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Fantastic Four in film (4,678 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

they adapt to the superpowers they attain. Constantin Film bought the film rights for the characters in 1986. A low-budget film was produced in 1992 by

Canal+ Premium (128 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Canal+ Premium (formerly Canal+) is Poland's variation of the French television network Canal+. It is similar in many ways, including continuity and presentation

The Deadly Affair (1,107 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Dehn. As it is a Columbia Pictures production and Paramount owned the film rights to the name George Smiley, the central character is renamed Charles Dobbs;

Casino Royale (1967 film) (7,371 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Detainer (Daliah Lavi). Charles K. Feldman, the producer, had acquired the film rights in 1960 and had attempted to get Casino Royale made as an Eon Productions

The Pitch That Killed (178 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Times "Notable Book of the Year." Come Aboard Productions optioned the film rights to Mike Sowell's book in 2013. In 2020, Los Angeles–based Bronson Park

X-Men (film series) (14,200 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Comics superhero team of the same name. 20th Century Fox obtained the film rights to the team and other related characters in 1994 for $2.6 million. After

X-Men (film) (7,533 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Kathryn Bigelow in discussions at one point. 20th Century Fox bought the film rights in 1994, and various scripts and film treatments were commissioned from

Michael E. Uslan (1,651 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the filming of Swamp Thing and The Return of Swamp Thing. Uslan is a film rights holder with Benjamin Melniker's estate, the pair are credited as "executive

The Ruling Class (play) (863 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

and the attempts to cure him of insanity. Peter O'Toole acquired the film rights and starred in the 1972 film adaptation. After a speech at a dinner proposing

Return to Oz (4,316 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Pumpkinhead, and the Gump. In 1954, Walt Disney Productions bought the film rights to Baum's remaining Oz books to use in the television series Disneyland;

Blade: Trinity (3,209 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

by a television series, 2006's Blade: The Series. Marvel regained the film rights to the character in 2012. A small group of vampires investigate an ancient

List of 20th Century Studios theatrical animated feature films (602 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

being closed in 2000, and the studio's distribution unit, which acquires film rights from outside animation studios to release films under the 20th Century

Dune: Prophecy (2,315 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

During Legendary Entertainment's 2016 acquisition of television and film rights for the Dune franchise, they began development of a two-part film adaptation

The Rainbow Road to Oz (475 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Wicked Witch of the West, and Kevin Corcoran. In 1954, when the film rights to Baum's remaining thirteen Oz books were made available, Walt Disney

The Faraway Drums (73 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to stop the assassination of King George V at the 1911 Delhi Durbar. Film rights were sold but abandoned after it was realised how much an adaptation

Marvel Studios (11,999 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

November 2005, Marvel gained the film rights to Iron Man from New Line Cinema. Marvel revealed that it had regained the film rights to Hulk from Universal in

King Kong (1976 film) (5,242 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Barry Diller. Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis quickly acquired the film rights from RKO-General and subsequently hired television writer Lorenzo Semple

The Divergent Series (3,924 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Allegiant. Development began in 2011 following Summit's acquisition of the film rights to the Divergent novel in partnership with production company Red Wagon

The Greatest Story Ever Told (6,250 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

novel by Fulton Oursler. In 1954, Twentieth Century Fox acquired the film rights to Oursler's novel, but development stalled for several years. In November

The Philadelphia Story (film) (2,606 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

theater owner Harry Brandt. Hepburn starred in the play and acquired the film rights, with the help of Howard Hughes, to control it as a vehicle for her screen

In the Tall Grass (film) (1,699 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

when streaming service Netflix announced that it had purchased the film rights, setting Natali to direct and adapt the screenplay. Principal photography

Lad, A Dog (film) (1,426 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

owners. Warner Brothers purchased the film rights for the novel from Vanguard Productions, and acquired the film rights for the other two Lad novels from

List of unproduced 20th Century Fox projects based on Marvel Comics (5,420 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Fantastic Four films (2005-07; 2015). In October 2012, the Daredevil film rights reverted to Disney after several unsuccessful attempts to reboot the

They Live (3,996 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

status quo via subliminal messages in mass media. Having acquired the film rights to the Nelson-penned short story prior to the production of They Live

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film) (4,037 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Flemyng, Elias Koteas, and Tilda Swinton. Producer Ray Stark bought the film rights to do the short story in the mid-1980s with Universal Pictures backing

ResurrXion (1,484 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

felt was attributed to 20th Century Fox's then-ownership of the feature film rights for the X-Men, before Disney bought the studio in March 2019. "ResurrXion"

Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One (10,394 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Hurd also producing The Incredible Hulk. Marvel previously licensed the film rights for different characters to other film studios, and began exploring producing

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (3,457 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Joe Pantoliano, and Uma Thurman. In 2004 20th Century Fox acquired the film rights to the book series. In 2007 Chris Columbus was hired to direct. Filming

The Fox and the Hound (novel) (2,803 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

detail and Mannix's writing style. Walt Disney Productions purchased the film rights for the novel when it won the Dutton award, though did not begin production

Kermit's Swamp Years (1,122 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

VHS and DVD and on the Starz network on August 18, 2002. Although the film rights are still owned by Sony Pictures rather than The Walt Disney Company

The Goldfinch (film) (2,446 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Jeffrey Wright, and Nicole Kidman appear in supporting roles. The novel's film rights were sold to Warner Bros. and RatPac Entertainment in July 2014, with

War Horse (film) (9,905 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

midst of the war and its tragedies. DreamWorks Pictures acquired the film rights to the novel in December 2009, and Spielberg was announced to direct

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934 film) (1,547 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

the same name. Hitchcock decided to use the title because he held the film rights for some of the stories in the book. Bob and Jill Lawrence, a British

Silent Hill (film) (9,662 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Sharon's connection to the town's dark past. After attempting to gain the film rights to Silent Hill for five years, Gans sent a video interview to Konami

Black Label Media (545 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Alcon Entertainment teamed up with Black Label Media to purchase the film rights to Postscript. On September 4, 2020, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced

Coma (1978 film) (1,432 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

thriller film based on the 1977 novel of the same name by Robin Cook. The film rights were acquired by director Michael Crichton,who also wrote the screenplay

List of Paramount Pictures theatrical animated feature films (1,289 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Movies/Animation Studio, and the studio's distribution unit, which acquires film rights from outside animation studios to release films under the Paramount label

The Black Cauldron (film) (5,824 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Disney animated film to be recorded in Dolby Stereo. Disney acquired the film rights to the books in 1973 with production beginning in 1980 to be set for

The Battle for Bond (339 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

The Battle for Bond concerns the court case. Kevin McClory won the film rights and chose a single co-production deal with Harry Saltzman and Albert

Season of Doubt (112 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

extensively through the city. In August 1966 Cleary said he had sold the film rights to Mark Robson, who had also bought The Long Pursuit; at that stage the

Louder, Please (294 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

That studio bought the film rights by March 1932. The film was never made. In March 1962 Edward Buzzell bought the film rights. Again it was not made

Johnny Got His Gun (film) (1,752 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Johnny Got His Gun into a cult film. Eventually, Metallica bought the film rights in order to keep showing the music video without having to pay additional

Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane ~The Lost Hiroshi~ (761 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

by Odex in Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei before Crayon Shin-chan's film rights were transitioned to Taiwan-based Company Muse Communication in 2020

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (3,847 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"done" with the Ghost Rider films and a planned sequel was cancelled. The film rights to the character were reverted to Marvel Studios shortly thereafter,

Olaf Stapledon (2,237 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

William Olaf Stapledon (10 May 1886 – 6 September 1950) – known as Olaf Stapledon – was a British philosopher and author of science fiction. In 2014, he

American Pastoral (1,783 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

100 Best Novels, a list covering the period between 1923 and 2005. The film rights to it were later optioned, though a film version was not made until 2016

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (3,847 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"done" with the Ghost Rider films and a planned sequel was cancelled. The film rights to the character were reverted to Marvel Studios shortly thereafter,

Cowboys & Aliens (7,049 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

in April 1997, when Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures bought film rights to a concept pitched by Rosenberg which he described as a graphic novel

Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane ~The Lost Hiroshi~ (761 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

by Odex in Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei before Crayon Shin-chan's film rights were transitioned to Taiwan-based Company Muse Communication in 2020

Inkheart (1,751 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the release of the first Inkheart novel, New Line Cinema bought the film rights to all three books for a film adaptation. The film is directed by Iain

Leaving Las Vegas (2,557 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

narrative perspective. O'Brien died from suicide after signing away the film rights to the novel. Leaving Las Vegas was filmed in super 16 mm instead of

Snapshot (novella) (451 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

thrill of the story. I can’t recommend it enough" MGM have announced the film rights of the novella. In addition, Broken Road Productions and Film 360 are

Bedknobs and Broomsticks (4,954 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Bedknobs and Broomsticks entered development when the negotiations for the film rights to Mary Poppins (1964) were placed on hold. When the rights were acquired

Soul Catcher (novel) (438 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

their journey together. In 2014 producer Dimitri Villard acquired the film rights to the novel. After his young sister is brutally raped by white loggers

