Writer to adapt her new novel, called Tennison, for TV in 2016, the 25th anniversary of the hit ITV drama starring Helen MirrenLynda La Plante is writing a prequel to Prime Suspect which she will adapt for TV in 2016, the 25th anniversary of the hit ITV drama.The prequel will be called Tennison, after its main character, Jane Tennison, and was revealed by La Plante on Tuesday as she launched a new company, La Plante Global, incorporating all of her print and screen interests."I am extremely excited to have begun work on the Tennison project. Jane Tennison is a character who millions of people know and admire from my books and TV series, Prime Suspect, portrayed brilliantly by Helen Mirren," La Plante told This Morning on Tuesday."But nobody knows what drove her to become a DCI [detective chief inspector] or want to join the police force in the first place. When you first meet her in the early 1990s, she is a very complex character, but what made her so?"I can't say too much now, but readers will find out next year when the book is published; or in 2016, which is the 25th anniversary of Prime Suspect, when they watch Tennison the series."La Plante did not identify which broadcaster would screen the prequel, or even if it had been commissioned, but its natural home would be ITV where Prime Suspect ran for seven series, spanning 15 episodes, from 1991 to 2006. It was also adapted for US TV.Mirren was already a star when she appeared in the first episode, but the... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Publishers and literary agents report their books to film deals, and the year ahead already is a standout for film and television adaptations. The post Books To Screen Edition: Literary Agents’ and Rights Directors’ Film Deals appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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This week's hot book to film deals include Ann Patchett's bestseller 'State of Wonder,' and Amy Chozick's memoir about Hillary Clinton. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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This week's notable sales include an option for a 2016 thriller about an English teacher who disappears in Cambodia and a deal for Kiley Reid's forthcoming debut from Putnam about a babysitter and her employer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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This week's hot book to film deals include an option for the nonfiction bestseller about the opioid crisis, "Dopesick," and another deal at TNT for a Caleb Carr backlist bestseller. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Among the notable book-to-film deals this week is a nonfiction book on women's suffrage which sold to Amblin TV with Hillary Clinton attached as a producer, and Netflix's purchase of a memoir by the founder of Nike. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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This week's book to film deals include an option for the memoir by former Obama Administration adviser Ben Rhodes, and a deal for a book about Winston Churchill's wife. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Among the titles optioned this week are a Stephen King short story from the 1970s and a biography of the notorious commodities trader and tax dodger Marc Rich, who was pardoned by Bill Clinton. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Among the titles that caught the eye in Hollywood this week are a short story by father-son duo Stephen King and Joe Hill, an Ireland-set detective story that PW recently starred, and a novel about a mixed martial arts fighter. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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