Though these are early days, Vivian has been very pleased about being “kept in the loop” as things progress – an opportunity not always afforded authors. We also knew that its unique multi-POV perspective would give us a fresh exciting way to create television.” It is the perfect blend of heart and drama, making it ripe for a television adaptation. The story is compelling and heartwarming, funny and painful, and full of layers which felt personal yet universal. “These are real girls dealing with real issues.
“What we were most drawn to in The List was Siobhan Vivian’s honest, realistic, truthful storytelling,” they said jointly, via e-mail. When we first got on the phone together, I was clutching my first edition copy of Perks the whole time!”Ĭhbosky and Maccie offered their thoughts on the strong appeal of this project for them. “They are a dream team! I was already a fan of Liz’s work on Make It or Break It and, of course, Stephen is a legend. “When I first got the call that Liz and Stephen were interested in adapting The List, I had to pinch myself,” said Vivian. That film was shot in Pittsburgh, where Chbosky grew up, and coincidentally, where Vivian lives now. Screenwriter Liz Maccie ( Make It or Break It) will adapt the book for a TV series, and her husband, screenwriter/author/director Stephen Chbosky, has signed on as executive producer and will direct the series pilot if he is available.įor Chbosky, The List marks his first teen project since last year’s feature film version of his novel, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, for which he both wrote the screenplay and served as director. The List (Scholastic/PUSH, 2012), Siobhan Vivian’s YA novel about the fateful ranking of the ugliest and prettiest girl in each grade at Mount Washington High, has been optioned for television by MTV.
0 kommentar(er)
