Based on the highconcept novel by hugh howey, the story is set on an earth where the air is no longer breathable and the worlds last community lives underground in a giant silo. With the premiere of alienprequel, prometheus, fast approaching on the horizon, you might be wondering what director ridley scottmay have lined up to work on postprometheus. Jun 05, 2015 guardians of the galaxy scribe nicole perlman has been hired to rewrite the scifi movie wool for 20th century fox and producers ridley scott and steve zaillian, thewrap has learned. Nov 30, 2011 wool 2 is not wool, nor is it a simple repeat. Just stick to the damn storyline in the book, thats literally all they have to do and the show will be amazing. Nov 26, 20 sir ridley scott, the visionary director behind alien and prometheus, is set to begin casting for his new film, wool, in early 2014. This is a book going into blind because the surprises are great. Scott is teaming up with his brother and fellow director, tony scott, under their banner scott free productionsand film rites writer steve zaillianand producer garrett baschto work on a big screen adaptation of the ebook. Wool by hugh howey is the story of mankind clawing for survival, of mankind on. Set against a dystopian future where the last inhabitants on earth band together in safe bunkers called silos. Originally selfpublished in 2011, wool has grown into a new york times bestseller. The problem started at the beginning of book 2 book 1 is fine. Latoya morgan to develop adaptation of hugh howeys wool at amc. Jul 30, 2018 20th century fox had previously acquired the movie rights to wool, with ridley scott and steve zaillian attached as producers.
Hugh howeys wool in development as amc series from latoya. Sir ridley scott born 30 november 1937 is an english filmmaker. I am proud to say that i am the narrator for the audiobook of the wool series omnibus version by hugh howey. Enter this unique world and experience the phenomenon. The following is a list of unproduced ridley scott projects in roughly chronological order. Really giving more info than that would potentially spoil things. Riley blake designs quilting fabric shop online at. Guardians writer to tackle scifi adaptation wool movies. Nov 28, 2012 wool gets the disappearance of alice creed director j. He writes the woolsilo series as well as the molly fydebern saga series. Such is the nature of books attempting to become movies. Imperative entertainment, the company currently in production on nbcs superpower event series heroes reborn, has optioned the rights to sand, the latest novel by selfpublishing sensation hugh. If you think im raving too much, well, not only did random house in the uk pick this tale up and is publishing hardback versions, but ridley scott and 20th century fox are optioning the rights for the movie.
Along with wool, the series consists of shift, dust, three short stories and. Credit to howey, he is keeping the book rights in the usa for himself. Jun 07, 2015 ridley scott and steven zaillian are producing the adaptation, for which j blakeson has written a couple of drafts. The storyline throughout the book series is rich and full of wellrounded characters.
The following is a list of all comic books, graphic novels and specialty items. Wool by hugh howey in development as tv show by amc. Some of these projects, fell in development hell or are officially canceled. Wool is described as a highconcept novel set in a stark future. He now lives in jupiter, florida, with his wife amber and their dog bella. Hugh howeys dystopian wool is in development at amc with. It opened up questions as to the silo environment, but even if wool 2 and on were never written, it would still entertain readers now and in the future. Rumor is the hollywood movie will be coming to cinemas in 20 or 2014. See all books authored by ridley scott, including gladiator the making of the ridley scott epic, and ridley scott.
I love comics, graphic novels, and wool, so thought it was pretty cool when i was chosen to win this book through the giveaways. Ridley scott first announced he was adapting the forever war in 2008. Im hearing that 20th century fox is the frontrunner to acquire wool, a selfpublished e book that has become an internet sensation and is being called the scifi version of fifty shades. He lives with his family in east harwich, massachusetts. The series started in 2011 with the short story wool, which was later published together with four sequel novellas as a novel with the same name. Everything you need to know about wool movie development.
Hugh howey is an american author of science fiction. If you know how the book was written hint, it wasnt originally written as a book, youll know what i am talking about. Kassie evashevski at united talent agency brokered the deal on behalf of. Scott free productions is a british film and television production company founded in 1970 by filmmakers and brothers ridley scott and tony scott. His novel now runs to over 500 pages and has hit us bestseller lists, with book deals on both sides of the atlantic, and film rights picked up by ridley scott. The passage and the hunger games, with ridley scott acquiring film. So im here to tell you how we can help make this happen. Hugh howeys dystopian novel wool in development at amc.
