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Film Options
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Young Adult
Film rights to Marley Gibson's GHOST HUNTRESS
series,
about a sixteen-year-old girl who moves from Chicago to
an historic Southern town and begins to discover her
latent psychic powers (the third in the series THE
REASON, will be published in May) to Shoulderhill
Entertainment, by Sean Daily at Hotchkiss and
Associates, on behalf of Deidre Knight at The Knight
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Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The first three books in Lynn Flewelling's fantasy
series, NIGHTRUNNER, to writer/director Charlie Spickler
at C-Squared Pictures (RED LEGGED DEVILS), by Lucienne
Diver of The Knight Agency. |
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General Fiction
David Cristofano's THE GIRL SHE USED TO BE,
about a woman who after 20 years in witness protection
decides to trust the son of the mobster who she's been
running from since she was a little girl, to Mark
Johnson's Gran Via Productions (THE NOTEBOOK, MY
SISTER'S KEEPER) and Julie Lynn (THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK
CLUB), by Sean Daily at Hotchkiss and Associates, on
behalf of Pamela Harty at The Knight Agency. |
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Young Adult
Monica McKayhan's INDIGO SUMMER books, about a high
school freshman dealing with the pressure of sudden
popularity in her new school, to Kimberly Ogletree and
Karat Films (LOVE SONG, HAIR SHOW), by Sean Daily at
Hotchkiss and Associates, on behalf of Pamela Harty at
The Knight Agency. |
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Contemporary Romance
Beverly Brandt's romantic comedy ROOM SERVICE, optioned
to Emmett/Furla Films, by Deidre Knight at The Knight
Agency, in association with Matthew Snyder at CAA. |
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Young Adult
Cara Lockwood's
BARD HIGH series, in which students discover
that the books they're reading in class have an uncanny
influence over the events in their lives, to Susan Adler
at Stun Productions, by Sean Daily at Hotchkiss and
Associates, on behalf of Deidre Knight at The Knight
Agency. |
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Young Adult
NYT bestselling author
Gena Showalter's RED HANDED, to Sony Pictures
Television (Stargate SG-1), with Dan Wigutow Productions, by
Sean Daily at Hotchkiss & Associates, on behalf of Deidre Knight
at The Knight Agency. |
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Non-Fiction
NYT bestselling authors Don Piper and Cecil
Murphey's 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN, in which
Baptist minister Piper recounts his death, passage to heaven,
and return to earth where he endures a long and grueling
recovery and spiritual awakening, to Dawn Parouse Productions
(PRISON BREAK, TRU CALLING) for a feature film, by Sean Daily at
Hotchkiss and Associates, on behalf of Deidre Knight at The
Knight Agency. |
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Non-Fiction
I CHOOSE TO STAY (DaFina
Books/Kensington) by Salome Thomas-El and Cecil Murphey has been
optioned to Disney Studios, in partnership with Solaris
Entertainment, for production as a major motion picture, THE
MIGHTY BISHOPS. Filmmaking brother team Greg O'Connor and Gavin
O'Connor will helm the project. The O'Connor brothers enjoyed
enormous box-office success with the February 2004 release of
Miracle, the story of the 1980 U.S. hockey team. See
www.solarisentertainment.com for more details. |
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Contemporary Romance
Cara Lockwood's I DO (BUT I DON'T),
published by Pocket Books/Downtown Press, was already a national
bestseller in its third printing when film rights were optioned
by Ira Pincus Films, in association with von Zerneck/Sertner
Films. The novel became a Lifetime Original Movie starring
Denise Richards and Dean Cain in 2004 and still runs today on
Lifetime Television. For more information or to order the DVD
please see:
www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/movies/i-do-i-dont |
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Multi-Cultural Fiction
Black Entertainment Television produced
Jacquelin Thomas's HIDDEN BLESSINGS (BET Books)
for cable television in 2000. |
OPTIONING A TKA BOOK FOR FILM
All film and dramatic enquiries should be directed to:
Deidre Knight at
Deidre.Knight(AT)KnightAgency.net
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