Flickering Myth’s Casey Chong takes a trip back to the 1990s for a selection of must-see legal thrillers… There was a time when legal thrillers were like the coolest kid on the block: the 1990s. Best described as the golden era for this genre, it left an indelible mark with its thrilling combination of an […]
Jason Bateman to direct Tom Holland in John Grisham’s The Partner
In a piece of news that feels straight out of the 1990s, a new John Grisham thriller is heading to the big-screen and it appears The Partner has found its director in the shape of Emmy winning Ozark star Jason Bateman. Tom Holland’s involvement in the project was announced earlier this year, with the Spider-Man […]
John Grisham adaptation The Rainmaker gets a first trailer from USA Network
USA Network has released the first trailer, a poster and images for The Rainmaker, the upcoming adaptation of John Grisham’s 1995 bestselling novel of the same name. Previously adapted for the big screen by Francis Ford Coppola in 1997, the legal drama series sees a young lawyer going up against his former boss when his […]
Tom Holland to lead John Grisham adaptation The Partner
Tom Holland has landed the lead role in Universal’s The Partner, an adaptation of the legal thriller by John Grisham. Per Deadline, the script will be written by Graham Moore (The Imitation Game) and the search for a director is underway. Holland will star as Patrick Lanigan, a young partner in a white shoe Biloxi law […]
The Rainmaker gets a series order from USA Network
USA Network is returning to a format that once made them famous with a new legal drama heading to TV. Deadline reports that The Rainmaker has received a series order. Writer Michael Seitzman (Code Black) is behind the series, which is based on the bestselling John Grisham novel and its film adaptation. In The Rainmaker, we follow […]
HBO developing A Time to Kill sequel series with Matthew McConaughey set to return
A Time to Kill launched the career of a young Matthew McConaughey, and now it appears that almost a quarter of a century later he might be set to reprise his role as defense attorney Jack Brigance in a Limited Series sequel for HBO. Deadline reports that McConaughey will get his court summons from HBO […]
George Clooney to adapt John Grisham’s Calico Joe
Variety is reporting that George Clooney has signed on to produce and potentially direct a feature film adaptation of the John Grisham novel Calico Joe. Published in 2012, Calico Joe tells the story of a promising baseball player who is put into a coma for three decades after being hit by a pitch. It was […]
Movie adaptation of John Grisham’s The Confession in development
According to The Wrap, Treehouse Pictures has acquired the rights to John Grisham’s New York Times bestselling 2010 novel The Confession, which tells the story of the fight to free a black man on death row who has been wrongfully convicted for the rape and murder of a high school cheerleader after a forced confession. […]
Hulu developing a shared John Grisham TV universe
According to The Wrap, streaming service Hulu is looking to develop a shared John Grisham universe, beginning with TV adaptations of the novels The Rainmaker and Rogue Lawyer. Michael Seitzman and Jason Richman are on board to write and executive produce the two companion series, which are said to be designed in such a way […]
John Grisham’s The Rainmaker heading to the small screen
Deadline is reporting that the acclaimed John Grisham novel The Rainmaker could be heading to the small screen, with CBS placing a pilot commitment for a TV adaptation from Code Black creator Michael Seitzman and executive producer Brett Mahoney. The Rainmaker follows “a young lawyer who thinks he’s about to have it all – a […]