List of Disney theatrical animated feature films (6,902 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Disneytoon Studios) and the studio's distribution unit, which acquires film rights from outside animation studios to release films under the Walt Disney

The Fox and the Hound (4,792 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

performing the orchestration. Walt Disney Productions first obtained the film rights to the novel by Daniel P. Mannix in 1967; however, actual development

List of Universal Pictures theatrical animated feature films (1,529 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

shows and direct-to-video films. The studio's distribution unit acquires film rights from outside animation studios to release films under the Universal Pictures

The Enemy Within (Kennedy book) (253 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

No. 1 Enemy (1994, p. 161). In 1961, Twentieth Century Fox bought the film rights to The Enemy Within. "Robert F. Kennedy". Retrieved 18 November 2015

The Devil in the White City (1,223 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

serial killer in the United States. Leonardo DiCaprio purchased the film rights in 2010. The concept has since been in development hell. The Devil in

The Green Berets (film) (3,457 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Johnson and the United States Department of Defense. John Wayne bought the film rights to Robin Moore's book for $35,000 and 5% of undefined profits of the

The Smurfs (film) (5,445 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Movies, until Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation obtained the film rights in 2008. On a production budget of $110 million, filming began in March

The Pulse of Danger (158 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

by Chinese forces. Cleary visited the region as part of his research. Film rights were bought by Sydney Box but no movie was made. Chis Wordsworth, 'Airy

Dangerous World Tour (2,987 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

filmed for broadcast on the HBO network on October 10. Jackson sold the film rights for the concert for $20 million, then the highest amount for a concert

Spectre (2015 film) (12,706 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

McClory and Fleming were embroiled in lengthy legal disputes over the film rights to the novel; Spectre is the first film to feature these elements since

The Maze Runner (film) (5,452 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Development of The Maze Runner began in January 2011 when Fox purchased the film rights to Dashner's novel with Gotham Group, Temple Hill Entertainment, TSG

The Terry Fox Story (1,074 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Terry Fox Story is a 1983 Canadian-American biographical film of Canadian amputee and runner Terry Fox. It was written by Howard Hume, John Kastner

List of James Bond films (7,546 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Bond spoof Casino Royale in 1967. A legal case ensured that the film rights to the novel Thunderball were held by Kevin McClory, as he, Fleming and

Sonia Orwell (1,059 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

propaganda purposes. Soon after her husband's death, Sonia sold the film rights to Animal Farm to the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). This

Platinum Studios (2,687 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Morancho — translated from a Spanish comic called Mal Chance: Lola; film rights sold to producer Tony Krantz in 2009 Super Larry (2008), created by Scott

The Fantastic Four (unreleased film) (2,369 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Eichinger, it was made to allow Eichinger to keep the Fantastic Four film rights. It was not released officially, although pirated copies have circulated

Supergirl (1984 film) (4,058 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

ultimately led producers Alexander and Ilya Salkind to sell the Superman film rights to The Cannon Group, Inc. in 1986. Its first DVD release was by the independent

Smurfs: The Lost Village (3,425 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

distributed by Sony Pictures, as Paramount Pictures would later acquire the film rights to the franchise in 2021 to produce an upcoming Smurfs musical film,

Untold Story (novel) (269 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

written by Lydia. In May 2011, it was reported that Ali had sold the film rights to British production company Cloud Eight Films. Ali claimed in 2022

Production company (2,502 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

under the packaging model similar to Alloy while also moving to get film rights from Dunne's published author. Also that year, Random House changed their

Doctor Dolittle (1967 film) (5,228 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

the early 1960s, actress-turned-producer Helen Winston acquired the film rights, but did not succeed in producing a film. In 1963, producer Arthur P

The Magnificent Yankee (1950 film) (508 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

starring role in a sound film. A grateful Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer purchased the film rights to the play specifically for Calhern in appreciation for his consistently

Woody Allen filmography (1,036 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

based on previous stage plays of his to which he had already sold the film rights, notably 1972's successful film Play it Again, Sam from the 1969 play

Red Chillies Entertainment (4,504 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Red Chillies Entertainments Private Limited, doing business as Red Chillies Entertainment is an Indian visual effects, production and distribution company

Shannara (3,219 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Assassin (2019) The Last Druid (2020) In 2007, Warner Bros. optioned the film rights to the Shannara universe for producer Dan Farah, but the rights deal

The Sword in the Stone (1963 film) (5,136 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

to be released in Walt Disney's lifetime. Disney first acquired the film rights to the novel in 1939, and there were various attempts at developing the

Random House Studio (910 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

development at the same time. Random House Films soon acquired the book and film rights to One Day from writer David Nicholls, allowing for simplified parallel

Bedara Kannappa (1,132 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Gubbi Veeranna Nataka Company before it became a Kannada film. The film rights of the play were later bought by A. V. Meiyappan of AVM Productions.

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (3,153 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

critical and commercial reception. Marvel Studios eventually reclaimed the film rights of the characters, along with the X-Men and Deadpool, after the acquisition

Deadpool (film) (14,732 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Following the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney, the character's film rights were returned to Marvel Studios alongside the X-Men and the Fantastic

Prey (novel) (1,374 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

dynamics and host-parasite coevolution are also at the heart of the novel. Film rights to the book were purchased by 20th Century Fox. The novel is narrated

Time for Elizabeth (294 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

down the pen and put back the moustachio any time he pleases." However, film rights were sold to Warner Bros for $500,000. The play toured as a summer stock

The Sisters Brothers (1,500 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"slightly sketched-in, dangerously close to a film treatment." The film rights for the novel were sold to actor John C. Reilly's production company

The Nexus Trilogy (2,143 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Apex, was published in 2014, and won the 2015 Philip K. Dick Award. The film rights to Nexus were purchased by Paramount in 2013. Samantha Cataranes (Sam)

Jurassic Park (film) (13,695 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Before Crichton's novel was published, four studios put in bids for its film rights. With the backing of Universal Pictures, Spielberg acquired the rights

Jurassic Park (film) (13,695 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Before Crichton's novel was published, four studios put in bids for its film rights. With the backing of Universal Pictures, Spielberg acquired the rights

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (3,963 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the new copyright owner of the Doc Savage brand, failed to secure the film rights from the estate of Lester Dent. By the time the legal issues had been

The Nexus Trilogy (2,143 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Apex, was published in 2014, and won the 2015 Philip K. Dick Award. The film rights to Nexus were purchased by Paramount in 2013. Samantha Cataranes (Sam)

Ernest Cline (1,438 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

war to the Crown Publishing Group (a division of Random House). The film rights to the novel were sold the following day, to Warner Bros., with Cline

The Eye of the Tiger (novel) (174 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

islands of the Indian Ocean and in England and the waters offshore. Film rights were bought by producer Michael Klinger who had made two films based

Venom (2018 film) (14,279 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

featuring the non-Spider-Man Marvel characters that the studio possessed film rights to. Sony also intended for the Venom film to share the world of Marvel

James Swallow (2,823 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

more. He lives and works in London. In 2022, Capstone Pictures acquired film rights for the Marc Dane series. Nomad (2016), audiobook (2016) Exile (2017)

Inkheart series (2,023 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

translation by Anthea Bell in October 2008. In 2004, Funke sold the film rights to all three books to New Line Cinema; thus far, the first book has been

The 5th Wave (film) (3,803 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Development began in March 2012, when Columbia Pictures picked up the film rights to the trilogy of novels, with Graham King's production company GK Films

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1,831 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

under the pseudonym of R.A. Dick. In 1945, 20th Century Fox bought the film rights to the novel, published only in the United Kingdom at that time. It was

Anna and the King of Siam (film) (1,637 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Darryl F. Zanuck read Landon's book in galleys and immediately bought the film rights. The story mainly concerns the culture clash of the Imperialist Victorian

The Lego Movie (franchise) (6,199 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

as part of a 5-year deal following the termination of Warner Bros.' film rights with Lego at the end of 2019. All four films in the franchise were produced

Fifty Shades (novel series) (2,972 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

authors with earnings of $95 million, which included $5 million for the film rights to Fifty Shades of Grey. In spite of the success, the books have also

Inspector Gadget 2 (1,338 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

rights to DIC Entertainment, as Disney currently owns the live-action film rights to Inspector Gadget. Unlike the first film (which has a serious and darker

The Shawshank Redemption (11,937 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and James Whitmore appear in supporting roles. Darabont purchased the film rights to King's story in 1987, but development did not begin until five years

The Railway Children (1970 film) (3,303 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

was released to cinemas in the United Kingdom on 21 December 1970. The film rights were bought by Jeffries. It was his directorial debut and he wrote the

The Night of January 16th (film) (1,138 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

attempt to clear her as a suspect. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer optioned the film rights to the play in 1934 and hired Rand to work on the screenplay, but they

Raintree County (film) (2,832 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

and Lee Marvin. In July 1947, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer had purchased the film rights of Ross Lockridge Jr.'s unpublished manuscript for Raintree County for

