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FORTY ACRES de Dwayne Alexander Smith bientôt adapté par Netflix dans un long-métrage produit par Jay-Z

Le long-métrage, à mi-chemin entre La Firme et le film d’horreur Get Out, sera produit par Jay-Z, James Lassiter et Aaron Kaplan de la société de production Kapital Entertainment. Le scénario sera écrit par Cheo Hodari Coker, créateur de la série Marvel Luke Cage sur Netflix. (Lire l’article de Deadline)

Dans le thriller politique FORTY ACRES de Dwayne Alexander Smith publié chez Atria aux États-Unis en juillet 2014, Martin Grey, un jeune avocat noir intelligent et talentueux, est pris sous l’aile d’une société secrète composée des hommes noirs les plus puissants et les plus riches des États-Unis. Il est ébloui par ce qu’ils ont accompli, et eux semblent penser qu’il a le potentiel pour devenir l’un des leurs. Ils l’invitent à passer un week-end loin de tout, sans épouses ni téléphones portables. Mais ce que Martin découvre est une réalité alternative troublante qui remet en cause ses convictions les plus profondes…

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Le prochain film de Paul Greengrass, News of the World avec Tom Hanks, bientôt sur Netflix

Le film, qui sortira en salles aux États-Unis pour Noël, était prévu en France pour le 6 janvier prochain sous le titre La Mission. Mais à cause de la crise sanitaire, c’est maintenant Netflix qui est en pourparlers avec Universal Pictures pour acquérir les droits de diffusion à l’international (date à confirmer). Pour plus d’informations, lire l’article de Variety.

Tiré du bestseller de Paulette Jiles, News of the World (Des nouvelles du monde, publié chez La Table ronde en 2018 dans une traduction de Jean Esch) raconte l’histoire du Capitaine Kidd qui, après la guerre de Sécession, parcourt le Texas pour lire publiquement des articles de journaux afin d’informer les populations locales. On lui propose un jour d’emmener avec lui une petite fille, capturée quelques années plus tôt par les Kiowas et élevée comme l’une des leurs, afin de la ramener auprès de son oncle et sa tante. Mais l’enfant a adopté les coutumes de ses ravisseurs et refuse de se comporter en « civilisée ». Un lien fort se tisse entre elle et le capitaine, qui doit alors décider de son sort.

Claire Foy et Benedict Cumberbatch travailleront ensemble à l’adaptation cinéma de MIGRATIONS de Charlotte McConaghy

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Claire Foy, récompensée entre autres par un Golden Globe et un Emmy Award pour le rôle de la reine Élisabeth II qu’elle a joué dans la série Netflix The Crown, incarnera la protagoniste de MIGRATIONS. Elle produira le film aux côtés de Benedict Cumberbatch et sa société de production SunnyMarch, qui a remporté les droits audiovisuels après des enchères importantes. (Lire l’article du Hollywood Reporter)

Le roman, publié en août dernier chez Flatiron aux Etats-Unis, raconte l’histoire à la fois intime et épique de la quête de rédemption d’une femme dans un monde voué à une lente agonie climatique. La traduction française paraîtra début 2021 aux Editions J.C. Lattès.

THE ANATOMY OF DESIRE de L. R. Dorn

A modern tale of American striving, social media stardom, a fatal love triangle, and a young woman on trial for murder—a mesmerizing reimagining of Theodore Dreiser’s classic novel of crime and punishment, An American Tragedy.

