yet another book picked up before #1 hits the streets

[natbornkiller]

Mark Millar's MPH Optioned For Big Screen Adaptation - Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV News and Rumors (http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/04/25/mark-millars-mph-optioned-for-big-screen-adaptation/)

[techtre2003]

I think there is now a shorter list of books NOT optioned for a movie!

[WhacksPacks]

I think there is now a shorter list of books NOT optioned for a movie!

As someone "in the biz", I can confirm there is more truth to this than not.
It doesn't mean all these books get made into a movie...not by a longshot..it just means that certain companies want to grab the rights to it before another company does..you know, just in case....
again most never see the light of day

[kyleg40]

This is true, grabbing rights never means a movie..It means they have the option should it come up..Its a smart way of guaranteeing they have the first rights to it, should they chose too make a movie or show

[IndySportsCards]

This is true, grabbing rights never means a movie..It means they have the option should it come up..Its a smart way of guaranteeing they have the first rights to it, should they chose too make a movie or show

It can also be viewed as a big game of Take Away. They know that by optioning it, their competition can't do anything with it while they let the property stew in a closet with hundreds of others.

[kyleg40]

Yep, all you have to do is look at some of the movies out. They held a Texas Chainsaw movie until matthew mc, and rene zele were famous then released it. They can film a movie and let it sit in the can on a shelf forever. Kinda sux, the philosophy is we have it, they can't make it, we'll do what we want with it..