Nude Nuns with Big Guns (969 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Nude Nuns with Big Guns is a 2010 nunsploitation vigilante action film directed by Joseph Guzman and starring Asun Ortega, David Castro, and Perry D'Marco

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (3,048 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

have been nominated for various teen literary and reader's awards. The film rights to the series have been bought by AMPCO Films. The main story arc charts

The Death of Artemio Cruz (803 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Death of Artemio Cruz (Spanish: La muerte de Artemio Cruz, pronounced [aɾˈtemjo ˈkɾus]) is an historical fiction novel published in 1962 by Mexican

P. L. Travers (3,891 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

on Disney's efforts to persuade Travers to sell him the Mary Poppins film rights was released in 2013, Saving Mr. Banks, in which Travers is portrayed

Tolkien Estate (1,158 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Tolkien sold film rights to Lord of the Rings to avoid taxman". The Times 15 December 2002 (retrieved 2018-05-23). "Tolkien sold film rights for £10,000"

Christopher Moore (author) (868 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

According to his interview in the June 2007 issue of Writer's Digest, the film rights to Moore's first novel, Practical Demonkeeping (1992), were purchased

World War Z (film) (7,617 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Mireille Enos and James Badge Dale. Pitt's Plan B Entertainment secured the film rights to Brooks' novel in 2007, and Straczynski was approached to write and

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (11,182 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Pictures and Marvel Studios initiated a deal to share the Spider-Man film rights and reboot the character within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU),

Room Service (play) (252 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

for a short run of 16 performances in 1953. RKO Pictures purchased the film rights for a then-record $225,000 and used it as the basis for the Marx Brothers

Veronica Roth (1,747 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

publishing rights sold before she graduated from college in 2010 and the film rights sold mid-March 2011, before the novel was printed in April 2011. Her

Christopher Forbes (437 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

from the UK market following legal action by Michael Broadbent. The film rights to both the book and a New Yorker article about the scandal have been

List of HBO international channels (3,669 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

territories of Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, therefore film rights for the international channels must be licensed separately. HBO Brazil

Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1,424 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

titular character's origins. 20th Century Fox had previously acquired film rights to the character from Universal. The film was produced by The Harvey

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (film) (1,199 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Lord were interested in securing the film rights before the novel's publication, but in November 1949, the film rights were sold to William Schiffrin, an

Lonely Road (film) (622 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

studio, and was pleased to see the film made (though the payment for film rights was not large by American standards). Commander Malcolm Stevenson proposes

Ida Makes a Movie (1,710 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

introduced to the book via the school's librarian, and purchased the film rights from Chorao for $200. The film led to a series of further short films

List of Sony theatrical animated feature films (1,160 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the studio's distribution unit Sony Pictures Releasing, which acquires film rights from outside animation studios to release films under the Columbia Pictures

The Case of the Curious Bride (808 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Bros announced they bought the film rights in May 1934. The same month they announced they had purchased the film rights to Captain Blood, which would

Evita (1996 film) (7,732 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

telling Stigwood that he "didn't want to do back-to-back musicals". The film rights to Evita became the subject of a bidding war among Warner Bros., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Rock of Ages (2012 film) (4,817 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Speedwagon, and others. After the success of the stage musical, the film rights were sold to Warner Bros. and New Line in early 2009. Shankman was confirmed

Dollar Baby (2,776 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

have written (not the novels, that would be ridiculous), so long as the film rights are still mine to assign. I ask them to sign a paper promising that no

The Historian (5,614 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the 2005 Quill Award for Debut Author of the Year. Sony has bought the film rights and, as of 2007, was planning an adaptation. How these papers have been

Barbarella (film) (6,518 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

to direct Barbarella after producer Dino De Laurentiis purchased the film rights to the comic series. Vadim attempted to cast several actresses in the

Sea Shepherd II (166 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

campaigns in Canada. She was acquired in 1980 with money received for the film rights to the story of the Sierra campaign, and replaced the nearly identical

List of Sony theatrical animated feature films (1,160 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the studio's distribution unit Sony Pictures Releasing, which acquires film rights from outside animation studios to release films under the Columbia Pictures

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purchased the film rights to Thy Neighbor's Wife for $2.5 million, which at the time was the largest amount ever paid for film rights to any book. At

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Del Ruth was interested in the film rights but stepped aside when Mike Todd expressed interest. Todd bought the film rights for $100,000 but then had financial

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project to be in limbo until the 2000s. BBC Films eventually purchased the film rights to the novel and Haythe rewrote the screenplay. Winslet read the script

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about the biggest LSD drugs bust (in Wales's history); Rhys bought the film rights in December 2010. Set to star in the upcoming FX's TV show Wyrd and also

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introduced to the book via the school's librarian, and purchased the film rights from Chorao for $200. The film led to a series of further short films

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development since the mid-1980s, until Paramount Pictures acquired the film rights in April 2005 on behalf of Marvel Studios. Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua

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effort to get the film made in 1975. It took them two years to obtain the film rights, after which they recruited Schwarzenegger for the lead role and Stone

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but has since been updated and published in 2011 by Vintage Books. The film rights have been picked up by Mandalay Pictures. Syrup (1999), ISBN 0-14-029187-3

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their development. Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson obtained the film rights from Bud Yorkin. Ridley Scott stepped down as the film's initial director

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assistant By early 2012, several Hollywood studios were keen to obtain film rights to The New York Times bestselling Fifty Shades trilogy of novels. Warner

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2009 through 2012) after Marvel decided to cancel the title due to a film rights dispute with 20th Century Fox and declining sales. The storyline involves

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adaptations would be made for Netflix. C. S. Lewis did not sell the film rights to the Narnia series during his lifetime, as he was skeptical that any

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Wasserman, and was a massive hit, running for 680 performances; the film rights were sold for over $450,000. (It was the basis of the 1947 film Dear

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novel was successful enough to lead to a series of John Lange novels. Film rights were sold in 1969, but no movie resulted. The second Lange novel, Scratch

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Pictures, now had the Namor film rights. On July 18, 2014, Kevin Feige told IGN in an interview that the Namor film rights were not with Universal and

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committed suicide. Six months after the film's release in 2003, the film rights were purchased by Bill Block for an American remake. The American version

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Century Fox license the film rights in 1994. After the success of Men in Black in 1997, Columbia Pictures licensed the film rights of Spider-Man in 1999

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1969, around the time film rights were bought for Crichton's The Andromeda Strain, independent producer Sam Roy bought the film rights to Odds On. However

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received writing credit, after which he sold The Wonderful Wizard of Oz film rights to Samuel Goldwyn. His attempt to trademark the Oz name distanced him

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2017 and took place in New Orleans. Months later, Neon acquired the film rights with Gozie AGBO, before being joined by 30West and Refinery29. Assassination

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next project to MGM president Dore Schary. MGM had already obtained the film rights, though they requested an extension as its moratorium would lapse by

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Soldier The film was based on a poem by Alfred Noyes written in 1906. Film rights were owned by James Burkett, who sold them to Monogram Pictures in 1946

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (film) (6,713 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

homicidal quest for the perfect scent. Producer Eichinger bought the film rights to Süskind's novel in 2000, and began writing the screenplay together

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Odd John: A Story Between Jest and Earnest is a 1935 science fiction novel by the British author Olaf Stapledon. The novel explores the theme of the Übermensch

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Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 24, 2012. "Fox Animation Acquires Film Rights to Sanrio's Mr. Men Little Miss Properties" (Press release). Business

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Award for Best Novel. The unabridged audiobook is read by Ray Porter. Film rights have been purchased by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Drew Goddard (who adapted

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is visited and told stories by a giant anthropomorphic yew tree. The film rights to Ness' novel were acquired by Focus Features in March 2014, after which

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serving in the Army Air Force during World War II. Jack Schwarz bought the film rights in 1947. Ernest Tubb as himself Lori Talbott as Helen The Texas Troubadours

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(Tweet). Retrieved August 8, 2023 – via Twitter. "DreamWorks Acquires Film Rights to Terry Pratchett's Bromeliad Trilogy". WriteNews.com. May 2, 2001.

