“The Host” Movie Rights were granted!
Variety reports that Stephenie Meyer’s The Host may be turned into a movie:
Producers Nick Wechsler, Steve and Paula Mae Schwartz have used their own money to acquire screen rights to “The Host,” the first adult novel written by Stephenie Meyer, author of the “Twilight” series.
Andrew Niccol will write the script and direct.
Meyer’s novel is a love story set in the near future on Earth, which has been assimilated by an alien species of benevolent parasites that call themselves “Souls.” One such soul, the Wanderer, is fused with a dying human named Melanie Stryder, in an attempt to locate the last pocket of surviving humans on Earth.
Wechsler and the Schwartzes are separately teamed on “The Road,” the John Hillcoat-directed adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel that will be released Nov. 25 by the Weinstein Co. They are also producing the Paul Schrader-scripted “The Dying of the Light” and an adaptation of Pete Takada book “An Eye at the Top of the World,” which Ryne Douglas Pearson is adapting.
In addition to writing four volumes of the “Twilight” series, Meyer has been heavily involved in the screen transfers, and she spurned several overtures for “The Host.” The producers continued lobbying the author and her UTA reps with a significant offer, a strong vision for the project and a collaborative spirit. Meyer eventually said yes.
In fact, Niccol first came under consideration after Wechsler and the Schwartzes asked Meyer what her favorite science fiction films are. “Gattaca” and “The Truman Show” were in her top five; Niccol wrote and directed “Gattaca” and scripted the Peter Weir-directed “The Truman Show.”
Niccol most recently wrote and directed Orlando Bloom starrer “The Cross.”
“We wanted Stephenie to be involved in the adaptation and have her endorse and be part of the creative decisions,” Wechsler said. “Twilight” has “proven she knows more about what works than most.”
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:38 pm
Hi,
You probably already know this but if you look at the 7th (I think) last entry you posted “Twilight’s New Moon tickes…”. This post has caused all the others after it to drop down under your left side bar.
That’s because the title of the post and the link at the bottom are too wide. Shorten title and link to half and all the posts will move back up to normal place.
If not… then the pic is too wide also. Just click on it and make it smaller.
Like I said you probably already know this, but just in case.
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:40 pm
Sorry I meant “right” sidebar. Sorry.