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Matt is joined by Jason Richman, UTA partner and cohead of media rights, to talk about the recent success of high-profile book adaptations at the box office ('Project Hail Mary,' 'Wuthering Heights,' 'The Housemaid'), why the long-standing Hollywood strategy of adapting books into films went away and is now back, the rise of female-focused authors, why this is leading to more power for book rights holders, what genres are most popular, and more (00:00). Matt finishes the show with an opening weekend box office prediction for ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ (27:23).
Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Jason Richman
Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jon Jones
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo
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Matt is joined by Jason Richman, UTA partner and cohead of media rights, to talk about the recent success of high-profile book adaptations at the box office ('Project Hail Mary,' 'Wuthering Heights,' 'The Housemaid'), why the long-standing Hollywood strategy of adapting books into films went away and is now back, the rise of female-focused authors, why this is leading to more power for book rights holders, what genres are most popular, and more (00:00). Matt finishes the show with an opening weekend box office prediction for ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ (27:23).
Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Jason Richman
Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jon Jones
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo
This episode is brought to you by AMC+. Start your free trial today at join.amcplus.com
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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