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Irvine Welsh is interested in developing a television adaptation of Trainspotting. “I’ve talked to Andrew McDonald who produced Trainspotting, about shooting Trainspotting as a 10-part series with the same actors and then doing a series of of the book Porno a couple of years down the line,” Welsh told the Daily Record in Scotland. “I […]

In what should surprise no one, Angelina Jolie is a big fan of E.L. James‘ Fifty Shades series and is very much interested in being involved with the movie adaptation. Once the news hit that the books had been optioned, actresses ranging from Emma Watson (who recently shot down any casting rumours) to Kristen Stewart […]

Popular author Anne Rice has passed on the news via her Facebook fan page that her son Christopher will be having a new book published. Her post reads:

Anne Rice is no stranger to stirring up excitement (and sometimes controversy) on her Facebook and she was able to do just that on Thursday with a post alluding to her popular character Lestat de Lioncourt, of The Vampire Chronicles. “Flowers for Lestat. Help me: what flowers have you observed, or know, or have planted […]

People have been outraged ever since it was announced that 5’7″ Tom Cruise will be playing 6’5″ Jack Reacher. Author Lee Child was asked about his opinion on the choice… “Honestly, I’m incredibly thrilled and grateful that anyone has an opinion at all,” Child said. “Okay, he doesn’t look exactly right, but he sure does […]

British fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien died before much of his work made publication. Now, it appears that a 1,000-line alliterative poem on Arthurian legends may see publication.

After much speculation, Lionsgate has made the decision to split the final Hunger Games book into two films. “Mockingjay Part 1” is going to be released November 21, 2014, while “Mockingjay Part 2” will be released on November 20, 2015.

Even though it’s only been five years since the original film was released, rumours are all over the place that the Twilight Saga is being re-made.

Those who enjoy the graphic novel adaptations of James Patterson‘s Daniel X and Maximum Ride series will be pleased to learn that his upcoming novel Zoo will be receiving similar treatment.

Kindle Entertainment has signed an agreement with Hachette UK to create a TV series based on Enid Blyton‘s Famous Five series. Kindle is going to be pitching the series to distributors in order to gain funding. The Famous Five series sells nearly one million books every year, even decades after the series has ended.