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whose film rights they still owned. Marvel was then bought by Disney in 2009, but could not use the X-Men or other mutants, as their film rights still

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Publishers Weekly and The New York Times the month it was published, and film rights to the story were purchased by producer Scott Rudin and Paramount Pictures

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ADV Films producing the dub yet again. Mandalay Pictures acquired the film rights to the series in 2009. At Anime USA 2009, Funimation announced that it

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Carolco Pictures, with whom Pakula had a first-look agreement, secured the film rights for $1.3 million. Initial plans outlined John Grisham drafting the first

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copyright loophole. When he sold the film rights to The Graduate in the 1960s, Webb also surrendered the film rights to any sequels. If he were to publish

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were originally purchased by Whoopi Goldberg. Goldberg acquired the film rights after reading the novel while in Toronto starring in Norman Jewison’s

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De Ratelrat (1987). Verstappen stopped directing films and focused on film rights, founding an organization to secure authors' copyrights. In 1992 he was

Atuk (1,138 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

planned in the beginning of the 1970s by Norman Jewison, who purchased the film rights. Another adaptation was to have been shot in 1988. Although numerous

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called The Will, was published in 2000. Kiss's Gene Simmons optioned the film rights to The Will shortly after its publication. Since then, Arvin has published

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Pandorum. In March 2010, it was announced that Christian Alvart secured the film rights for Captain Future and was working on a live-action adaptation in 3D

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III (1983) making film adaptations of comic books a low priority. The film rights were then acquired by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus of The Cannon Group

Song of the South (8,555 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

some time. In 1939 he began negotiating with the Harris family for the film rights, and in 1944, filming for Song of the South began. The studio constructed

In This Our Life (novel) (339 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

selfish and trivial gratifications." In 1941 Warner Brothers purchased the film rights for $40,000 and quickly began casting the film In This Our Life. In the

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received mixed reviews from critics. Since 1998, Rodriguez has owned the film rights to Mike Allred's off-beat comic Madman. The two have hinted at the project

Delgo (2,516 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

losing an estimated $46 million. 20th Century Fox later acquired the film rights for international and domestic home media distribution. Delgo was the

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Mumbai Mirror reported that Warner Bros. had negotiated to retain the film rights until 2015, fuelling speculation that a film adaptation of Shantaram

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Fisher. It won the 2016 Audie Award for "Audiobook of the Year". The film rights were acquired before the book was published, in 2014, by DreamWorks Pictures

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March 1951, de Rochemont's production company purchased the animated film rights to George Orwell's Animal Farm, and de Rochemont was heavily involved

The Bourne Identity (2002 film) (4,586 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

agent Henry Morrison's company Windwood/Glen Productions purchased the film rights to the novel shortly after its publication. Morrison left the company

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cast album (through Columbia Records). Warner Bros. then purchased the film rights from CBS in February 1962 for the then-unprecedented sum of $5.5 million

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Darby Jones as Darby Richard Ainley as Worthing In 1930, Gordon sold the film rights to British International Pictures (BIP) for £15,000. The company then

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but did not leave the planning stage until Sony Pictures acquired the film rights in 2013. Fowler was brought in to direct in 2016. After Sony put the

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on the Sci-Fi Channel. The character's film rights, along with the other Marvel characters whose film rights were previously acquired by Artisan Entertainment

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was launched on the Zee Cine Awards. Gada-owned Pen India acquired the film rights from Reliance Entertainment while & Pictures acquired 50 per cent equity

James and the Giant Peach (film) (2,514 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Felicity Dahl, Roald's widow and executor of his estate, began offering film rights to the book in the summer in 1992; among those interested included Steven

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portrayal of government's response to the unfolding worldwide crisis. The film rights were sold to MGM; the 1970 film, No Blade of Grass, was produced and

Jaws (novel) (4,837 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

David Brown read the novel before its publication and purchased the film rights, selecting Steven Spielberg to direct the movie adaptation. Jaws, the

Nobody Runs Forever (650 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

August 1966 Cleary said Frank Sinatra was interested in buying the film rights. Film rights were sold in December 1966. Filmed in Australia and London, this

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for Broadway. Later, Salinger's agents received bids for the Catcher film rights from Harvey Weinstein and Steven Spielberg, neither of which was even

The Physician (1,186 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

translation. Its European success caused its subsequent sequelization. The film rights to the book were purchased. It is the year 1020. Rob Cole is the eldest

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on sale, it sold over one million copies. Columbia Pictures purchased film rights in 2007, and a theatrical adaptation of the book premiered on February

A Dog's Purpose (992 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Journey, following the same dog after the events of the previous book. The film rights of the book were bought by DreamWorks. A film of the same name was released

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal (789 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

producer-director Peter Douglas (with Vincent Pictures) optioned the film rights to the novel. Biff is resurrected in the 20th century to complete missing

Magic (novel) (314 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

was so moved by it. Producer Joseph E. Levine paid $1 million for the film rights and to do the screenplay. The novel was well-received. Magic (1978),

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the film rights of Charlotte's Web in hopes of producing a feature-length animated adaptation. E. B. White, who had liked the Hubleys, sold the film rights

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Burroughs sold the film rights to William Parson for $5,000 plus stock worth $50,000 plus 10% of the gross, in a period when film rights were normally sold

The 39 Clues (8,031 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

is Scholastic Press in the United States. Steven Spielberg acquired film rights to the series in June 2008, and a film based on the books was set to

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By 1971, Commonwealth United was $80 million in debt. The company's film rights, foreign and domestic, were acquired by National Telefilm Associates

The Sun Also Rises (1957 film) (1,932 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Cunningham as Harris Danik Patisson as Marie Robert Evans as Pedro Romero Film rights to the novel were sold in the late 1920s for a reported $10,000. These

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considered. In 2011, the stage musical's producer Cameron Mackintosh sold the film rights to Eric Fellner, who financed the film with Tim Bevan and Debra Hayward

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producer Robert Shaftel reportedly had the film rights, but in the following month it was clarified that the film rights had not yet been offered. Lew Grade

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along with Osborne. However, in November 2018, Netflix acquired the film rights and Melissa Cobb joined the production team. According to What’s On Netflix

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she had eventually acquired the US rights to the play. In securing the film rights, Griffith had to wrangle with Claxton, who for unknown reasons seems

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Following the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney, Deadpool's film rights were returned to Marvel Studios alongside the X-Men and the Fantastic

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later announcements stating that the series would comprise four books. Film rights to the series have been purchased by LD Entertainment and book rights

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executive at A&M Films. Malkovich and Halfon were both bidding for the film rights to author Don DeLillo's 1988 novel about Lee Harvey Oswald, Libra. A&M

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (1,655 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

things and utterly heartbreaking in discussing her past". In May 2017 the film rights were optioned by Reese Witherspoon's company Hello Sunshine. In December

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Goldman Stephen King as Minister Chuck Courtney as Bill Baterman The film rights were sold to George A. Romero in 1984 for $10,000. King had previously

Children of Blood and Bone (3,824 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

biggest young adult publishing deals ever, including preemptive sale of film rights to Fox 2000 Pictures. Debuting at number one on The New York Times Best

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producer Lydia Dean Pilcher's production company, Cine Mosaic, optioned the film rights to the novel. The film premiered as the opening film for the 69th Venice

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Cassandra. Disney ended up dropping the project, while still retaining film rights to the book, when Smith and the selected screenwriter Sally Benson did

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plans to adapt Barrie's play into an animated feature. He purchased the film rights from Paramount Pictures in 1938, and began preliminary development in

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theatrical release had a long and tumultuous production history. The film rights were originally purchased by Universal Pictures, who planned a theatrical

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Thangai; however, the idea was dropped after Natarajan objected. The film rights of Parasakthi were later bought by P. A. Perumal of National Pictures

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"Relativity Buys Film Rights to 'Bible Code' Series", IndieWire (online), New York, 4 November 2010. Kilday, Gregg. "Relativity Buys Film Rights to 'Bible Code'

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (4,854 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Meyers. The film's development began when Constantin Film optioned the film rights to the book series. Casting announcements started in 2010, with Collins

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from various distributors, along with internal studio GMA Pictures. Its film rights do not conflict with those of other film networks. Takilya Throwback

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based on Wasserman's play. Jack Nicholson had also tried to buy the film rights to the novel but was outbid by Douglas. Wasserman's 1963–1964 Broadway

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2001, Variety reported that Sedaris had sold the Me Talk Pretty One Day film rights to director Wayne Wang, who was adapting four stories from the book for

The Cannon Group, Inc. (6,303 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"marginally profitable" Commonwealth Theaters. Additionally, Cannon owned the film rights to Spider-Man, and planned to make a Spider-Man film in the mid-1980s

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2013, Nick Hirschkorn's production company Feel Films picked up the film rights, with Will Davies attached as screenwriter. The books are set 6000 years

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Felix William Goldman had written the novel Boys and Girls Together, the film rights to which had been optioned by producer Elliot Kastner. Kastner met with

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life when he returns to Nazareth from Egypt. Nowrasteh acquired the film rights in 2011, and wrote the script along with his wife Betsy Giffen. Chris

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central events were untrue. Prior to being exposed as a fabrication, the film rights to the book were purchased for $25 million by producer Harris Salomon

The Chamber (1996 film) (1,971 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

been big hits and producer Brian Grazer persuaded Universal to buy the film rights to The Chamber for $3.75 million before the book had even been written

H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds (The Asylum film) (1,768 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

overseas distribution since Paramount Pictures claims to own exclusive film rights of the War of the Worlds title in the European Union, but also derives

Matt Helm (1,513 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

republished by Titan Books. In 1965, Columbia Pictures acquired the film rights to eight Matt Helm novels. A five-film parody or spoof spy movie series

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production against a co-production agreement. In 2016, PalmStar purchased the film rights of the Paulo Coelho novel The Alchemist for $6.5 million. Initially,

List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films (16,459 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

unable to secure a certain actor to reprise a role, or re-acquire the film rights to a character, such as was done in February 2015 with Spider-Man. Marvel

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the property in 2009) and New Line Cinema (the original Mortal Kombat film rights holder became a division/label of the larger studio in 2008), which declined

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Surprised Who Before his death in 1991, Dr. Seuss refused offers to sell the film rights to his books. After his death, his widow Audrey Geisel agreed to several

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for Warner". Variety. Retrieved October 17, 2009. "DreamWorks Acquires Film Rights to Terry Pratchett's Bromeliad Trilogy". WriteNews.com. May 2, 2001.

