Here’s some disappointing news for anyone looking forward to the Lin-Manuel Miranda-produced adaptation of Patrick Rothfuss; The Kingkiller Chronicle, as Deadline is reporting that Showtime has passed on moving ahead with the potential series. Showtime originally picked up the rights in 2017, fending off competition from multiple interested parties, but has now opted against moving […]
Sam Raimi to produce James Herbert adaptation Shrine, but won’t direct The Kingkiller Chronicle?
According to Deadline, Sam Raimi is set to produce an adaptation of the James Herbert horror novel Shrine, which has Evan Spiliotopoulos (screenwriter on Beauty and the Beast and The Huntsman: Winter’s War) attached to write and direct. Published in 1983, Shrine follows “a disgraced journalist who discovers a series of seemingly divine miracles in […]
Sam Raimi in talks to direct The Kingkiller Chronicle film adaptation
While Showtime and Lionsgate are developing a prequel series to Patrick Rothfuss’ The Kingkiller Chronicle, with Broadway’s Hamilton star Lin-Manuel Miranda producing, a film adaptation of the series is also in development, and Variety has revealed that negotiations are underway with Sam Raimi (the Spider-Man trilogy) to direct the film. The Kingkiller Chronicle follows a pair of wandering performers on their […]
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s The Kingkiller Chronicle is heading to Showtime
Its been almost a year since we last heard about the adaptation of The Kingkiller Chronicle from Lin-Manuel Miranda with John Rogers (The Librarians) acting as showrunner, and now it finally has a home. The series is set to air on Showtime from Lionsgate with series author Patrick Rothfuss as an executive producer, and is an adaptation of […]
John Rogers to act as showrunner for The Kingkiller Chronicle
The Kingkiller Chronicle has found its showrunner. John Rogers, creator of TNT’s The Librarians, has been hired to showrun the series as well be an executive producer and write the pilot. The series is an adaptation of Patrick Rothfuss’ book trilogy, which has currently only published The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man’s Fear. The fantasy series is […]
Lin-Manuel Miranda developing film and TV adaptation of The Kingkiller Chronicle
Lionsgate has announced that Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is partnering up with Pat Rothfuss, author of The Kingkiller Chronicle, to adapt the fantasy book trilogy for film and TV, with an additional option of a stage production. Deadline reports that Miranda will serve as producer, as well as composing the music and penning the songs; […]
