At The Pontas Agency in Barcelona, three books recently have been announced for
film option deals.
Not exact matches
While director Rupert Wyatt's original
deal came with a sequel
option, Serkis» did not, so, like with The Lord of the Rings
films, he winds up with a stellar payday.
The 27 - year - old beauty will soon be seen in Jack Black's «Gulliver's Travels», which she was signed up to work on as a result of her
deal with Fox - which meant they had an
option to cast her in a
film following the success of «The Devil Wears Prada».
Because UP is selective, our books continue to garner extra revenue and exposure from reprints, translations,
film / TV
options and other subsidiary rights
deals.
Whether getting a
film deal or an «
option» is really that lucrative, or if it's mostly marketing to help an author sell more books.
Mark's authors have been published with houses such as Scholastic, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Penguin Random House; gotten 6 - figure book
deals; appeared on the NY Times bestseller list; had their work
optioned for TV, stage, and feature
film with companies such as Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks; won countless awards; and had their work licensed in more than 40 countries, resulting in millions of books sold.
It's my first major award, and the recognition from my peers means more to me than I can say, but I've also learned enough to know that when you're standing on one of your peaks, it's not the actual awards or book
deals or
film options that keep you going.
Now I have a two book
deal with Putnam and Reese Witherspoon's production company have
optioned the
film rights!»
What's the
deal with indie authors» books being
optioned for
film / tv — how often does it happen?