Steve Coogan and Christine Langan’s U.K. company Baby Cow Productions has optioned television rights to Gill Hornby’s new novel, “Miss Austen.”
The critically acclaimed book – already lauded as one of the best novels of 2020 by The Times of London, Financial Times and BBC Online – follows the lives and loves of sisters Cassandra and Jane Austen. The tale is inspired by Cassandra’s infamous burning of Jane’s letters, a mystery that has long puzzled biographers and academics.
The London Observer described “Miss Austen” as “a novel of great kindness, often unexpectedly moving, with much to say about the status of ‘invisible’ older women.”
“Gill has brought such wit, ingenuity and heartbreaking tenderness to this literary mystery, turning it into a terrifically compelling and relevant novel,” said Langan, Baby Cow’s chief executive. “Not only does she effortlessly capture Austen’s unique and irresistible tone but, in Cassandra,...
The critically acclaimed book – already lauded as one of the best novels of 2020 by The Times of London, Financial Times and BBC Online – follows the lives and loves of sisters Cassandra and Jane Austen. The tale is inspired by Cassandra’s infamous burning of Jane’s letters, a mystery that has long puzzled biographers and academics.
The London Observer described “Miss Austen” as “a novel of great kindness, often unexpectedly moving, with much to say about the status of ‘invisible’ older women.”
“Gill has brought such wit, ingenuity and heartbreaking tenderness to this literary mystery, turning it into a terrifically compelling and relevant novel,” said Langan, Baby Cow’s chief executive. “Not only does she effortlessly capture Austen’s unique and irresistible tone but, in Cassandra,...
- 1/23/2020
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker screenwriter Christopher Wood has died, aged 79.
Wood's daughter Caroline Wood is only now confirming that Christopher passed away back in May at his apartment in France, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
"[He] wouldn't necessarily have wanted an obituary. It was not his way," Caroline said.
The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker's James Bond actor Roger Moore paid tribute to the scribe on Twitter today as well.
"How sad to hear Bond screenwriter Christopher Wood has died. He wrote two of my best," Moore wrote.
How sad to hear Bond screenwriter Christopher Wood has died. He wrote two of my best.
— Sir Roger Moore (@sirrogermoore) October 17, 2015
Apart from his Bond movies, Wood's screen work also included the television show Lovely Couple, the Confessions series and Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins.
Wood wrote a number of novels in the historical fiction, comedy and action genres as well.
Wood's daughter Caroline Wood is only now confirming that Christopher passed away back in May at his apartment in France, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
"[He] wouldn't necessarily have wanted an obituary. It was not his way," Caroline said.
The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker's James Bond actor Roger Moore paid tribute to the scribe on Twitter today as well.
"How sad to hear Bond screenwriter Christopher Wood has died. He wrote two of my best," Moore wrote.
How sad to hear Bond screenwriter Christopher Wood has died. He wrote two of my best.
— Sir Roger Moore (@sirrogermoore) October 17, 2015
Apart from his Bond movies, Wood's screen work also included the television show Lovely Couple, the Confessions series and Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins.
Wood wrote a number of novels in the historical fiction, comedy and action genres as well.
- 10/23/2015
- Digital Spy
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