Why NASA scientists are excited about Matt Damon film 'The Martian'

Fearing the wrath of his nerdy online followers, software engineer and amateur author Andy Weir spent countless hours digging through Google to perfect technical details in what became a popular 2012 ebook about an astronaut stranded on Mars. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

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Book to Film Deals, Week of March 26, 2018

This week's book to film deals include an adaption of the classic novel 'Native Son,' and a forthcoming book from Doubleday optioned by Sony. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephen Hawking's Books Inspired Scientists, Christian Apologists

Groundbreaking physicist Stephen Hawking, who died March 14, knocked God out of his universe in his books -- and Christian apologists put the creator right back in theirs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book to Film Deals, Week of March 12, 2018

What books have producers been snapping up? This week deals were made for hip hop fashion icon Dapper Dan's forthcoming memoir and Jason Mott's 2014 novel about a girl with healing powers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Middleton joins Marjacq as film and TV agent

Leah Middleton, agent at Aitken Alexander, is joining Marjacq Scripts Ltd to take on a role as its in-house film and TV agent, starting at the end of March. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Book to Film Deals, Week of February 26, 2018

This week's notable book acquisitions in Hollywood include a seven-figure preempt to option a HaprerCollins thriller, and a film deal for a narrative poem by Stephen King. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bellator's heavyweight tournament continues with champion Matt Mitrione vs. 'Big Country' Roy Nelson

Two big, grizzled veterans rekindle relations Friday night in the Bellator MMA heavyweight tournament. Matt Mitrione (12-5) meets longtime fan favorite Roy “Big Country” Nelson (23-14) in the second match of the eight-man heavyweight grand prix at Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut. The... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paddington director 'in talks' for new Wonka film

Warner Bros. is in talks with Paul King, the director of the two "Paddington" films, to take on a new adaptation of “Willy Wonka”, according to Variety magazine. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool: Why Jamie Bell decided to play a man who falls in love with someone twice his age

Books about classic Hollywood tend to fall, broadly, into two categories: gossipy memoirs and moderately trashy biographies. Continue reading at Stuff

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Book to Film Deals, Week of February 12, 2018

This week's book to film deals include the first children's book by Sophie Kinsella, and big plans for the Ology series. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Paramount options film rights to Templar’s Ology World

Paramount Pictures has optioned film rights for the Ology World series published by Templar, an imprint of Kings Road Publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Logan' director James Mangold surprised that Wolverine film got him his first Oscar nod for adapted screenplay

“Logan” director and screenwriter James Mangold has helped bring mainstream comic book films back to the Academy Awards. The “Walk the Line” and “Girl, Interrupted” director earned his first Oscar nomination on Tuesday for adapted screenplay for co-writing the final Wolverine film. Mangold teamed... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book to Film Deals, Week of January 22, 2018

The big options this week include a TV deal for Michael Wolff's White House tell-all 'Fire and Fury,' and film deals for a backlist Kazuo Ishiguro novel and Celeste Ng's 2014 debut. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scottish writer McFall strikes film franchise deal

Scottish writer Claire McFall’s Ferryman trilogy is set to be turned into films and graphic novels by a US production studio. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book to Film Deals, Week of January 8, 2018

This week's notable page-to-screen deals include a film vehicle for Jennifer Lawrence and a TV deal for a book on Watergate. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book to Film Deals, December 11, 2017

A 2005 sci-fi novel published by Tor and a nonfiction book about an author's experience in the world of sports betting are among the novels which have just been optioned. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book to Film Deals, Week of November 20, 2017

A book about the party palace of drug kingpins and a novel about aliens who come to Earth and wreak financial havoc are among the literary properties that have just been snapped up in Hollywood. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Touring the solar system with a new book of NASA photos

It's easy to get jaded by images of our solar system, especially when NASA probes like Cassini make it look so routine. A new book called The Planets, written and curated by Nirmala Nataraj with a forward by Bill Nye and featuring hundreds of stunnin... Continue reading at Engadget

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Sony launches trailer for upcoming Peter Rabbit film

A new trailer for "Peter Rabbit" has been released by Sony Pictures ahead of its release next March. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Book to Film Deals, Week of November 6, 2017

Lena Dunham options a YA book; Hulu nabs Ralph Ellison's 1952 National Book Award-winner, 'Invisible Man,' for TV; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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