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Whoa...just read in Variety (which my landlord gave me, I don't subscribe to it),
that my favorite science fiction novel, The Sparrow by Maria Doria Russell plus the sequel Children of God is being made into a television series for AMC.
According To http://www.cleveland.com/books/index.ssf/2013/02/amc_options_the_sparrow_by_lyn.html:
If it works out, Russell may have two series running on television at the same time: HBO optioned her last novel, "Doc," which told the story of the real Doc Holliday, stripped of the "Old West" gunslinger mythologizing. Ron Howard is slated to direct the first episode, with Oscar-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman on board as executive producer.
Russell is pleased, of course, but as a battle-scarred veteran of Hollywood development hell, she tries to keep her adrenaline under control. She has a standard line about all big- and small-screen projects of her work: She'll believe it when "the cinematographer is eating a breakfast burrito on the set."
"The Sparrow" was first optioned by Universal Pictures with Antonio Banderas attached to star. Later, Warner Bros. optioned it for Brad Pitt. Both studios ended up passing on the screenplays that were written for the two stars. Russell and a writing partner then took a shot at a third screenplay, with no luck.
Now that it has a third option, Russell gets to play casting agent once again for her protagonist, Father Emilio Sandoz – at least in her ideal world.
"Can I have anybody I want?" she asked. "Johnny Depp. But he doesn't do TV!"
See also: http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/02/the-sparrow-tv-show-mary-doria-russell
And Maria Doria Russell's own blog: http://www.marydoriarussell.net/2013/02/01/the-sparrow-will-the-third-time-be-the-charm/
On AMC and with the right writers and producers, plus casting, this could be an awesome and ground-breaking series.
that my favorite science fiction novel, The Sparrow by Maria Doria Russell plus the sequel Children of God is being made into a television series for AMC.
According To http://www.cleveland.com/books/index.ssf/2013/02/amc_options_the_sparrow_by_lyn.html:
If it works out, Russell may have two series running on television at the same time: HBO optioned her last novel, "Doc," which told the story of the real Doc Holliday, stripped of the "Old West" gunslinger mythologizing. Ron Howard is slated to direct the first episode, with Oscar-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman on board as executive producer.
Russell is pleased, of course, but as a battle-scarred veteran of Hollywood development hell, she tries to keep her adrenaline under control. She has a standard line about all big- and small-screen projects of her work: She'll believe it when "the cinematographer is eating a breakfast burrito on the set."
"The Sparrow" was first optioned by Universal Pictures with Antonio Banderas attached to star. Later, Warner Bros. optioned it for Brad Pitt. Both studios ended up passing on the screenplays that were written for the two stars. Russell and a writing partner then took a shot at a third screenplay, with no luck.
Now that it has a third option, Russell gets to play casting agent once again for her protagonist, Father Emilio Sandoz – at least in her ideal world.
"Can I have anybody I want?" she asked. "Johnny Depp. But he doesn't do TV!"
See also: http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/02/the-sparrow-tv-show-mary-doria-russell
And Maria Doria Russell's own blog: http://www.marydoriarussell.net/2013/02/01/the-sparrow-will-the-third-time-be-the-charm/
On AMC and with the right writers and producers, plus casting, this could be an awesome and ground-breaking series.