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London Book Fair: TV & Film Agents Say Dealmaking Appetite Remains For Killer IP Amid Volatile Market
Film and TV agents from CAA, UTA and more talk dealmaking at the London Book Fair this week.
In recent years, one of the busiest weeks in the publishing calendar has seen something of a small and big screen invasion, as producers and agents sniffing out the next Normal People, Lessons in Chemistry or Conclave descend on the English capital to see what’s what. She points to the success of Edward Berger’s Oscar winner Conclave, which was based on a Robert Harris book from nearly a decade ago, and she predicts recent hit novels like Booker Prize-winner Orbital, a high-concept offering that is set in space, may struggle in the optioning market. We hear Prime Video’s adaptation of Rebecca Yarros’ Fourth Wing, which is set in a brutal magical war college, where students either graduate or die, is moving ahead, and there are whispers that Netflix has quietly been building a romantasy slate that should begin materializing this year.
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