I have waited YEARS for this moment and finally I’ve heard
the news that made me jump up and down until my legs hurt. Yup. The
Selection, the first book in Kiera Cass’s series, is going to become a movie!!
But, since I know so many fans are sick of hearing rumours
about this, I’ve included PROOF:
The
announcement has just been made! Here's the official word via Deadline.com:
"Warner Bros has won film rights to Kiera Cass’ global bestseller The Selection, the first of a five-novel
series, and has set Black List scribe Katie Lovejoy to adapt it. DiNovi Pictures’ Denise DiNovi and Alison
Greenspan are producing with Pouya Shahbazian. Lovejoy’s script The Arsonist
Love Story made the 2010 Black List.
The
book has sold 3.5 million copies worldwide, and two other volumes have been published.
HarperTeen just made a two-book deal to continue the series, which is published
in 32 languages. Described as The Hunger Games without the bloodshed, it
follows 35 underprivileged girls who are chosen to compete to live in a life of
luxury. The protagonist, America Singer, is sweet on a young man from her
district, but when she’s exposed to the opulence of a royal life, she’s
conflicted, even though a rebel uprising threatens the pampered.
As
for Lovejoy, she recently developed a pilot for NBC, with Universal Television,
Eva Longoria, and John Glenn producing. She previously wrote pilots for NBC,
Bravo, and ABC and worked on the staff of the NBC series Dracula. She is repped
by CAA and Myman Greenspan. Cass is repped by Red Tree Literary and New Leaf
Literary & Media. Andy Fischel and Julia Spiro are overseeing for Warner
Bros."
Sooooo,
what are your thoughts on a possible Selection movie? I'm sure there will be
lots of questions, and I'll try to get to those soon! Thanks for all your
support, y'all! These things only happen because of you!
Excerpt
from Kiera Cass’s Official Website: http://www.kieracass.com/news
So, I know you’re probably wondering why it took me so long
to notice this and the reason for that is: … (I have no legitimate excuse
*gasp*)
Anyway, although this is the news I have been waiting to
hear, a few worries have popped into my mind:
1.
What will I do if the movie is so bad it ruins
my view of the Selection?
2.
How will I react to seeing these amazing
characters on screen?
3.
How much of the book are they going to change?
Will I like the way they have changed it?
4.
Will the dresses look as lovely as I imagined?
5.
Will they create movie versions of all the books
in the series or just this one?
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