4 Adaptations
Sycamore Studios (Prod Co: Doctor Dolittle: King of the Wild) acquires film rights to NYT bestselling franchise InvestiGators. The original book series follows crime-fighting alligators that sold over 5M copies worldwide, with its ninth book – InvestiGators: Weather or Not – debuting at No. 1 on the NYT bestseller list.
Announced on the day of its publication, romance novel Helpless is getting adapted into a series by Universal TV Group (The Office). Jessica Knoll’s novel sees one half of a powerful, married Hollywood couple unexpectedly reunite with her first love, a man whose heart she broke over a decade ago. Major film producer Stacy Sher (Django Unchained) is on board to produce.
Steve Guttenberg (Police Academy) and Beth Grant (Donnie Darko) are starring in the horror The Dybbuk. Based on a play by S. Ansky, the film follows a rabbi who is forced to perform a dangerous exorcism when a ghost possesses a young woman in his congregation.
Magic Hour Entertainment (Prod Co: Nasir) is making a film adaptation of Christina Lauren’s popular novel Love and Other Words. The feature will follow childhood best friends turned first loves who reconnect after more than a decade apart.