2017 –– books and other fun
2017 was probably my most exciting year as a writer. From the very beginning, I had two potential movie projects being developed, so the whole year was spent waiting for calls and emails (anyone reading this who is a writer will know where I’m coming from here). Every call from my agent, every email, might have been The One. The Hunt is still ticking over, but as for the other project … eventually, that call happened.
The Silence went into production this year. It has been a dream experience from start to finish, a real delight, and the highlight of the whole year for me was visiting set in Toronto. There I got to meet the great actors Stanley Tucci and Kiernan Shipka, the splendid director John Leonetti, the wonderful producers Alexandra Milchan and Robert Kulzer, as well as so many crew I forget many of their names. Everyone was very welcoming, from Stanley (a lovely guy, and just as cool as you’d imagine), to the catering van staff, to the extras hanging around set with limbs hanging off. An incredible experience from start to finish, and the real excitement has only just begun. The movie is in post-production now, and 2018 will bring test screenings, trailers, all the exciting press and reviews, and then finally the film’s release. Me? Excited?
I can’t say much about what I saw on set, but I can post this photo of Stanley and me, and I can tell you that it is going to be am amazing film. Everyone involved is passionate and excited about the project, and I couldn’t have asked for a better cast. Really, the whole The Silence experience is a dream come true. And if I look tired in the photo, maybe it’s because I didn’t get the make up off properly. And that’s all I can say about that for now…
As for more bookish things, 2017 saw the release of Relics, the first book in a new trilogy. It was well received, and the second novel, The Folded Land, is due out in March 2018. My novelisation of Kong: Skull Island was also released this year.
As well as The Folded Land, next year also sees release of Blood of the Four, the big new fantasy novel written with Christopher Golden, from HarperVoyager. We’re very excited about this book, and Harper are pushing it as one of their lead spring titles. Look out for this in March of next year.
There are other screen projects in the offing, too, but nothing I can really talk about just yet.
So that’s another year done, my 11th as a full-time writer. It’s been a good one, and there are also a couple of exciting book projects ticking over for 2018 that I hope I’ll be able to tell you more about soon.
For now, Season’s Greeting to you all, and thanks for continuing to read my books. You keep reading, I’ll keep writing.
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The Horror Zine, and more news
New interview with me now up and live at The Horror Zine … check it out!
The Secret Journeys of Jack London: The Wild (first book the new trilogy by me and Christopher Golden), will be hitting the shelves at the beginning of March in the USA, and there’ll be some exciting promotional stuff going on between now and then. Watch this space for news!
Stephen Volk and I have finished our first collaborative screenplay, PLAYTIME, and we’re just thrilled with how it’s turned out.
Other than that, I’m still working hard on my new fantasy novel for Orbit. As yet, I can’t give you a title … but soon. Soon.
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PAY THE GHOST
Dennis Iliadis will direct the movie version of my short story, originally from Cemetery Dance’s October Dreams anthology. It’s due to start shooting this summer. For all the exciting details, click here to check out the Variety press release.
The announcement has also been picked up by ComingSoon.net and Fangoria, as well as loads of other horror and movie sites.
The movie is in pre-production now, and I’ll post updates here as and when I can.
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THE SECRET JOURNEYS OF JACK LONDON: THE WILD
Fox 2000 – part of 20th Century Fox – have acquired film rights to this YA book series Christopher Golden and I are writing for Harper Collins. Chris and I have been hired to write the screenplay.
Here are some places where you can check out the announcement:
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White
White is still under option to screenwriter Stephen Susco. Things are still moving. Can’t say any more right now, but Stephen’s vision for the film is thrilling.
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