Brandon Sanderson
PART SEVEN: FILM/TELEVISION/VIDEO GAME UPDATES
The film/television world is a strange place right now, with COVID, and a lot of things slowed down or got stalled. So there are no big updates for you on anything here, though I’ve still broken everything down here by series. Basically, I’m afraid I have to tell you there hasn’t been motion on any of them.
That said, there are some cool things happening behind the scenes on a few of these projects. I hope to have announcements sometime this year that will make you excited.
Stormlight
This is still owned by Dan Mintz/DMG Entertainment. There has been no motion this year.
Mistborn/Rest of Cosmere
I still have all of these rights, and have not yet sold them, though I’ve been working on a screenplay for Mistborn myself and have had some interesting opportunities behind the scenes. Nothing I can announce yet.
Legion
Still owned by Cineflix Media. No updates.
Skyward
Owned by Universal Television, purchased last year. I’m eager to see what they come up with!
Alcatraz
Optioned by Gaumont with Stuart Beatie, the writer of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, adapting for an animated series.
Dark One
Joe Michael Straczynski wrote a pilot for this earlier in the year, and we’re still shopping it around. It’s been a cool experience so far, working with someone who knows the business as well as JMS does.
Snapshot
Option lapsed this year. We’ve been looking for another home for this.
Steelheart
Option lapsed last year. No home for this yet either.