THE ANATOMY OF DESIRE
by L. R. Dorn
William Morrow/HarperCollins, May 2021

Claire Griffith seems to have it all, a thriving career, a gorgeous, successful boyfriend, a glamorous circle of friends. She always knew she was destined for more than the life her deeply conservative parents preached to her. Arriving in Los Angeles as a flat broke teenager, she has risen to become a popular fitness coach and social media influencer. Having rebranded herself as Cleo Ray, she stands on the threshold of achieving her most cherished dreams. One summer day, Cleo and a young woman named Beck Alden set off in a canoe on a quiet, picture-perfect mountain lake. An hour later, Beck is found dead in the water, her face cut and bruised, and Cleo is missing. Authorities suspect foul play and news about Cleo’s involvement goes viral. Who was Beck and what was the nature of her and Cleo’s relationship? Was Beck an infatuated follower who took things too far? If Cleo is innocent, why did she run? Was it an accident? Or was it murder? As evidence of Cleo’s secret life surfaces, the world begins to see just how hard she strived to get to the top— and how fast and far the fall is from celebrity to infamy.
L. R. Dorn’s reimagining of Theodore Dreiser’s novel, told in the form of a true crime docuseries a la Serial and The Jinx—with characters speaking through the “transcripts” of recorded interviews—THE ANATOMY OF DESIRE exposes the ambition, sexual passion, and dark side of success that readers will find as achingly poignant as they did a century ago.

L. R. Dorn is the pseudonym for Matt Dorff and Suzanne Dunn. Matt Dorff is a Los Angeles native and graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, has written, produced, and/or directed over 60 hours of dramatic television (CBS, NBC, ABC, Showtime, HBO and elsewhere). He lives in Los Angeles. Suzanne Dunn is a two-time Emmy Award winner, has written two screenplays produced and aired on Lifetime Television and Ion Television. She grew up in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and earned degrees from Penn State and the University of Chicago. She has worked at DIRECTV and is a member of the Producers Guild of America and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. She is also a yoga teacher and lives in Los Angeles.

WOW IN THE WORLD: THE HOW AND WOW OF THE HUMAN de Mindy Thomas & Guy Raz

Based on their #1 kids podcast, Wow in the World, hosts Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz take readers on a hilarious, fact-filled, and highly illustrated journey through the human body—covering everything from our toes to our tongues to our brains and our lungs!

WOW IN THE WORLD: THE HOW AND WOW OF THE HUMAN
by Mindy Thomas & Guy Raz
HMH Books for Young Readers, March 2021
(chez Writers House – voir catalogue)

WHY in the world do I have a belly button? And WHAT in the world does it do? WHEN in the world will my nose stop growing? And HOW in the world does my pee keep flowing? The human body is a fascinating piece of machinery. It’s full of mystery, and wonder, and WOW. And it turns out, every single human on the planet has one! Join Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz, hosts of the mega-popular Wow in the World podcast, as they take you on a fact-filled adventure from your toes and your tongues to your brain and your lungs. Featuring hilarious illustrations and filled with facts, jokes, photos, quizzes, and Wow-To experiments, THE HOW AND WOW OF THE HUMAN BODY has everything you need to better understand your own walking, talking, barfing, breathing, pooping body of WOW!

Praise for the Wow in the World Podcast:
“How to entice your kids away from a screen—with a podcast.” —Washington Post
“New scientific findings brought to life through the animated voices of the hosts and real kids, sound effects, and music to create a seamlessly produced podcast.” —Bustle
“Although it is aimed at primary school-aged kids, there’s much for parents to enjoy, too. This is a podcast with pedigree.” —Guardian

Mindy Thomas has been living out her childhood radio dreams for almost two decades by creating radio and audio programs for kids. She’s the cocreator, cohost, and head writer of the award-winning Wow in the World and Two Whats?! and a Wow! podcasts. She is also a Gracie award-winning host of the Absolutely Mindy Show. Mindy believes that childhood thrives at the intersection of imagination and curiosity and finds that her best work does too. She lives in northern Virginia with her husband and two kids, and has no plans of ever growing up.

Guy Raz is the creator and host of the popular podcasts How I Built This, Wisdom from the Top and The Rewind on Spotify. He’s also the co-creator of the acclaimed podcasts TED Radio Hour and the children’s programs Wow in the World and Two Whats?! and a Wow!. He’s received the Edward R. Murrow Award, the Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize, the National Headliner Award, and the NABJ Award, among many others and was a Nieman journalism fellow at Harvard. He lives in the Bay Area.

Déjà paru dans la même collection : Two Whats?! and a Wow! Think & Tinker Playbook: Activities and Games for Curious Kids (HMH Books for Young Readers, juin 2020). Les droits de langue française sont disponibles.