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Why Hollywood Needs Books More Than Ever

Why Hollywood Needs Books More Than Ever

The Town with Matthew Belloni

April 1, 202631m 45s

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Show Notes

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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