Stills from the movie " The Count of Monte Cristo " (1998).
Recently, the Netflix version of " three-body " was launched and sparked heated discussions. This actually opens the curtain for European and American film and television dramas in 2024. Based on literary works with a large number of fans of the original works, and inviting well-known creative teams to produce or A-list stars to participate, this is becoming the development logic of many European and American film and television companies.
According to the latest released information, in addition to "The Three-Body Problem", there are still many dramas to be broadcast this year adapted from literary IPs. The latest drama version of "Zorro" has released its first stills. The core story of the drama is derived from the novel "The Mask of Zorro" published by American novelist Johnston McCulry in 1919. It will be starred by French actor Jean Starring Dujardin, who won the Oscar for "Best Actor" for "The Artist". Classic literary masterpieces such as "The Count of Monte Cristo" will also be released in mini-series. At the same time, the novels of Australian writer Liane Moriarty, author of "Big Little Lies" and "Nine Perfect Strangers", are also being adapted for film and television. The world-famous literary story
has attracted the attention of more and more top creative teams. Bill August has participated in the adaptation of films such as "Les Miserables" (Les Miserables) and "Smilla's Sense of Snow". He believes that novels like "The Count of Monte Cristo" are very suitable for filming. Longer TV series to watch. "Every scene and every moment is driven by relationships."
In order to help producers identify which IPs have potential for adaptation, many forums with this theme have appeared one after another. Most of these forums focus on literary works with great potential, focus on the latest trends in literary adaptation, and set up one-on-one meeting rooms for book editors and film and television producers.
Executives in the European and American film and television industries said that film and television creations are becoming increasingly conservative due to the impact of the global economic downturn. "Buyers are more interested in projects that are already familiar to the audience." Heather Brewster, vice president of an American film production company, said in an interview with the media: "In the challenging market we are currently in, , any project that can reduce the buyer's risk is more attractive."
The rising demand for intellectual property rights of well-known literary works may push up the price of literature-related books in the future. "If there's suddenly a huge demand for books, guess what happens to the price? It might not be as cheap as it was before," one executive revealed in an interview.
Reference:
1.literary ip dominates series mania: “any project that can mitigate risk is more appealing”
www.screendaily.com/news/literary-ip-dominateds-series-mania-any-project-that-can-mitigate -risk-is-more-appealing/5191839.article
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