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Hulu takes home 'The Mysterious Benedict Society' book series

9/15/2019

The Mysterious Benedict Society series has found a home in Hulu. The best selling YA novel, written by Trenton Lee steward, will be co-produce by Sonar Entertainment and Disney TV Studios' 20th Century Fox TV. Mr. Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay are writing the screenplay.

Mr. James Bobin is directing the pilot episode while Hay, Tarses, Manfredi, and Karen Sherwood are executive producing the project.

Here is the goodread's synopsis of The Mysterious Benedict Society(book one):

"Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?" ad attracts dozens for mind-bending tests readers may try. Only two boys and two girls succeed for a secret mission, undercover and underground into hidden tunnels. At the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, the only rule is - there are no rules.

Source material: deadline.com

Netflix is adapting Stephanie Perkins's There's Someone Inside Your House

8/14/2019

Mr. Shawn Levy/ Dan Cohen(21 Laps) along with Mr. James Wan/ Michael Clear( Atomic Monster) are producing the film adaptation of Ms. Stephanie Perkins's horror novel There's Someone Inside Your House.

Wikipedia's synopsis of There's someone inside your house:

Makani Young is still adjusting to her new life in the small town of Osborne, one year after her parents sent her away from Hawaii to live with her grandmother in rural Nebraska. Though, she befriends a few friends and even flirts with a romantic interest at Osborne High, she is still haunted by the secrets of her past life. Sometime later, the students at her school die in a series of gruesome murders. As the terror grows closer and the hunt intensifies for the killer, the dark secrets of the past will finally be revealed.

Mr. Patrick Brice ( Creep, The Overnight) will direct the feature. Mr. Henry Gayden(Shazam!) will write the screenplay, while Mr. Judson Scott and Brendan Ferguson will be executive producers.
Sydney Park ( Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists) gets the lead role. Meanwhile here are the individuals on the call sheet: Theodore Pellerin, Dale Whiblery, Jesse LaTourette, Asjha Cooper, Burkely Duffield, and Diego Josef.

As of yet Netflix hasn't announced when production will start.

Source Material: hollywoodreporter.com

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, a book-based film, performs well at the box office

8/11/2019

Although Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw took the number one spot at the box office. It didn't perform as well as the Fast & Furious franchise should perform. The second spot winner: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, however, is another story. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark performed better than expected with $20.8 million domestically. There isn't any report yet on its oversea's box office, but over all the movie is doing quite well so far. This is definitely excellent news for fans of the books, because this might just mean that there will be a sequel or perhaps trilogy. After all there are three books in the series, so I hope its box office record keeps getting better because there are many more creepy and terrifying stories from this book series to be told on the big screen.

Syfy snags Death is My BFF series

3/23/2019

Ms. Katarina Tonks, author of Death is My Best Friend series, will be adapted into a television show by Syfy. Mr. Greg Silverman and Paul Shapiro will executive produce the project along with Wattpad's Aron Levitz and Eric Lehrman. Ms. Lindsey Rosin will write the TV adaptation.

The book series had a lot of reads from Wattpad website. The head of Wattpad Studios, Mr. Aron Levitz, states: "Death is My Eff" demonstrates the possibilities of storytelling on Wattpad, where writers like Katarina can build a global audience and get noticed by Hollywood. This project is a validation of the fans who made "Death is My BFF" a hit on Wattpad, and we're thrilled to work with Stampede and Sony Pictures Television to develop this story for new fans everywhere.

Here's a brief plot about the series: the story focus on a teenage girl who discovers she is part of a prophecy on the day before her birthday. She is to maintain balance between good and evil on earth. Soon, a attractive Grim Reaper comes to her life to capture her soul and take it to the underworld. So, she has to avoid the sexy Reaper while fighting evil spirits that want to create imbalance. With all of this paranormal dilemmas, Faith still have to deal with the daily drama of being a senior in high school.

I have the fortunate chance to interview the author, Ms. Katarina Tonks, in the past about her successful self-published book series. You can check it out by clicking this link: http://novelpro.weebly.com/latest-news/interview-with-ms-katarina-tonks-author-of-death-is-my-bff

source material: deadline.com

The Sun is also a Star Trailer is blazing hot

2/7/2019

Anthem of a teenage prophet Trailer has been foreseen

12/22/2018

A novella is being adapted by Freeform

12/18/2018

The horror novella, written by Mr. Henry James, would be made into a television series by Freeform. The 1898 tale would get a modern twist. The series will be about a Hispanic-American nanny named Elena, who cared for the children of single father at a summer house. Things aren’t what they seemed as Elena started seeing ghosts and her grip on reality.

The novella first appeared in Collier’s Weekly magazine and has continued to be in print ever since. The story has been known to be one of the scariest novels of all time and has numerious adaptation that includes radio drama, stage, film, and television. In fact I reported earlier about a film adaptation being made into feature film: http://novelpro.weebly.com/latest-news/a-novella-is-being-made-into-a-feature-film

Berman and Osprey’s Head of Development and Production Chris King are executive-producing the television adaptation. Ms. Alexandra McNally will pen the pilot script.

Source material: deadline.com

Gabrielle Union owns the movie rights to a YA novel

10/8/2018

Gabrielle Union along with Amyale and Rebel Maverick has the film right to 500 Words or less, a YA debut novel written by Ms. Juleah Del Rosario. Gabrielle Union is producing the project with Holly Fleischer developing it.

The novel is written in verses and it's about Nic Chen, a Chinese-American high school senior who attempts to salvage her reputation among her Ivy League-obsessed classmates by writing their college admission essays and in the process learns big truths about herself.

Gabrielle Union's quote from Deadline: “I am such a fan of young adult stories in general but this novel really got me. It is beautifully written entirely in verse and the exploration of identity and what that means to you and those around you is something that my production company is focused on exploring with all the stories we choose to tell. This one really hit home and I’m excited to be part of bringing it to life as accurately as we possibly can,”

Giancarlo Esposito has been cast in movie "Stargirl"

9/19/2018

Mr. Giancarlo Esposite (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) will play a supporting role in Stargirl. He is playing a character by the name of Archie, who is a Paleontologist and a friend to Stargirl.

In more casting news, Karan Brar (Diary of a wimpy kid) will play Kevin, Leo's best friend. Maximilian Hernandez(The Avengers) will play Mr. Rabineau, a teacher at Stargirl's school. Also, Darby Stanchfield (Mad Men) will play Leo's mom. The lead character that's playing stargirl herself is Grace VanderWaal while Graham Verchere(The Good Doctor) plays Leo. The director of Stargirl is Julia Hart (Fast Color) while Kristin Hahn is writing the screenplay.

Stargirl is being released on Disney's streaming platform (which isn't available yet).

The Hate U Give Trailer will get your attention

6/24/2018

The best-selling YA novel, written by Angie Thomas, about police brutality was first a short story. During her senior year in Belhaven University, she wrote the short story in response to the death of Oscar Grant. Soon, she decided to expand the short story to a novel after the news report of multiple death of African-Americans by the police. The film adaptation stars Starr Carter and is played by Amandla Stenberg known for the first installment of The Hunger Games.

Wikipedia's Plot of The Hate You Give:
Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds: the poor, mostly black, neighborhood where she lives and the rich, mostly white, prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressures from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what's right.

The screenplay is written by Audrey Wells (A Dog's Purpose, The Game Plan, and Shall We Dance?) and Tina Mabry(Queen Sugar). George Tillman Jr.(Soul Food, Barbershop, and The Longest Ride) directed the feature film.

Last but surely not least, here is the movie poster of The Hate You Give: