Potter Feeding Frenzy?
The Passage – Book – Justin Cronin – New York Times: “‘I’m sure in some year-end meetings, someone has to account for them, and someone loses a job,’ said Amy Schiffman, vice president of books and literary properties at the Gersh Agency. ‘But every year the studios keep clamoring for more, now more than ever. There are a lot of Harry Potter wannabes in development, trying to get to be movies. The conventional wisdom of the studios now is, you risk more, you make more.’”
Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, these recent successful series have chummed the waters of hollywood. Inciting a feeding frenzy which devours even the old boot tossed by the lucky new millionaire. Perhaps I am jealous of those receiving the freedom of real money for what might be more fodder for the literary rubbish heap, but I cannot help being fascinated by the industry of entertainment. One day, perhaps, I will pen a tale that will impact the lives of entertainment executives but leave the masses wanting for a catharsis. Well…perhaps not.
