Don't Judge a Book by It's On Screen Adaptation

Note: This episode was recorded November 2020, AKA before the Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and Oprah interview. Let it be known - we stan Josh O'Connor, we pan Prince Charles.

MARKLE HIVE, RISE UP!

Things we talked about in the episode include:

• “Modern Austen” Deadline press release (Y'all are not ready for Caitlin's RANT here, whew apologies!)
• Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen and her body of work
• Clueless (1995)
• “Modern Austen” writer, Eleanor Burgess (Perry Mason)
• Optioning books for development in film and tv
• “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” by Judy Blume
• Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
• “Royal Holiday” by Jasmine Guillory
• Carve outs in options and contracts
• The immense talent of Octavia Spencer (and Idris Elba)
• “One to Watch” by Kate Stayman-London
• Plus size actresses and casting
• Our Mamas and Papas biopic - People Like Us
• “You Should See Me in a Crown” by Leah Johnson
• Reese Witherspoon book club and spinoff YA book club
• Queer/gay high school love stories on screen
• “All American Girl” by Meg Cabot
• Teri Weinberg, tv producer (The Office, The Tudors, Ugly Betty)
• Charlaine Harris, author (Southern Vampire Mysteries)
• Meg Cabot’s “The Princess Diaries” novels and movie adaptations
• Party of Five reboot with ICE deportation circumstances
• Shonda Rhimes and “The Princess Diaries 2: A Royal Engagement” (Note: Shonda wrote PD2 featuring Chris Pine - he did not work on the script. Caitlin realizes her word choice was... confusing.)
• Attaching IP to pitches/scripts
• Optioning books, articles, etc.
• Women in Film mentoring circles
• What is IP aka Intellectual Property?
• “The Serpent King” by Jeff Zentner and Brittany’s personal option and adaptation journey
• Entertainment lawyers and option agreements
• Brian Grazer’s epic quote on people in Hollywood
• Learning from adapting books - try it yourself!
• Public domain aka FREE IP!
• Sonya Sklaroff, artist
• The Crown Season 4 - Prince Charles, yay or nay?
• Prince William and Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, and Princess Diana - life, death and legacy.
• Christopher Jackson, Getty Images photographer
• Peter Morgan, creator and writer of The Crown
• Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and the epic black outfit

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