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Michael Crichton & James Patterson Bestseller ‘Eruption’ Being Adapted By Kaz & Ryan Firpo For Sony
EXCLUSIVE: Following right behind Jurassic Park Rebirth‘s $318 million-plus global opening weekend, Sony, we hear, have hired writers Kaz Firpo and Ryan Firpo to adapt Eruption, the #1 New York Times bestseller from Michael Crichton and James Patterson. At the same time, we understand that the project, which Sony won in a competitive auction last summer in a seven-figure […]
L to R: Kaz & Ryan Firpo Little, Brown & Co./Getty Images At the same time, we understand that the project, which Sony won in a competitive auction last summer in a seven-figure deal, is now an open directing assignment with Free Solo filmmakers Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi having exited. This led to kicking off Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Eternals, directed by Academy Award-winner Chloé Zhao which grossed north of $402M at the global box office. From Jurassic Park, ER and Twister to Westworld, The AndromedaStrain and Disclosure, Crichton’s work has grossed well north of $10 billion at the global box office.
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