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Exclusive: David O. Sacks Productions, Mark Goffman and Getaway Entertainment are teaming to produce a feature-length film about Satoshi Nakamoto, the enigmatic founder of Bitcoin, with Sophia Banks set to direct. The movie, based on Andrew O’Hagan’s longform article “The Satoshi Affair,” will delve into the mystery surrounding the elusive creator of the world’s most revolutionary digital currency, blending investigative journalism with captivating storytelling.

“This film will be akin to watching The Social Network without knowing who the Mark Zuckerberg character might actually be,” Sacks remarked. “I’m delighted that we have the correct team in place to bring O’Hagan’s investigation, and the events since that period, to life.”

Producers David Sacks and Daniel Brunt optioned the article and took it to longtime collaborator Mark Goffman, who is adapting the screenplay and producing with Sacks and Brunt. Producing for Getaway Entertainment are Damiano Tucci, Banks and Arwen Elys Dayton.

Kayti Burt Dec 24, 2018

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December/January: Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful by Arwen Elys Dayton

An anthology novel of six stories that explore how genetic engineering will affect the human race moving forward, this young adult-minded book from Arwen Elys Dayton is the perfect blend of intimate, character-driven coming-of-age tale and deeply-curious science fiction classic.

The stories begin in the near future, but continually bring the reader further into our future, extrapolating out how our...

We're back with the horror highlights of Day 2 of this year's Sdcc, and you better rest up! On tap are "The Walking Dead," "Bates Motel," "Sleepy Hollow," Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, Scream Factory, and More!

What you'll find below is just the tip of the iceberg (and it does include a few "fringe" panels that we thought might be interest). Be sure to visit the official San Diego Comic-Con 2014 website for the full lineup.

Day 2: Friday, July 25, 2014

10:00 Am - Publishers Weekly: Behind the Digital Line

As digital comics have become a driving force of the medium, more publishers and creators have launched digital first lines of comics. How do publishers and creators deal with the unique properties of the web and tablet? How do readers react? Are they an evolution from webcomics or their own medium? And how will technological evolution affect storytelling as more choices arise? Pw's...

Throw a teenage girl into a dystopian adventure and Hollywood will come calling — in this case, even before the book is officially published.

Hollywood already has adaptations of Daughter Of Smoke And Bone and The Fifth Wave in the works, and today Sony confirmed they have hired a screenwriter, Callie Kloves, for Seeker, an upcoming sci-fi/adventure tale based on a book by Arwen Elys Dayton that hasn’t even been published yet. (It’s expected to be released in 2015.)

A rep for Sony confirmed to EW that Seeker follows a young girl named Quin Kincaid who has “been put...

Golfing with God

George Gatins ("Need for Speed") has been set to pen the script for the film adaptation of Roland Merullo's faith-based novel "Golfing for God" at Gemfilms and Hole in One Productions.

The story tracks ex-golfing pro Hank Fins-Winston, who travels back to Earth from Heaven accompanying God, in the form of a 35-year-old woman, to help Her boost her golf game and is called upon to resolve his own unfinished business. [Source: Deadline]

Seeker

Callie Kloves will pen the film adaptation of the upcoming Arwen Elys Dayton sci-fi/fantasy novel "Seeker" for Sony Pictures. The first of a trilogy, the story follows a young girl put through years of brutal training for what she thinks is a noble position that turns out to be an assassin. [Source: Heat Vision]

3 Videotapes

New Regency, RatPac Entertainment and Plan B have acquired Ian McCulloch's elevated thriller script pitch "3 Videotapes". All that's known about the...

Callie Kloves, the up-and-coming writer who is also the daughter of Harry Potter scribe Steve Kloves, has been tapped to adapt Seeker, Sony's big-screen take on the by Arwen Elys Dayton novel. Mark Gordon is producing the translation of the novel, which doesn't hit shelves until 2015. It will be the first of a trilogy. The story combines sci-fi and fantasy elements to tell the story of a young girl named Quin Kincaid who, according to the studio, "has been put through years of brutal training for what she thinks is the noble purpose of becoming

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The young adult juggernaut continues to careen through our multiplexes. With The Hunger Games and Divergent doing excellent business, and the likes of Fallen and Daughter Of Smoke And Bone on the way, Sony have taken a punt on the yet-to-be-published Seeker by Arwen Elys Dayton. Mark Gordon (Source Code) is producing, and Callie Kloves has been tapped to write the screenplay.Since it has yet to see the light of day, the only information we have about Seeker thus far comes from the marketing blurb. That gives us the story of Quin Kincaid, a young girl who's spent her childhood in a brutal training regime to become one of the prestigious Seekers of the title.The seeking itself seems to be something to do with rare artefacts and arcane knowledge, but Quin learns too late that her punishing studies have been more than just academic. Somehow she's to use...