Movie Option Expires

[otterdance]

Bad news, folks. Despite the best of efforts, C-Squared was unable to find backing for a Nightrunner project. I am, of course, disappointed, but this is a common outcome for these things. That doesn't mean there may not be another try in the future, but for now, Alec and Seregil remain on the page.

Comments

[wikdsushi]

Bah. :( This makes me sad, though it also means the boys get to live in my imagination instead of being dictated by film.

[ravensilver]

Hm... not quite sure whether to be happy or sad.

As I realized with other movie adaptions (LoTR, for example), I prefer the movies in my own head to the ones that are actually produced for the big screen... Then again, it *would* have been nice to see Alec and Seregil in "real life". Sort of...

Oh well... you never know whether the *next* try won't end up being *much* better in execution than the first one... ^^

[wedschilde]

they would make a great anime :D

[otterdance]

Indeed.

[wikdsushi]

Your icon is made of infinite win. That's gonna be ooooonnnnne energetic squirrel.

[wedschilde]

heh.... ah, i am made of coffee... and my name is reece... risu in japanese is squirrel. perfect icon for me :D

[darklove_zorg]

I'm curious to know, for future reference, what exactly is involving in optioning a piece of fiction for film purposes?

[otterdance]

Short answer: you go to the author's agent and she brokers the deal. ;-)

There are option fees and contracts for x amount of time. An option gives a producer or screenwriter or whatever a limited exclusive option to come up with a script and find backing.

[darklove_zorg]

Interesting. Hope you don't mind if I pass the info on to a person of possible interest - or his agent, to be precise. No guarantees, of course. I would love to see Alec and Seregil brought to life.

[otterdance]

Please do! Thanks. :-)

[goddess_help_me]

Did they look into getting funded through Kickstarter?

www.kickstarter.com