![]() “Television gives us the opportunity of exploring the rich world of the novel and the complexity of its characters,” De Laurentiis said. From the get go, the duo knew they wanted to do the adaptation as a series, not a feature. When rights recently became available, De Laurentiis and De Maio went aggressively after it, partnering with eOne, a company they had been looking to collaborate with for the past three years. De Laurentiis Co., which has a history in screen adaptations of sci-fi classics - most notably the 1984 feature Dune - had been tracking Gateway for years as the book had gone through a number of incarnations, including being developed as a feature. eOne TV will handle worldwide distribution. ![]() Search is underway for a writer to write the adaptation, with a number of established showrunners already interested because of Gateway‘s cult status. Scripted TV and Benedict Carver, SVP Filmed Entertainment. The project will be executive produced by De Laurentiis Co’s Martha De Laurentiis and Lorenzo De Maio along with eOne’s John Morayniss, CEO eOne TV Michael Rosenberg, EVP U.S. ![]() The two companies landed the rights to the 1977 book in a competitive situation, with a number of producers pursuing. ( Hannibal) to develop and produce a drama series adaptation of Pohl’s sci-fi classic. Entertainment One Television ( Hell On Wheels) has teamed with De Laurentiis Co. EXCLUSIVE: Frederik Pohl’s Gateway may finally get a screen adaptation. ![]()
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