Prince Harry and Meghan have reportedly signed a multi-million-pound deal for the rights to turn a best-selling book about a couple who find love in their 30s into a Netflix film.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are said to have bought the rights to the romance novel, Meet Me At The Lake, by Canadian journalist and author Carley Fortune.
The novel, which sold 37,000 copies in the first week after its publication in May, centres on a love story about a couple who meet in their 30s, one of whom lost a parent in a car crash and went on to struggle with alcohol and drug use.
Presumably someone has checked that Ms. Fortune wasn’t tipped off to the plot by Harry and or Meghan then?
Netflix ?
Wouldn’t Hallmark ( or even better the Horror Channel ) be a better fit ?
Meet Me At The Lake,
subtitled The Drowning
Vroom! Vroom!
Kaiserin Elisabeth of Austria was murdered at Lake Geneva by an anarchist.
According to some theories King Ludwig II of Bavaria was also murdered by/in a lake (for taking a bribe from Bismarck and agreeing to the unification of Germany).
Not satisfied with losing hundreds of thousands of subscribers and millions of dollars of revenue, Netflix doubles down by having two untalented amateurs produce a movie no one was asking for.
My bet is they’ll dick around with this for half a year or so and then be “released” from their contract.
I think dennis has it.Theres no way these 2 have the skills to produce a movie – ginger is too thick and chicken legs falls out with everyone. Heres a handy guide to what’s needed https://studyinginswitzerland.com/how-to-become-a-film-producer/. Neither of the gruesome twosome can fulfill the requirements.
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One of the better lines in Julian Fellowes’ novel Past Imperfect is: ‘She’s a producer’ – which, in Los Angeles, means barely more than ‘She’s a human being’.
Dennis,
I doubt these two have anything to do with this film beyond slapping their name on it for publicity. “Multi-million” means it’s a $2m movie, which is what Hallmark spend regularly, and they have people who are good at knocking this stuff out. The only challenge will be finding a white Fiat Punto in good condition.
Interviewer: “And which prestigious accredited masters university of film production did you attend, Mr de Mille?”
Given half the job is hustling the money it’s possible Meg’n’Hal have an edge, if Netflix is short of change.
Alan Peakall said:
“One of the better lines in Julian Fellowes’ novel Past Imperfect is: ‘She’s a producer’ – which, in Los Angeles, means barely more than ‘She’s a human being’.”
Seems optimistic.
Philip: I suspect Netflix have much better hustlers for movie expenses than the Sparkles Twins. Why am I now thinking of Zero Mostel & Gene Wilder?…
It now appears that winge and ginge didn’t buy the rights and that Netflix stumped up the cash.