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Wall's writing style. Sharp Independent and Killer Films optioned the film rights shortly after its publication and discussed possibly creating a movie

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attempts included 20th Century Fox, which paid Goldman $500,000 for the film rights and to do a screenplay in 1973. Richard Lester was signed to direct and

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as Principal Caden. In May 2000, Film4 Productions acquired feature film rights to Alice Sebold's novel The Lovely Bones, when it was a half-written

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an X-Men screenplay in 1984 when Orion Pictures held an option on the film rights, but development stalled when Orion began facing financial troubles.

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which had all expressed interest in the film rights. The deal, reportedly one of the most expensive film rights acquisitions, was negotiated between Endeavor

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took two years to complete and was published in 1997. Disney bought the film rights for $1.6 million and the novel reached no. 5 in The Sunday Times Bestseller

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historical and contemporary. In 2021, Malcolm-Jamal Warner acquired the film rights to his book Freedom Shore about Tunis Campbell and other freedmen in

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John Wayne and Wayne became interested in purchasing the film rights. However, film rights went to 20th Century Fox, who had a deal with Clark Gable

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novel by Charles Mercer, Rachel Cade, published by G. P. Putnam's Sons. Film rights were bought prior to publication by William Dozier who was head of production

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died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound within weeks of signing away the film rights to the novel. Peterson, Kristen (May 27, 2008). "Sister's story about

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names of some characters. The Broadway version was budgeted at $150,000. Film rights were sold to 20th Century Fox for $300,000. Fox "made a down payment

Young Samurai (248 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Samurai series had sold to over 16 different territories. The TV and film rights have been acquired by Coolabi. Young Samurai: The Way of the Warrior

Diane (1956 film) (743 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

manuscript called "Diane de Poitiers" by John Erskine, who died in 1951. Film rights were bought in 1939 by producer Edwin H Knopf, story editor for Sam Goldwyn

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write and direct. The project did not move forward and the character's film rights had reverted to Marvel Studios by June 2006. Johansson was cast in the

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Fight Club, interest began to build about adapting Survivor to film. The film rights to Survivor were sold in early 2001, but no movie studio had committed

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optioned the film rights, with comedy director Chris Weitz reported to be signing on to helm the project for Columbia Pictures. The film rights eventually

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Development for the film began in January 2011 when Fox purchased the film rights to Dashner's novel The Maze Runner. Principal photography began in Baton

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well be his nicest". In 1946, 20th Century Fox offered $25,000 for the film rights to A Room with a View, but Forster did not hold cinema in high regard

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Janet Tao Jennifer Edwards as Lydia Barrett John Hillerman as Jenkins Film rights were bought in August 1968 by A&M Productions, the production company

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after reading the first few chapters he stated that he wanted to buy the film rights. Krabbé initially offered to write the script for Sluizer after he had

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July 2013. Manry, Gia (20 October 2010). "Universal, Illumination Get Film Rights for Urasawa's Pluto Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original

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Samurai series had sold to over 16 different territories. The TV and film rights have been acquired by Coolabi. Young Samurai: The Way of the Warrior

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settlement of a dispute over a different project, Nicholson received the film rights and reportedly kept it out of distribution. In 2005, with Nicholson's

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Pictures Entertainment was in negotiations with Yellow Bird about the film rights according to Yellow Bird Managing Director Mikael Wallén. Steve Zaillian

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himself back into God's good graces before the end of the world. The film rights have been sold. The book was provided with a "soundtrack" by Duncan's

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the story intrigued Jacobs, who bought the film rights immediately. After optioning the novel's film rights, Jacobs spent over three years trying to persuade

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significant portion of Superman II, Alexander Salkind, who had bought the film rights to the character, removed Donner from production on the sequel and replaced

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the success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Disney purchased the film rights to Carroll's book with Sir John Tenniel's illustrations. A script and

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another adventure. Producer William L. Snyder of Rembrandt Films had the film rights to Tolkien's work from 1964 to 1967 and intended to make a feature-length

CHAOS: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties (804 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

On July 19, 2019, Variety reported that Amazon Studios purchased the film rights to the book. Before CHAOS was published, an adaptation of O'Neill's story

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emerged that there were fourteen prizes. In 2005, it was reported that film rights for A Treasure's Trove had been acquired by Cruise/Wagner Productions

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by Justin Cronin. There are three published books in the series. The film rights were acquired by Fox Entertainment Group in 2007 for adaptation into

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The Forgotten Soldier (1965), originally published in French as Le soldat oublié, is an account by Guy Sajer (pseudonym of Guy Mouminoux) of his experiences

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Maison as Sally Martin, and Gil Maison as Teddy Martin. Fox bought the film rights for $150,000. The play was later adapted into the 1946 film Doll Face

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Office had condemned the novel, but within a month of its publication the film rights had been purchased by 20th Century Fox. The film on its release was initially

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narrative powers are not up to his descriptive ones." Sam Katzman bought the film rights in 1955. The lead role was given to James Darren, who had recently been

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production company, Waterman Entertainment. In 2011, the company gained film rights for Strikeforce: Morituri from creator Peter B. Gillis expected to be

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design of the Norris-Menchen flamethrower. He also owned the original film rights to the Arsène Lupin detective novels by Maurice Leblanc, which he sold

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In February 2015, Marvel Studios and Sony reached a deal to share the film rights for Spider-Man, integrating the character into the established MCU. The

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Shadowmancer is a fantasy novel by G. P. Taylor, first published privately in 2002. It is a Christian allegory in the form of a fantasy adventure, akin

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antagonist. The connection to the novel led to a legal dispute over film rights with the Selig Polyscope Company, producers of a 1915 film adaptation

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adaptation but quickly departed the project. Columbia Pictures held on to the film rights to the novel, and considered either Arthur Penn or François Truffaut

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be told. In 1956, German producer Wolfgang Liebeneiner purchased the film rights for $9,000 (equivalent to $101,000 in 2023), hired George Hurdalek and

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Disney Productions, was informed by Baum's estate that they had sold the film rights to the first book to Samuel Goldwyn, who re-sold it to Louis B. Mayer

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producers Dave Mortell and David Harb[citation needed] acquired the film rights to produce a film adaptation of Mama Black Widow. In 2008 Mos Def was

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broke through with The Strangers. In May 2012 FilmDistrict acquired the film rights to what would become Oculus. Soon after, the film released on April 11

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writing for the 2016 television series Designated Survivor. In 2013, the film rights to a suspense novel published by Little, Brown and Company that Guggenheim

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Guantánamo Diary is a 2015 memoir written by Mohamedou Ould Slahi, whom the United States held, without charge, for fourteen years. Slahi was one of the

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Carnahan for a film based on "Born Again". On October 10, the Daredevil film rights reverted to Marvel Studios. Elements of the "Born Again" story arc are

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Dae-myung. In January 2017, it was announced that Fox 2000 had acquired the film rights for an American remake of the 2015 film, with Emilia Clarke set to play

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20th Century Fox announced in July 2019 that they have acquired the film rights to "The Mysteries of Harris Burdick" with Rafe Judkins as screenwriter

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blocked a paperback edition in the United Kingdom and, when he sold the film rights to Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli, they were permitted to use

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production did not occur but Thom transformed his play into a film script. Film rights were bought by Sam Katzman, who procured financing from AIP. Jennifer

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National Association of Science Writers' Science in Society Award and its film rights were recently optioned. Bass was a longtime medical and science writer

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Daredevil (2003), although he works for the New York Post instead, as the film rights to the Daily Bugle were owned by Columbia Pictures at the time. The Daily

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for the 2014 Man Booker Prize and won the 2014 Gordon Burn Prize. The film rights were acquired by the actor and director Mark Rylance, who also read a

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Paramount in 1935 as a vehicle for George Raft. They still retained the film rights in 1941, when Alan Ladd impressed Paramount executives while shooting

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in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian author of horror fiction. The film rights to her book, A Dry Spell, were purchased by Cruise/Wagner Productions

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the production of the True-Life Adventures series. At the time, the film rights were owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and King Brothers Productions. In November

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Cain, noted mainly for his mystery novels, was paid $8,000 for the film rights to his story "Two Can Sing". "Full Synopsis for Wife, Husband and Friend

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announced that a film based on Creepy Crawlers is in development. The film rights were acquired by Paramount Pictures. It's scheduled to be produced by

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wrote his undergraduate senior thesis on the novel and once held the film rights to it. With Daniel J. Goor, Schur created the cop comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine

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The Big Bang Theory producer Mona Garcea. After Kingdom acquired the film rights to NFL quarterback Kurt Warner's life story, interviews, and memoir,

