book adaptation – SciFi4Me.com

Syfy to Have Its Own George R. R. Martin Series, NIGHTFLYERS

September 20, 2017 Teresa Wickersham 1517 Views 0 Comments book adaptation, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, Nightflyers, Syfy

Syfy is getting its own George R.R. Martin series but this one will be science fiction. It’s set in outer space, complete with aliens and all the hazards of technology.

Photo Courtesy of IGN

Television & Film

Tim Miller, Deadpool Director, to Direct Neuromancer

August 28, 2017 Teresa Wickersham 981 Views 0 Comments 20th Century Fox, book adaptation, cyberpunk, Deadpool, Neuromancer, Tim Miller, William Gibson

Would you like to see NEUROMANCER on the big screen? Tim Miller has been given the chance to work his magic on William Gibson’s cyberpunk classic.

Television & Film

Vampire Adaptation THE PASSAGE Adds Mark-Paul Gosselaar

June 2, 2017 Jason P. Hunt 2327 Views 0 Comments book adaptation, casting news, FOX TV, government experiments, Justin Cronin, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, post-apocalyptic, The Passage, vampires

Fox TV is moving forward with its adaptation of the post-apocalyptic government experiment vampire quest series based on THE PASSAGE by Justin Cronin.

Television & Film

Elba, McConaughey Trade Tweets and Release THE DARK TOWER Footage

May 2, 2017 Jason P. Hunt 1241 Views 0 Comments book adaptation, fantasy, Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Nikolaj Arcel, Ron Howard, Stephen King, The Dark Tower, western

The Gunslinger and the Man in Black trade barbs via Twitter and set the stage for the release of a new trailer for THE DARK TOWER.

Television & Film

Hugo Weaving Joins MORTAL ENGINES

April 14, 2017 Mindy Hunt 1502 Views 0 Comments adaptations, book adaptation, casting, Hugo Weaving, Mortal Engines, New Zealand, Peter Jackson, Philip Reeve, post-apocalyptic, Steampunk, Universal Pictures, young adult fiction

Hugo Weaving wields magic once again as he re-teams with Peter Jackson in New Zealand to film MORTAL ENGINES.

Television & Film

New XANTH Film and TV Franchise in Development

April 13, 2017 Jason P. Hunt 1447 Views 0 Comments book adaptation, fantasy books, magic, Piers Anthony, SP Entertainment, Steven Paul, Xanth

Get ready to visit the world of Xanth, where everyone has a Talent. Piers Anthony’s book series is just the latest to be optioned in a bid to build the next big film & television franchise.

Television & Film

THE 100 Renewed for Season 5

March 12, 2017 Hope Donoghue 1552 Views 0 Comments book adaptation, post-apocalyptic, season renewals, Television, The 100, The CW

Oso gonplei nou ste odon! The CW has announced a pickup for a 5th season of its stalwart sci-fi series The

Television & Film

Amazon Finds An OASIS With a Strange Book

March 7, 2017 Mindy Hunt 1544 Views 0 Comments aliens, Amazon, Anil Kapoor, book adaptation, colony, Haley Joel Osment, Kevin MacDonald, Left Bank Pictures, Matt Charman, Michel Faber, Oasis, pilot, Richard Madden, Space Travel, The Book Of Strange Things

Amazon travels across the universe for its new pilot, OASIS.

Television & Film

There Is A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC At Sony

March 1, 2017 Mindy Hunt 1029 Views 0 Comments A Darker Shade of Magic, adaptations, book adaptation, fantasy, G-Base Productions, Gerard Butler, Neal Moritz, Sony Pictures, V.E. Schwab, Victoria Schwab, Young Adult

Sony teams Gerard Butler and Neal Moritz for A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC.

Television & Film

ARRIVAL Takes Home Award of Its Life With Oscar Precursor

February 23, 2017 Dave Margosian 1706 Views 0 Comments Academy Awards, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Arrival, Best Adapted Screenplay, book adaptation, books, Eric Heisserer, Oscars, science fiction, Stories of Your Life and Other Stories, Ted Chiang, WGA, Writers Guild of America

It may not be the favorite to win the Best Picture Oscar, but ARRIVAL just took home the award for Best Adapted Screenplay from the Writers Guild of America.

Podcast

H2O #147: In Which We Discuss the New DUNE

February 4, 2017 SciFi4Me Staff 1211 Views 0 Comments book adaptation, Brian Herbert, Denis Villeneuve, Dune, Frank Herbert, H2O, Kevin J. Anderson, Legendary Entertainment, Legendary Pictures, reboots, remakes, SciFi4Me Radio

This week, we discuss the latest news about the upcoming DUNE film & television reboot, and the challenges of adapting Frank Herbert’s work.

Television & Film

Legendary’s DUNE Project Has a Director

February 1, 2017 Jason P. Hunt 1223 Views 0 Comments book adaptation, Brian Herbert, Denis Villeneuve, Dune, Frank Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, Legendary Entertainment, Legendary Pictures

Current DUNE authors Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson have each confirmed that the man in charge of THE ARRIVAL will soon make the spice flow again.