by: Austin Welch source: press release
Could a new franchise be in the making?
Paramount Pictures sent us this press release regarding the optioning of the 1983 novel Earthseed, by Pamela Sargent. The sci-fi tale is the first in a trilogy, so Paramount could very well have a new franchise on their hands. It will be penned by Melissa Rosenberg, who has written for Dexter, all five Twilight films, and the upcoming Highlander reboot.
For Immediate Release
PARAMOUNT PICTURES OPTIONS EARTHSEED
HOLLYWOOD, CA (March 29, 2011) - Paramount Pictures Film Group President
Adam Goodman today announced that the studio has optioned the novel
EARTHSEED, with Melissa Rosenberg ("Twilight," "Dexter," "Highlander")
attached to pen the script and produce through her Tall Girls
Productions.
Set in the future, Earthseed, written in 1983 by Pamela Sargent, was the
first book in the young adult trilogy that also included Farseed,
published in 2007, and Seed Seeker, published in 2010. The plot centers
around a group of teenagers who have been born without traditional
parents from the genetic bank of a spaceship. Earthseed is a Tor Book,
Published by Tom Doherty Associates, LLC.
"Ever since I was a kid, it's been a goal of mine to see EARTHSEED get
to the screen in an awesome way. To have Melissa Rosenberg and her Tall
Girls company writing and producing this material is truly a dream.
There is no better voice for this material, in fact I just want to see
the movie now!!!" Said Goodman.
Said Rosenberg: "EARTHSEED is an incredibly compelling world and I'm
excited to dive into it. The film's premise easily lends itself to an
exciting franchise with plenty of room for invention and humor. I'm
drawn to complex female characters in compelling high concept stories,
and this is the perfect first movie for me to produce under my Tall
Girls Productions banner."
Rosenberg has scripted all five Twilight films and is currently writing
"Highlander" for Summit. She is also actively developing "AKA Jessica
Jones" for ABC and has spent four years as producer and head writer on
Showtime's "Dexter." She is repped by UTA and 3 Arts Management.
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of filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), a
leading content company with prominent and respected film, television
and digital entertainment brands. The company's labels include
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