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of Home" which was based on a true story. Marlon Brando optioned the film rights for his production company Pennebaker, intending to make it as a co-production

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("Six") In June 1998, it was announced that 20th Century Fox had acquired film rights to I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb, with Clinica Estetico producing

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learned about Fengler's deal with Eckelkamp and the overselling of the film rights. He felt deceived and broke with his longtime collaborator Fengler. He

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Magalona. Development began in April 2015 when Star Cinema picked up the film rights of the book, originally billed by Jane Oineza, Joshua Garcia and Manolo

If It Bleeds (1,051 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

10, 2020, Deadline Hollywood reported that Netflix had acquired the film rights to Mr. Harrigan's Phone, produced by Blumhouse Productions and Ryan Murphy

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Century Film Corporation, along with the Spider-Man and Captain America film rights (held by Cannon), over to Israeli filmmaker Menahem Golan as part of

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Valentine, is an American author. In May 2014, it was announced that film rights to Vega's book The Merciless had been purchased by Lionsgate Films and

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at the midpoint of Trevor's career and led to a bidding war over its film rights. Pilot Frank Towns and navigator Lew Moran are ferrying a mixed bag of

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Riverhead Books, a Penguin Group imprint, in 1998. Warner Bros. optioned the film rights while the novel was in manuscript and hired Monahan to write the screenplay

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Was Raised as a Girl. The book was a New York Times bestseller and the film rights were bought by director Peter Jackson. Reimer took his life in 2004.

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journalism website Invisible Dog issued a press release stating that the film rights to the book Kelong Kings were optioned by Gianni Nunnari's Hollywood

List of Tomb Raider media (3,361 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

with Vikander returning as Croft but it was later canceled with the film rights reverted to the game company and prompted a bidding war among studios

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between MGM and Sony, Sony acquired MGM's interest in the Spider-Man film rights, while Danjaq bought out the rights to the novel Casino Royale. Following

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over 30 languages. In 2013, Hunger Games producer Nina Jacobson secured film rights to Crazy Rich Asians. The film was released in the United States on August

Jessica Townsend (686 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

won the 2018 Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Younger Fiction. Film rights to Nevermoor were sold to 20th Century Fox in 2016. Screenwriter Drew

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the first six months of publication. It went on to sell millions more. Film rights were sold to Robert Clark of Associated British for £30,000, though a

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(she reportedly sold the film rights for Ship of Fools for $500,000). Producer David O. Selznick was after the film rights; but United Artists, who owned

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1927. By June 1932, Roy Disney was first interested in acquiring the film rights to the Alice books, which, as he learned, were in the public domain.

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have grossed over $900 million. In May 2019, New Line Cinema acquired film rights to the television series Three's Company with Kohn and Silverstein to

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Eichinger and Fox signed a deal with Marvel to extend the control of the film rights for another two years, with a summer 2001 release planned, and hiring

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published in 2021) Feniks (Dead Before Dying) was the first novel for which film rights were awarded. The screenplay, written by South African writer Johann

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McClory a deal, settling out of court. McClory gained the literary and film rights for the screenplay, while Fleming was given the rights to the novel,

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unauthorized adaptation of Bukowski's Ham on Rye, to which Humphris had the film rights. The lawsuit was eventually settled in October 2014. As of 2024, the

Under Milk Wood (1972 film) (791 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

In December 2012 the director of the film, Andrew Sinclair, gave the film rights to the people of Wales. Cinema of Wales List of Welsh films Chapman,

Eon Productions (1,546 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

trade deal that saw Sony acquiring MGM's interest in the Spider-Man film rights. The copyrights and trademarks for the film properties which began with

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back the film rights which were originally sold several years prior. Through Kickstarter, McGee managed to fund the cost of the film rights ($100,000)

Paul à Québec (264 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

approached La Pastèque, Rabagliati's publisher, to inquire about optioning film rights to Paul à Quebec. Sicotte won the Québec Cinéma award for Best Actor

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Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed is a 2008 American documentary-style propaganda film directed by Nathan Frankowski and starring Ben Stein. The film contends

Bessie (film) (1,516 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Foote purchased his screenplay back from Columbia and acquired the film rights from biographer Chris Albertson.[citation needed] In the early 1990s

Bloodline (1979 film) (1,159 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Sheldon $1.25 million plus ten percent of the box office gross for the film rights to his novel before it was published. According to producer Sidney Beckerman

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2006 by Random House under the title Summer Crossing. As of 2013, the film rights to Summer Crossing had been purchased by actress Scarlett Johansson,

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raised concern with regard to how television rights to a story related to film rights to the same story. Warner Bros. produced the film The Letter (1940),

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not told during negotiations that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was buying the film rights. He discussed the adaptation in Omni's Screen Flights/Screen Fantasies

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Thomas Garrett C. Phillips In July 2020, Annapurna Pictures acquired the film rights to the then-unpublished Nightbitch, written by Rachel Yoder, with Amy

King of the Roaring '20s: The Story of Arnold Rothstein (831 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

best seller and several companies were interested in film rights. In October 1959, film rights were bought by Allied Artists, who had enjoyed a big commercial

Michael Jackson's This Is It (8,619 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

needed to create the film; Sony subsequently paid $60 million for the film rights. The film received generally positive reviews from both critics and Jackson

First Blood (4,883 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Stallone, 1985 In 1972, Lawrence Turman at Columbia Pictures bought the film rights to First Blood for $175,000. Richard Brooks was slated to direct, and

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heaven, to sing." In 1956, Paramount Pictures purchased the United States film rights, intending to produce an English-language version with Audrey Hepburn

The Right Approach (504 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Kanin's play The Live Wire which debuted on Broadway in August 1950. Film rights were bought by 20th Century Fox who originally announced it as a vehicle

The Scarlatti Inheritance (347 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

departments in the world. James Bond producer Albert R. Broccoli purchased film rights either before or shortly after publication. Broccoli asked Ludlum to

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of Playboy Magazine. Actress and comedian Kristen Wiig optioned the film rights for Clown Girl. The Stud Book gained attention for its "dead girl shots

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Harvey Entertainment Company and Saban Entertainment brought the Casper film rights and produced two direct-to-video films released by 20th Century Fox Home

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featuring Terry O'Quinn in the role of Malachi Constant. Vonnegut sold the film rights to Sirens of Titan to Jerry Garcia, guitarist and vocalist for rock band

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announced that Pistor had taken the property to Netflix who acquired the film rights to the book and screenplay to develop the animated feature film, with

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father whether Robin Hood had a son. Sanforth tracked down and bought the film rights to the novel. In April 1944 Sanforth had intention to make a series of

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the film began in 2015 after producer Jerry Bruckheimer acquired the film rights to the book and setted in up at Paramount Pictures, with Nathanson attached

There Shall Be No Night (606 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

published edition by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1940.: xxx Fox bought the film rights for $100,000. Katharine Cornell produced and starred in a television

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second-in-command, realized that unlike Spider-Man, Blade, and the X-Men, whose film rights were licensed to Sony, New Line Cinema, and Fox, respectively, Marvel

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ex-cop, in the 1975 film Syndicate Sadists. In 1972, Morrell sold the film rights to First Blood to Columbia Pictures, who in turn sold them to Warner

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Singapore, where it ran for several months. Her motive in selling the film rights was to pay for an operation in England for her adopted daughter who had

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Lampoon Grows Up By Dumbing Down". The New York Times. "J2 Sells Lampoon Film Rights". Newswatch. The Comics Journal. No. 146. Nov 1991. p. 34. IMDb, Title

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launched a lawsuit against the Korean film's producers for giving the film rights to Spielberg without their permission. Later in November 2009, it was

Girl, Interrupted (film) (3,809 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

of other studios to buy the film rights to Kaysen's memoir. Winona Ryder, who had also attempted to buy the film rights, ultimately partnered with producer

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and the previous Tarzan film was because MGM had originally let the film rights elapse after Tarzan Escapes. Independent producer Sol Lesser obtained

There Shall Be No Night (606 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

published edition by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1940.: xxx Fox bought the film rights for $100,000. Katharine Cornell produced and starred in a television

Richard K. Morgan (1,652 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

film rights were sold for a reported figure of $1,000,000 to film producer Joel Silver, enabling Morgan to become a full-time writer. The film rights

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Franklin, a producer and director at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, purchased the film rights to Felix Salten's novel Bambi, a Life in the Woods, intending to adapt

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copies on 12 September 2019. Sidney Kimmel Entertainment obtained the film rights to Billion Dollar Whale. A television adaptation is in the works, produced

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interest the market with their invention. Ufa acquired the German sound film rights for the Tri-Ergon process in 1925, but dropped the system when the public

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detailed on his website, but after a year the announcement was removed. The film rights have since been acquired by Warren Zide, the producer of American Pie

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translated into a number of languages. Alfred Hitchcock quickly bought the film rights. The Duke de Richleau receives a letter that is a code from his missing

The Ritual (novel) (1,040 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

is the winner of the 2012 August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel. Film rights to The Ritual were optioned by Stillking Films, before being passed to

