Melissa Rosenberg the writer who wrote all five of the Twilight screenplays has been tapped by Paramount to write the script for Earthseed the first of what I'm sure the studio hopes is a trilogy. The film will be based on the novel by Pamela Sargent which was published in 1983. The Film(s) will be targeted at the same market as the Twilight franchise.
Here's the description: "A group of teens has been born from the genetic bank of a spaceship and have no traditional parents."
Rosenberg will be one of the film's producers through her Tall Girls production company.
Paramount Options 'Earthseed' (The Wrap)
Bigelow's 80s movies were all indie films--THE LOVELESS (Pioneer films), NEAR DARK (DEG) and
Yes, and that trend for women buying more tickets continues in the 2012 report.
MPAA Theatrical Market Statistics 2012 - can be found if you Google the title. I can't post
I think her comparison to the music biz is shaky - a film director is much more like a record
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Eli | November 29, 2012 4:29 PM
OhMiGod.