On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 05:22:23 GMT, mdobson <msdobson.DeleteThis@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
>O'Gurus of Bookselling, 
>
>How does one go about finding out if a book is being considered by
>Hollyweird for a movie? Is there a site that regularly keeps track of
>this sort of thing, or is finding out about these things kind of like
>playing dice?
>
>Michael
Hi Michael,
About the only way to know for certain that a book is going to be a
movie is to wait to see when the release date of the movie is
published.
Now, smart alec answers aside, what _CAN_ be done is to contact the
publisher to see if the rights have been optioned, and by whom (if
they will say), which might tell you something about how serious the
intent is in making a movie from a book.
Or not, as has been stated.
Case in point:
"A Boy and His Dog" has had the option continually renewed since the
first production hit the screen, much to the, umm, ah, 'annoyance' of
the author, who would like to re-do the film in a manner more to his
liking. But due to the bad feelings between the two parties, the
rights will more than likely be tied up until the various people die.
Dave
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