yet another book picked up before #1 hits the streets

natbornkiller · 04-25-2014, 06:17 PM

Mark Millar's MPH Optioned For Big Screen Adaptation - Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV News and Rumors

techtre2003 · 04-25-2014, 11:16 PM

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

WhacksPacks · 04-26-2014, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by techtre2003

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 · 04-26-2014, 08:18 AM

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 · 04-26-2014, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by 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

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 · 04-26-2014, 10:47 AM

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..

04-25-2014, 06:17 PM	#1
natbornkiller Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: bkNY Posts: 22,826	yet another book picked up before #1 hits the streets Mark Millar's MPH Optioned For Big Screen Adaptation - Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV News and Rumors __________________ HAH HAH I STILL HAS THE RIGHT TO EDIT THIS !:eatit:

04-25-2014, 11:16 PM	#2
techtre2003 Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: East Central Illinois Posts: 2,203 techtre1981	I think there is now a shorter list of books NOT optioned for a movie!

04-26-2014, 08:18 AM	#4
kyleg40 Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Huffman, Texas Posts: 4,291	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

04-26-2014, 10:47 AM	#6
kyleg40 Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Huffman, Texas Posts: 4,291	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..