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1946, where it was a hit. Director Sam Woods wanted to buy the film rights. Film rights were purchased by Sydney Box. There were plans to produce the play

Ballantine Books (1,730 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the paperback edition instead gave the book more publicity. After the film rights were sold to MGM, Robert Wise directed the 1954 film, nominated for four

Dear Ruth (304 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

starred John Dall. It was a big success, running for 680 performances. Film rights were sold for a reported $450,000 with the proviso that a movie not be

21 Laps Entertainment (875 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

company signed a first look deal with Netflix. "Fox Animation Acquires Film Rights to Sanrio's Mr. Men Little Miss Properties". Business Wire. January 27

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same name starring William Hurt and Amber Heard. On April 30, 2008, the film rights to The River Why became the subject of a lawsuit by Duncan alleging copyright

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Sarafina Dumisani Dlamini as Crocodile Producer Anant Singh acquired the film rights to the Broadway musical Sarafina! After no Hollywood studio was willing

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opportunity to produce a major film came in 1918, when they purchased the film rights for My Four Years in Germany, a bestselling novel depicting German wartime

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disappointed with Allen's final version of the script that she never again sold film rights to her work. The film includes gory images of whales being killed. It

Mr. Men (2,591 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

On 27 January 2015, Fox Animation confirmed that it had acquired the film rights to the Mr. Men Little Miss characters. No updates on the film have been

Magic (1978 film) (1,877 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Randolph as Sadie In March 1976, Joseph E. Levine had purchased the film rights to Goldman's novel for $1 million, with Goldman hired to write the screenplay

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mentor Spyros Skouras over the years, and when Alperson acquired the film rights to Somerset Maughan's The Razor's Edge he negotiated a deal to produce

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P. Dowd with Maureen Lipman as Veta. Universal Pictures acquired the film rights for a then record $1 million and the play was adapted for film by Chase

Watership Down (film) (3,885 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Hordern as Frith Joss Ackland as the Black Rabbit Michelle Price as Lucy Film rights were purchased by producer Martin Rosen. He did this with the assistance

Dreamgirls (5,000 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Geffen Records and one of the play's financiers, leased the Dreamgirls film rights to Warner Bros. in the 1980s through his Geffen Pictures company. Although

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In 2008, there was a report that Universal Pictures had picked up the film rights to the game, citing Universal's desire to "fast-track the project to

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director Oliver Stone was in negotiation with Dominique Lapierre for film rights to the book. In July 2009, a Jabalpur court restrained the publication

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squandered on a frail recipe that lacks his customary involvement." Film rights were bought by the son of Walter Mirisch but no movie resulted. Jon Cleary

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Jeffries both made over $100,000 from the purse, bonuses, and the sale of film rights. The film – The Johnson–Jeffries Fight – received more public attention

The Pleasure of His Company (873 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Ruggles as Mackenzie Savage Harold Fong as Toy Elvia Allman as Mrs. Mooney Film rights to the play were bought in February 1958 for $350,000 even before the

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knows that she is back home at last. Motown Productions acquired the film rights to The Wiz in 1977 and signed Stephanie Mills in anticipation of having

Michael Drosnin (1,328 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

contained real predictions. In May 1997, Warner Bros. Pictures acquired the film rights to The Bible Code. At the time of acquisition, "[t]he studio’s production

The Assassination Bureau (1,389 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Film rights were bought and in May 1966 United Artists announced that Burt Lancaster would star in the film. Lancaster, however, pulled out and film rights

When Knighthood Was in Flower (novel) (588 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

still being printed by the reprint publisher, Grosset & Dunlap, when the film rights were sold to Biograph Studios. It was sometimes known by the title When

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Robert Clark of Associated British proposed that his company purchase the film rights as a vehicle for Audrey Hepburn, whom they had under contract, and either

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directions." The novel was a best seller and 20th Century Fox bought the film rights for a reported $125,000. The studio assigned Saul David to produce and

Young Bond (3,055 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

more books before possibly considering it. Today, it is believed the film rights to James Bond on film reside exclusively with Danjaq, LLC, the parent

J2 Communications (904 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Newswatch. The Comics Journal. No. 148. Feb 1992. p. 23. "J2 Sells Lampoon Film Rights". Newswatch. The Comics Journal. No. 146. Nov 1991. p. 34. "National

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(in which Disney had held the film rights to). Clements and Musker were uninterested in the adaptation, and the film rights were transferred to Paramount

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the premiere of their film The Last Outpost in Tucson. They bought the film rights intending to make it a vehicle for Rhoda Fleming, as the last of a four-picture

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allegations. In April 2018, the film rights reverted to Miranda and Hudes. In May 2018, Warner Bros. Pictures acquired the film rights in a $50 million deal after

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book's appeal to young adult readers. In 2012 Shane Salerno acquired the film rights. The New York Times named The Lock Artist a Notable Crime Book of 2010

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in the TV documentary Vampire Princess. David O. Selznick bought the film rights to "Dracula's Guest" and later re-sold them to Universal Studios. Universal's

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series is published by Scholastic in English and Random House in Korean. Film rights to the series have been optioned by the Gotham Group. The series follows

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Documentary Feature at the 84th Academy Awards. Middlemas optioned the film rights to thriller/horror eBook PenPal in 2012. "The 84th Academy Awards (2012)

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her own script. In July 2022, it was reported that MGM had lost the film rights to the Tomb Raider franchise, after the window ran out to give the sequel

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release. However, this deal ultimately fell through, and Iron Man's film rights returned to Marvel. In November 2005, Marvel Studios worked to start

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Gunn. First movie, expected to be released in 2025. Wizarding World 11 Film rights sold by J. K. Rowling for 2 million $ and a net % of the profits. This

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countries, including the Netherlands. The Dutch company NV Filmex bought the film rights for a sum of 500 guilders. The first film was The German version from

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which he wrote many drafts for A Few Good Men. In 1988, Sorkin sold the film rights for A Few Good Men to producer David Brown before it premiered, in a

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Paula Mae Schwartz acquired the film rights to The Host in September 2009, but Open Road Films later acquired the film rights, and made Stephenie Meyer, Nick

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Fastrada Christopher Chadman as Lewis In 2003, Miramax acquired the feature film rights for Pippin, following the success of the film adaptation of the musical

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Evolution was produced by 20th Century Fox after it acquired the feature film rights to the Dragon Ball franchise in March 2002. Previous to the film, two

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series is published by Scholastic in English and Random House in Korean. Film rights to the series have been optioned by the Gotham Group. The series follows

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around the character's exploits. The book proved popular and sale of the film rights enabled Fraser to become a full-time writer. He moved to the Isle of

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an interview with The Wall Street Journal, in November 2012, that the film rights to Sweet Tooth had been bought by Working Title Films – the company that

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pitched the idea to several film and comic book production companies. The film rights were immediately bought by Fox Atomic to create a film adaptation of

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The Hollywood Reporter reported that Warner Bros. had acquired the film rights to the anime Robotech with Tobey Maguire attached to star in and produce

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Pictures, following Walt Disney Studios' acquisition of Lucasfilm and film rights for future sequels. Paramount retains the distribution rights to the

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remaining on the list for 6 weeks. Producer Scott Rudin purchased the film rights to The Yiddish Policemen's Union in 2002, based on a one-and-a-half page

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Upper-Class Twit of the Year Show Kashmir Chaos Theory Made E-Z The Film Rights to This Page Are Still Available Once Upon a Time Mr Cheeky Always Look

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serial, before being updated and published in 2011 by Vintage Books. The film rights have been picked up by Mandalay Pictures. Dr. Charles Neumann – mechanical

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Government succeed in rescuing Kate and arresting John. Barry optioned film rights for Jennifer Government to Section 8, a production company owned by Steven

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United Kingdom and Ireland. Hollywood's New Line Cinema had acquired the film rights to Parasyte in 2005, and a film adaptation was reported to be in the

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March 2007, producer Neal H. Moritz, who had been trying to acquire the film rights to the character for years, obtained the rights and through his Sony-based

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"Jane Harper's The Dry wins Indie book of year, Reese Witherspoon gets film rights". The Australian. The Australian. Retrieved 19 November 2017. Harper

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murder case. He said the production team paid him an unknown sum for the film rights and let him choose the lead actor and director for the project. However

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England to China in an effort to rescue her kidnapped father, Bradley. Film rights were bought almost immediately and plans were announced to star Roger

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announced in March 2010 when Tim Burton and Bekmambetov paired to purchase film rights and to finance its development themselves. The book's author, Seth Grahame-Smith

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Novel, and the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award. Warner Bros. purchased the film rights to Uprooted; Ellen DeGeneres and Jeff Kleeman signed on to produce the

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obtaining the film rights, and began negotiating with the Curtis Brown literary agency. In June 1961, Disney acquired the film rights. By 1964, Disney

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Merrill as Capt. McIntyre George Reeves as Lt. Thompson Fox bought the film rights for $350,000. Winged Victory entered principal photography on June 15

