Here’s some movie news:
Atlanta Nights, by Travis Tea, has been optioned for a film. The book was created in 2004 as part of a sting operation by members of SFWA against the publisher PublishAmerica. After the book was accepted the the hoax revealed, PublishAmerica canceled the contract.
Well, you think, maybe they just got a good book and used it as part of the sting. Nothing wrong with that getting optioned. But there’s more…
Each chapter of the work was written by a different author with no regard for plot, continuity, spelling, or grammar.
I’m hearing that Michael Bay is going to direct it.
(OK, the option is actually for a documentary about what happened, but when do I resist the obvious joke?)
(via Paul McAuley on Twitter)
by John Hodgman
by Drew Westen
by Ian Mortimer
by Jeff Greenfield
by Heather Peace
Hi! I’m actually the crazy director that’s optioned the film rights – great to meet you. Alas, we have no Michael Bay budget (or there would be random exploding sheep). Think more in line of a combo of documentary interviews and Zucker Brothers (Kentucky Fried Movie) style silliness.
You can read more about what I’m trying to do, and see a sample of my work on the Kickstarter page for the project:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1603898280/atlanta-nights-the-movie