setting its cap at television. Selma Hayek is developing an eight hour miniseries for […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Wicked-115x115.jpg)
![Robert Pattinson to star in Cosmopolis From DHD – With the Twilight saga coming to an end, next up for Robert Pattinson is Cosmopolis, an adaptation of the Don DeLillo novel with David Croenberg at the helm. […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/cosmopolis-115x115.jpg)
![Universal acquires Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken From DHD – Having scored once with Seabiscuit, another Laura Hillenbrand bestseller, it only makes sense that Universal has acquired Hillenbrand’s latest bestseller, Unbroken: A World War II Story of […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Unbroken-115x115.jpg)