Aug 02, 2018 hugh howeys dystopian novel, wool is getting another shot at amc. Film rights to the wool series have been sold to 20th century fox with english film director and producer ridley scott alien, prometheus, blade runner, gladiator, and a screenplay is currently being written, although hugh howey is not allowing himself to get too excited in case it never happens. Even if it were just a runofthemill postapocalyptic novel about a society forced to live underground, wool. Apr 07, 2020 ridley scott, british director and producer whose films were acclaimed for their visual style and rich details. They formed the feature film development company percy main productions in 1980, naming the company after the english village percy main, where their father grew up. Read these 19 epic sciencefiction books being made into movies. Wool for 20th century fox and producers ridley scott and steve zaillian. Silo is a series of postapocalyptic science fiction books by american writer hugh howey. Jun 25, 2015 lets kickstart a wool film i know a ton of you are dying to see the world of wool come to life on the big or small screen. Discount prices on books by ridley scott, including titles like heroines of mercy street. Its not a bad book, but once it was written, it needed to be rewritten so it was a little more cohesive. During his long career, english film director and producer ridley scott has worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the preproduction stage under his direction.
Wool worked as a standalone piece, a short story with an ending. How my selfpublished book wool became a hot movie property. Morgan will executive produce the project in addition to. There has been some stirrings on the film side of things, and even the pessimist in me is sitting up and taking note of whats going on. Mar 01, 20 and by the end of 2012, howey had negotiated sweetheart deals with major publishing houses to release print editions of wool worldwide and had even optioned the film rights to ridley scott. Scott is teaming up with his brother and fellow director, tony scott, under their banner scott free productions and film rites writer steve zaillian and producer garrett basch to work on a big screen adaptation of the ebook phenomenon, wool.
Really giving more info than that would potentially more its set in a dystopian future, you can probably read the summary on amazon when going to buy it. I had heard ridley scott bought the rights to the book so when i read it, the silo definitely had an aliens feel. Guardians of the galaxys nicole perlman to rewrite scifi. Perlman will now take over before the team starts looking for a director. He writes the wool silo series as well as the molly fydebern saga series. Find the right riley blake designs products for your next project and lets create something together. You may have seen the news that nicole perlman was hired to write a script for ridley scott.
As everyone mustve heard over the weekend at least twice, the wool film rights went to ridley scott and steve zaillian in partnership with 20th century fox. It has drawn comparisons to the likes of the road, the passage and the hunger games, with ridley scott acquiring film rights earlier this year. It has drawn comparisons to the likes of the road, the passage and the hunger games, with ridley scott. John logan, writer of scott s gladiator, was to write the movies screenplay. Jul 23, 2012 the chances of a wool film ever being shot with ridley scott behind the camera and steve zaillian wielding a pen remain slim. Hugh howey has announced over on his blog that his selfpublished book wool has been acquired by fox. The movie rights to wool were optioned in 2012 by 20th century fox, and. Read these 19 epic science fiction books before theyre made into movies. Im hearing that 20th century fox is the frontrunner to acquire wool, a selfpublished ebook that has become an internet sensation and is being called the scifi version of fifty shades. Howey has raked in more than a million dollars in royalties and sold the film rights to alien producer ridley scott. This is on top of his international publishing contracts for wool, which is currently being published in 20 countries, and his movie contract with 20th century fox to have ridley scott direct the.
Descended from a long line of new england sailors and shipbuilders, scott ridley has written for the new republic, the nation, newsday, the denver post, and other publications. Hugh howey is the author of the awardwinning molly fyde saga and the new york times and usa today bestselling wool series. Tony trudeau its set in a dystopian future, you can probably read the summary on amazon when going to buy it. I checked some more and formatting corrects a couple pages into chapter 5 and remains good through to the end. The facebook fpage of sir ridley scott follow on instagram. Wool is the directors adaptation of hugh howeys post.
Guardians of the galaxys nicole perlman to rewrite sci. For fans of the silo series in which wool is the first novel, this is great news. Ebook success hugh howey sells print rights to wool wired. May 16, 2012 ridley and tony scotts scott free are partnering on the deal with film rites steve zaillian and garrett basch. I had heard ridley scott bought the rights to the book so when i read it, the silo definitely. His wool series has been picked up in 17 countries for translation, and the film rights have been purchased by ridley scott and steve zaillian. Ridley scott kingzone the kings college library blog. I think that a firsttime reader of the series may have a hard time following the story. And while that has a ton of celebrity and glitz, todays announcement is more real and even more thrilling for me. When he was pulled away from the sea by the love of his life, he turned to his childhood dream of becoming an author.
Hugh howeys wool in development as amc series from latoya morgan exclusive. Ridley scott books list of books by author ridley scott. Aug 12, 2012 i just wrapped a project im so excited about. This ebook is being called science fictions answer to fifty shades of grey.
Wool is a great book that will keep you guessing and rooting for its amazing heroine. How wool set hugh howey on the road to hollywood bbc news. Sasayaki writes hugh howeys wool, the selfpublished scifi story thats made him the best selling indie scifi author of 2012 and currently the best selling scifi author on, has found its way into the hands of ridley scott director of alien, prometheus and others. Hugh howey is the author of wool, a book he wrote while working as a bookseller, writing each morning and during every lunch break for nearly three years. Along with wool, the series consists of shift, dust, three short stories and wool. Previously, the property was in development as a film with ridley scott and 20th century fox. Wool 3 has format issue the whole way through until the last page or two.