“I was Dick Donner’s assistant for four years, where I just constantly asked him about Superman,” confessed Geoff Johns, chief creative officer of DC Comics. “And The Goonies. He told me once that if he’d done another Superman movie, he would have made it about Brainiac, and I was just like, ‘Aw, man.’” There is no pain like fanboy pain, especially when it comes to knowing how your favorite characters were this close to coming to life in the movies or on TV before The Man stepped in to ruin the fun. But Johns, who develops TV series for DC and exec produces The CW’s upcoming hybrid cop show/superhero serial The Flash (based on a comic book series he wrote for several years), is pretty much The Man now. DC premieres three shows on broadcast TV this fall: The Flash on Oct. 8, NBC’s Constantine on Oct. 24 and Fox’s Gotham on Sept. 22. (CW’s Arrow kicks off its third season on Oct. 8, too.) Each of the pilots is filled with callbacks to the DC universe, and each of those nerdy moments represents another arc—maybe even a series. “We love Easter eggs, but we really want to try and do more than Easter eggs,” Johns said. “The fact that Doctor Fate’s helmet is in there is a plot line. Same with [super-intelligent evil gorilla] Grodd [in The Flash]. We’re introducing Jim Corrigan [The Spectre] in Constantine.” Geeky? Sure, make fun. But that’s how The Flash got its start (the character guest-starred on three episodes of Arrow). And Johns is playing for keeps: Starting out at... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
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Zaffre has bought two new novels from Stacey Halls as TV rights for her debut, The Familiars, have been snapped up. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paramount bosses have snapped up the rights to author Candace Bushnell's upcoming book sequel. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2019-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oprah Winfrey brings documentaries and Book Club, Steven Spielberg brings thrills and chills to Apple TV Plus. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2019-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Ink Factory has snapped up film and television rights to The Plotters (Fourth Estate) by Un Su Kim. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British musician Stormzy is joining the cast of the BBC One adaptation of Malorie Blackman’s YA novel Noughts & Crosses (Penguin Random House Children's). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For the first time, a higher percentage of households in the U.S. subscribe to a digital streaming service than to traditional pay television, according to the results of a new survey released Monday by Deloitte. Deloitte's 13th annual digital media trends survey found that 69% of respondents... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK has reported "strong" sales growth in 2018, although parent company Lagardère saw profits fall 9.6%. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tiger Aspect has signed TV rights to Caroline Hulse’s début The Adults (Orion), a novel about a divorced couple’s attempt to create the perfect Christmas getaway for their daughter and their new partners. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jared Harper made four straight free throws over the final 31 seconds to help Auburn clinch an 84-80 victory over No. 5 Tennessee on Saturday in the regular-season finale at Auburn, Ala. The Tigers (22-9, 11-7 Southeastern Conference) collected their fourth straight win and biggest of the season... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The cover story is "Help! I'm in Love With Momo." Hardin, incidentally, wrote about the so-called Momo Challenge on March 1:It remains unclear how many Momo videos actually exist, whether they have actually caused kids to harm themselves, and just how widespread a phenomenon it is. It's also... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael O’Mara Books is to publish By Order of the Peaky Blinders, the first official tie-in book to the hit TV show "Peaky Blinders". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Authors (SoA) has renewed its calls for TV companies to pay and credit historians and authors for their research work after a rise in complaints from members. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Your chance to win a 12-month NEON subscription, The Cuckoo's Calling book and Vera Stanhope book series. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2019-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline has acquired two books to tie-in with a new TV series based on Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s Good Omens. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki at the YouTube Brandcast 2018 presentation at Radio City Music Hall on May 3, 2018 in New York City. Credit: Taylor Hill/FilmMagicMark your calendars: TV networks and digital publishers are gearing up to make their annual pitches to media buyers and marketers in their... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Annapurna Television has optioned the rights to The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons, to be produced as an epic fantasy television series by Ali Krug and Sue Naegle. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ben Oliver, the debut author of YA trilogy The Loop, has signed a publishing deal with Chicken House and a TV development deal with Lime Pictures. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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StudioCanal, Nickelodeon and award-winning producer David Heyman today announced a global deal for a brand-new Paddington-inspired television series for pre-schoolers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scoot over “Deadly Class” and “Black Lightning,” and make room in the crowded superhero arena for two new avenging TV series: Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy” and “Doom Patrol” from DC Universe, a fledgling streaming service devoted to the comic book franchise. Both superhero dramas premiere... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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V V James’ fantasy novel Sanctuary (Gollancz) will be adapted by Entertainment 360, the television studio responsible for “Game of Thrones". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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