Ok, I am planning to make a feature length film based on a book. Is there any legal rights I have to obtain to make a film based off of a book?? If it is a non-profit film? We don't plan on making money for making it.
"What walks can run, but chooses not to." - Me
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Profit or non-profit you need to get the rights to the book.
The movie Nosfaratu was based on Dracula. They changed the names of the cities, characters and the ending and still the widow of Bram Stoker was able to have nearly every copy destroyed.
You are far better off avoiding this sort of thing.
RJSchwarz
San Diego, CA
RJSchwarz
how much would getting rights to the book cost?
"What walks can run, but chooses not to." - Me
http://blog.hnation.org
Depends upon the book. I've never optioned one and to be honest would never consider optioning one.
RJSchwarz
San Diego, CA
RJSchwarz
its Jumper
by: Steven Gould
we want to make a better on based more on the book than the crappy movie was.
"What walks can run, but chooses not to." - Me
http://blog.hnation.org
There is a chance you could option it cheap becuase the author didn't like the movie. There is an option you could never option it because the author hated the movie-process. There is a chance you could tick off alot of folks in Hollywood in the process if people do see your movie.
What's the upside?
RJSchwarz
San Diego, CA
RJSchwarz
The book "Jumper" by Steven Gould has already been optioned. That option includes sequel
rights and remake rights. No matter what the author thought of the movie, he has already
sold all movie rights to that book. He no longer owns any movie or TV rights to that novel.
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