Boneshaker coming to the Big Screen [ Edited ]

[pen21]

From Cherie Priest website. I included the link. There are links to more info there.

http://www.cheriepriest.com/2011/11/30/boneshaker-coming-to-the-big-screen/

BONESHAKER Coming to the Big Screen!

Posted on | 5 days, 16 hours ago, around lunchtime | 55 Comments

OH MY GOD, YOU GUYS. So this is real, it’s true, and it’s happening. Because I will otherwise just babble at you incoherently, I will cut/paste the pertinent info from this article at Deadline.com:

Los Angeles, CA – November 30, 2011 – Brian Oliver, President of Cross Creek Pictures, Simon Oakes, Vice-Chairman of Exclusive Media Group and President & CEO of Hammer Films and Guy East and Nigel Sinclair, Co-Chairmen of Exclusive Media Group (“Exclusive”) announced today that Hammer has acquired the rights to the novel “Boneshaker” by Cherie Priest for adaptation to the big screen. Project will be co-produced by Hammer and Cross Creek Pictures and co-financed by Exclusive and Cross Creek Pictures.

John Hilary Shepherd, a 2010 WGA Award nominee for his work on the first season of the Showtime series, “Nurse Jackie,” is writing the screenplay. Tobin Armbrust, Head of Production is overseeing the project’s development for Hammer Films.

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“First and foremost this is a great story. Bringing a steampunk style novel to life on the big screen is going to be very cool, very unique,” said Tobin Armbrust.

“Boneshaker is a classic zombie movie with a modern twist which is quintessentially Hammer so it’s a perfect fit for us,” said Simon Oakes. “Cherie Priest’s steampunk series are fantastic with a distinct, unique style and we’re really looking forward to bringing her ‘Rotters’ to the big screen.”

“It’s like Jules Verne meets ‘Resident Evil,’ and we’re thrilled to have such a fun, commercial potential franchise in Boneshaker,” says Oliver. He continues: “John’s an exciting screenwriter and we see this being a real crowd pleaser.”

This is the latest in a number of projects Cross Creek Pictures and Exclusive have teamed on, including George Clooney’s “The Ides of March,” which opened nationwide on October 7th through Sony Pictures, the upcoming “The Woman in Black” starring Daniel Radcliffe, which CBS Films has set to release February 3rd, 2012 and Ron Howard’s Formula 1 film “Rush” starring Daniel Brühl and Chris Hemsworth with production partners Imagine, Revolution Films and Working Title.

Cherie Priest was represented in the deal by Jennifer Jackson of the Donald Maass Literary Agency and John Hilary Shepherd was repped by attorney Joan Vento-Hall.

So NOW you know what I’ve been sitting on for the last few months, DESPERATE to blog about yet being unable to do so. FINALLY IT CAN BE TOLD. And apparently it wants to be told in ALL CAPS because it just FEELS RIGHT.

BECAUSE HOLY SHIT, y’all. A HAMMER MOVIE.

Here are a few more links to other sources on the deal:

Variety
Hollywood Reporter
BloodyDisgusting.com
ComingSoon.net

And if you’ve read those, you know just about as much as I do. I know nothing about casting, about filming, about schedules, or anything like that … but you may rest assured that as I have leakable information, I will leak it LIKE A SIEVE.

But first, I think I might need to go lie down.
I’m … I’m having a moment, over here …

[orb9220]

Sounds great and just got the book myself and will be my first steampunk novel.

Also commented on her flickr stream and wished her luck.

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[dalnewt]

I hope it goes forward. I remember reading about H. P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness being adapted for the the big screen by Guillermo del Toro and, then, it all fell apart. Supposedly de Toro isn't giving up, but I have my doubts.(See Guillermo Del Toro's 'At the Mountains of Madness' Is Dead  and Guillermo del Toro on 'Mountains of Madness': 'I'm not giving up ...)

[Michael_J_Sull…]

As I understand it Hollywood can move at a snail's pace so it may be quite some time before this is actually released. Still it is great to know that a deal has been penned. Many times houses will "option" a work and put it in a drawer for years and even decades.  Here's hoping that this will have a smooth (and timely) transition onto the screen.

[Melhay]

I was so happy for Cherie for the news!  This is a wonderful thing.  So glad some very good books are getting to hit the big screen, one day.  But at least something new other than the same remakes is in the works.  That's what I like to hear!