#Adaptation

Television

Jenna Lamia Will Showrun and EP Netflix Adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand’s “The Perfect Couple”

Netflix is closing out the summer by bringing a bestselling beach read to the small screen. According to Deadline, an adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand’s “The Perfect Couple” is being...

Features

Watch: Bella Ramsey Shares Her Passions in “Catherine Called Birdy” Clip, Lena Dunham Directs

After 13 years in development, we finally have a glimpse of Lena Dunham’s adaptation of Karen Cushman’s 1994 historical YA novel, “Catherine Called Birdy.” Teen Vogue...

News

Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s Directorial Debut Heading to IFC, Jessie Buckley, Fiona Shaw, & Vicky Krieps Star

“Hot Milk” has found a home. A press release confirms that the adaptation of the bestselling Deborah Levy novel, which marks renowned screenwriter Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s directorial...

Films

Julianne Moore, Sandra Oh, & Lynne Ramsay Teaming Up for Margaret Atwood Adaptation “Stone Mattress”

Another Margaret Atwood adaptation is on the way, this time with Lynne Ramsay at the helm. Deadline confirms the “You Were Never Really Here” filmmaker is directing “hot Cannes...

Films

Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny’s Bestseller “State of Terror” Being Adapted for the Big Screen

Hillary Clinton is making her way to the big screen — via her work as an author. According to a press release, the entertainment company Madison Wells (“The Eyes of Tammy Faye”) has...

Films

Bertha Bay-Sa Pan to Direct and Produce “Hope Was Here” Adaptation

A film adaptation of the Newbery-winning bestseller “Hope Was Here” is on the way. According to Deadline, Bertha Bay-Sa Pan (“Face”) is directing and producing the project...

Television

Lucy Liu and Raelle Tucker Team Up for Limited Series Adaptation of Stephen King Novel “Later”

Lucy Liu has another television project in the works. The “Elementary” and “Why Women Kill” star is set to topline a limited series based on Stephen King’s...

Films

Cate Blanchett to Star in “A Manual for Cleaning Women”

Cate Blanchett is about to get her hands dirty. The two-time Oscar winner, who broke out playing royalty in 1998’s “Elizabeth,” will star in “A Manual for Cleaning...

Television

Marissa Jo Cerar’s Series Adaptation of “Black Cake” Lands at Hulu Following Bidding War, Oprah Producing

Marissa Jo Cerar is taking Charmaine Wilkerson’s upcoming debut novel, “Black Cake,” to Hulu. Following “a heated bidding war” with other streamers, Hulu has ordered an...

Television

Emily Ballou Writing “English Patient” Series for the BBC

Bad news for Elaine Benes: a series adaptation of Michael Ondaatje’s novel “The English Patient” is in early development at the BBC. Deadline reports Emily Ballou is writing the Miramax...

Films

Savion Einstein Adapting Helen Hoang’s “The Kiss Quotient” for Lionsgate, Kristin Burr Producing

Helen Hoang’s romance novel “The Kiss Quotient” is one step closer to the big screen. Two years after Lionsgate acquired the rights to the book, Deadline has confirmed Savion Einstein...

Television

Nicole Kidman to Topline and Exec Produce Amazon Drama “Things I Know to Be True”

Nicole Kidman has added yet another television project to her slate. The Oscar winner will star in and executive produce “Things I Know to Be True.” Amazon has ordered the adaptation of...

Films

Bruna Papandrea & Lynette Howell Taylor Bringing Jennifer Donnelly’s “Poisoned” to the Big Screen

A new take on Snow White is on the way from Bruna Papandrea and Lynette Howell Taylor. Endeavor Content has acquired the rights to “Poisoned,” Jennifer Donnelly’s new YA fantasy novel,...

Television

Natasha Rothwell and Aziza Barnes Adapting Ibi Zoboi’s Novel “Pride” for HBO

“Insecure” actress-writer-producer Natasha Rothwell and “Snowfall” writer Aziza Barnes are teaming up on an adaptation of Ibi Zoboi’s YA novel “Pride.” According...

Films

Ava DuVernay Writing, Directing, & Producing Netflix Feature Based on Isabel Wilkerson’s “Caste”

Ava DuVernay received an Oscar nomination and two Emmys for “13th,” her investigation into the ties between slavery and modern-day mass incarceration. Now she’s set to make another...

Television

Ilene Rosenzweig Developing Anthology Based on Mary Higgins Clark’s Novels

“Station 19” writer and co-exec producer Ilene Rosenzweig is bringing Mary Higgins Clark’s “I”ll Be Seeing You” to the small screen. She’s joining forces...

Films

Awkwafina to Star in Legendary’s “The Last Adventure of Constance Verity”

Since her breakout performance in “Crazy Rich Asians,” Awkwafina has been adding projects to her slate left and right. Deadline reports that the coveted star has just signed on to yet...

Television

Julianne Moore to Topline Apple Limited Series “Lisey’s Story”

Julianne Moore is set to star in another Stephen King adaptation. The Oscar winner, who appeared in a 2013 remake of “Carrie,” has signed on to topline “Lisey’s Story”...

Films

Sophie Brooks to Direct Adaptation of “You Me Everything” For Lionsgate

Sophie Brooks is shifting her gaze from Brooklyn to the French countryside. The filmmaker will follow up her feature debut, New York-set “The Boy Downstairs,” with an adaptation...

Books, Films, News, Women Writers

Selma Blair Nabs Rights to Sarah Beth Durst’s “The Lost”

Selma Blair wants us to get lost. The “Kath & Kim” alumna and her production company, Sainted Productions, have snagged the rights to Sarah Beth Durst’s 2013 novel “The Lost,”...

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