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and Company. By 2008 Kevin Spacey's Trigger Street Productions has the film rights to the book. In 1992, twenty Ivy League football players visit Japan

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Films at Denham studios. As an independent producer he had purchased the film rights to A. J. Cronin's novel The Citadel. He was persuaded to sell them to

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Esther Paul Johansson as Anne Hamilton's ex-boyfriend (uncredited) The film rights to Nicholas Sparks' novel were acquired by New Line Cinema in 1996, represented

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ready acceptance among readers who like sophistication amid the welter." Film rights were bought in 1972 by Warner Bros who announced it would be made by

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Kay Brown and business partner John Hay Whitney urged him to buy the film rights. In July 1936—a month after it was published—Selznick bought the rights

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Warfare II's Season 5 Reloaded update. Paramount Pictures acquired the film rights for Tomb Raider in 1998, which was released as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

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Paramount having a production deal with Cosmopolitan was that they had the film rights to stories that had appeared in the wide variety of Hearst's magazines

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Feeds remained his favourite because it was his first to be published. Film rights were bought by Stanley Baker but no movie resulted. However, the money

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Piute published in 1941. The New York Times called it a "stirring tale". Film rights went to William Pine and William Thomas who ran Pine-Thomas Productions

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Crime republished the novel under Crichton's name in November 2013. Film rights were optioned in 1970 by the actor Robert Forster and his agent David

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New York Times children's bestseller list. 20th Century Fox owns the film rights to the novel. The book has been released in paperback and as an audio

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with Netflix.[needs update] An extensive catalogue of television and film rights were acquired with Rysher Entertainment in 2001, and 2929 would co-produce

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1960, Feldman acquired the film rights to Casino Royale following the death of Gregory Ratoff who had purchased film rights to the property from Ian Fleming

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Collective's financial problems and litigation with the xXx franchise film rights. Kroll, Justin (January 21, 2016). "Deepika Padukone Joins Vin Diesel

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successfully in London in 1911. In 1912 Reinhardt sold the world-wide film rights to Joseph Menchen, who produced the first authorised film of The Miracle

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Chiba. In 2011, production company Davis Film obtained the American film rights to Golgo. In November 2023, it was reported that the 1971 anime adaptation

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of the Cannes Film Festival market where Fabrication Films acquired film rights. Frank & Penelope was theatrically released in the United States on June

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Lightning Rod Jean Bell as Mary Anne The novel was published in 1967. Film rights were purchased by the Robert Leder Company for $100,000. Originally TV

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Deathly Hallows, published in July 2007. In 1999, Warner Bros. purchased film rights to the first two Harry Potter novels for a reported $1 million. Rowling

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believable." Hunter tried to get his studio, Warner Bros, to buy the film rights but these were purchased by another studio, Paramount, for $50,000. Mel

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adapted for Australian radio in 1953 (with Rod Taylor playing Paddy), and film rights were purchased by the American producer Joseph Kaufman, then in Australia

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of the Cannes Film Festival market where Fabrication Films acquired film rights. Frank & Penelope was theatrically released in the United States on June

J. K. Rowling (19,191 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Deathly Hallows, published in July 2007. In 1999, Warner Bros. purchased film rights to the first two Harry Potter novels for a reported $1 million. Rowling

Charles K. Feldman (1,939 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1960, Feldman acquired the film rights to Casino Royale following the death of Gregory Ratoff who had purchased film rights to the property from Ian Fleming

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who is featured as a separate character. DreamWorks' interest in the film rights to the Captain Underpants series dates back to when the first installment

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series of the same name from publisher Minotaur Books. For a time, the film rights belonged to Warner Bros. The follow-up books in the series are "Buy a

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adapted for Australian radio in 1953 (with Rod Taylor playing Paddy), and film rights were purchased by the American producer Joseph Kaufman, then in Australia

Fear Strikes Out (990 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

believable." Hunter tried to get his studio, Warner Bros, to buy the film rights but these were purchased by another studio, Paramount, for $50,000. Mel

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2017, Amish Tripathi revealed that Dharma Productions had dropped the film rights to his books due to the contract expiring, with filmmaker Sanjay Leela

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for Cleary's first novel. Reportedly Paramount were interested in the film rights in 1946. In 1968 it was announced that a movie version was to be made

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her debut New York Times-bestselling book trilogy Under the Never Sky. Film rights to the trilogy have been optioned by Warner Brothers Studios, with the

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Olive Tell as Mrs. Madison Lee Kohlmar as Pa Herman Paramount bought the film rights to the stage play in December 1934. The New York Times called it "a gripping

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produce and direct One Big Happy Family, written by Joseph Fields. The film rights to the play State of the Union were acquired in late 1946, with an intended

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film was never made and the film rights returned to Shan after three years. Later, Universal Pictures acquired the film rights and a feature film was released

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only ran seven performances. The play was adapted for BBC TV in 1946. Film rights were bought by British Lion in May 1945. It would be one of the first

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New York Times children's bestseller list. 20th Century Fox owns the film rights to the novel. The book has been released in paperback and as an audio

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Dorff reprising his role as Deacon Frost. However, by August 2012, the film rights to Blade had reverted to Marvel Studios. In October 2016, star of the

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Griffin. It won the 2013 August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel and film rights for Last Days were first optioned by Adam Storke in early 2014. The option

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numerous writers, directors, and actors attached at various times and the film rights changing between studios. Some time prior to February 2006, the company

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Ryuichi Sakamoto as Hosaka Executive Edward R. Pressman had owned the film rights to New Rose Hotel since the late 1980s. Before Ferrara got involved,

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Friend Peter Copley as English Cardinal Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer purchased the film rights in 1964 and the production was assigned to George Englund who was to

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became Tai-Pan (1966). It was a huge best-seller, and Clavell sold the film rights for a sizeable amount (although the film would not be made until 1986)

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The Devil Aspect was published in the United States in March 2019, the film rights (under the title Where the Devil Hides) having already been acquired

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200,000 copies in paperback and its success – notably the sale of the film rights – enabled Fraser to leave journalism and become a full-time writer. It

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Center (now Merit Health Central). Grisham did not want to sell the film rights to the book; he sold the rights for a record $6 million. He received

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Charles Champlin, Dick Kleiner, and Norbert Auerbach as council rats The film rights to the book Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH had reportedly been offered

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of Mutiny on the Bounty, also from a novel by Nordhoff and Hall. The film rights were sold in July 1940 for a reported $50,000 and was intended to be

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unenthusiastic. In June 1961 Fleming sold a six-month option on the film rights to his published and future James Bond novels and short stories to Harry

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their next project, which is buying a farm. Warner Bros. purchased the film rights to the autobiography Roughly Speaking, based on the life of Louise Randall

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eight languages during the 1920s. In 1922 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer bought the film rights, but the film was never made. Stanislaus Demba, an honest, well-intentioned

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Meiyappan, the founder and then-owner of AVM Productions, bought the film rights to the play and produced the film. His son Saravanan started his film

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its list of the 100 most influential novels. In 1999, Rowling sold the film rights for Harry Potter to Warner Bros. for a reported £1 million (US$2,000

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company Tiger Aspect bought an option to acquire the television and film rights to the book. The female gaze. The Women's Press, 1988. (With Margaret

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Festival the same year. The film's budget was only $400,000. When the film rights were sold to a major distributor, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Fox supplied

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film rights were 100% controlled by the production company there was little the band could do to prevent the various releases, not regaining the film

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Rosalind Russell and Mickey Rooney. When Gable went off to the services the film rights were purchased by Paramount in 1942 for $28,000 who developed it as a

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licensees are as follows. Adaptations: New Line Cinema/Warner Bros. – Film rights. Kevin Wallace Ltd for a stage production of The Lord of the Rings. Video

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other episodes.) In 1954, director/producer Gregory Ratoff purchased the film rights to Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel, Casino Royale, for $600. CBS

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the United States. Producers Nat Cohen and Stuart Levy acquired the film rights to all of Edgar Wallace's books and stories in 1960. The original intent

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devoured it in one sitting, and immediately asked Toho to secure the film rights. Kurosawa's initial instinct proved correct as, within a few days, three

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Encyclopedia. Routledge. pp. 503–504. ISBN 978-0-415-86511-1. "Tolkien sold film rights for £10,000". London Evening Standard. 12 July 2001. Archived from the

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produced in 1912 by Éclair. In 1912, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle sold the film rights of the Sherlock Holmes character to Éclair. French actor Georges Tréville

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bestseller for almost four months in 1959. MacLennan received $70,000 in film rights. Robertson Davies declared "The Canadian novel takes a great stride forward

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a documentary about Martina Navratilova. Hello Sunshine has acquired film rights to the novel The Gilded Years. Zendaya has signed to star in the adaptation

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DreamWorks Pictures, Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald acquired the film rights to this comic book title as a collaboration with Oni Press's film production

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and financial success proved instrumental in helping Coward sell the film rights to several other plays. Exteriors were filmed in Franklin Canyon in the

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Line Cinema announced that it had bought a three-year option on the film rights to Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. Clarke received an undisclosed "seven-figure