Friday, May 08, 2009

MOVIE NEWS!!

I couldn't be more ecstatic to share the news that I've sold the film rights to The Forest of Hands and Teeth to Seven Star Pictures!!!!!!!  Super SQUEE!!!

Here's what Publishers Weekly says about the deal:
Alan Nevins of Renaissance Literary & Talent has just closed film rights on Carrie Ryan's YA novel, The Forest of Hands and Teeth. Nevins, who brokered the deal on behalf of Jim McCarthy at Dystel Literary, sold the book, which Delacorte Books for Young Readers published in March, to Seven Star Pictures (K-11, forthcoming). Nevins said the book, a zombie thriller set in colonial times about a girl who lives in a religious community in the woods and is equally worried about a zombie invasion and her planned marriage, is in line to "do for zombies what Twilight did for vampires." Supposedly Seven Star is developing the project for an-as-yet-unnamed A-list starlet, and fast-tracking the project with a first draft of the screenplay already in the works.
I totally still freak out just reading it!  Haha!!  It's also cool that Seven Star has added a little blurb about the project (complete with awesome photo) here.  Which, let me tell you, seeing that makes it feel totally real.

For those of you who are friends on facebook, you might remember me posting a while back about having a really good day (complete with picture) here.  That was the day I found out that all of this might be happening and the pic was taken when JP and I went out to celebrate!   It was, indeed, a really great day :)

So hooray!!!!  And huge thanks to Saundra Mitchell for answering my stupid questions and then making art to celebrate :)  Hugs and squees all around!!!!

23 comments:

Fantastic Book Review said...

Congrats! I'm excited Woo Hoo!

Steve Brezenoff said...

Wow! Congrats! You're living the dream!

Gina Black said...

Such great news! Congrats!!

Unknown said...

WOW! Still freaking over it! Congrats!

JenWriter said...

Congrats! So exciting!

One of my first thoughts after reading FHT was, "I want to see this as a movie!" :)

Shannon Morgan said...

Congrats! So exciting :D

M said...

So so so exciting! (and totally deserved!)

prophecygirl said...

This is great news! I wrote about it on ReelzChannel.com :) I'm excited!

Congrats!

Samantha Elliott said...

That's such awesome news! I already tweeted about it, but I wanted to stop by here to offer yet another congrats! I can't wait!!

Anna said...

Congrats, Carrie! Looking forward to it. =)

Chris {frecklemama} said...

OMG!!!!!!!!!! I can't believe it's actually happening. YAHOO!!!

Sage Ravenwood said...

I heard the news and was beaming. When I came here the smile couldn't help busting out. I'm truly delighted for you dear friend. (Hugs)Indigo

Jennifer said...

You know, my mother and I both said the same thing when we finished reading the book: "This would make a FANTASTIC movie." I guess we were right! Congrats on the awesomeness, Carrie. :D (And, I must say, you've now been put on my "people that I am jealous of" list. Lol.)

Anonymous said...

Oh, congratulations!

scott neumyer said...

HUGE Congrats!! Especially getting it fast-tracked. Such great news!! Zombies FTW!

B.E. Sanderson said...

That'd incredible! Congratulations! =oD

Maripat said...

You're storytelling is fantastic. Here's hoping they do the story justice.

Congrats!

James Dashner said...

Wow, Carrie! That's freaking awesome!!!!!!!

Donna said...

Super News! Congrats!

Shelli (srjohannes) said...

OMG that is freakin' cool!

Meghan said...

That is so AWESOME!!! Congratulations to you! yay-yay-yay!!

Kim Jackson said...

Congratulations, Carrie! I can't wait to see the movie; it'll be fantastic! Think they can slip it in with a PG-13 rating?

Kim (from Good Reads)

Liz said...

Totally awesome news and so very pleased for you!