U.S. Version Of Jo Nesbos TV Series Occupied Being Eyed

A United States version of Norwegian best-selling crime author Jo Nesbos new TV series Occupied has been spoken about, Swedish producer Marianne Grey informs me. American stars along with a U.S. director will also be being considered for that eight-episode Norwegian TV series, that is waiting for a eco-friendly light from condition broadcaster NRK. Nesbo, whose novel Headhunters has been modified by Summit Entertainment like a $30-40 million movie, has co-written three scripts for that show with local author Havald Rosen Loew Eeg. Working Title is individually creating a feature film version from the Snowman, another bestseller by Nesbo, whose books featuring detective Harry Hole have offered nine million copies worldwide. Occupied is occur the long run, when Russia has penetrated Norways oil fields and also the country is under occupation. Grey, that has just return in the States ending up in LA-based galleries and producers, states: Individuals are saying Occupied has got the potential to become a U.S. series. You will find parallels using the German occupation of Norwegian throughout world war ii. Now you ask ,, what lengths would you collaborate when everything at first glance is virtually exactly the same? Yellow Bird created the initial feature-film version from the Girl Using the Dragon Tattoo, which David Fincher has remade. The Swedish version from the Girl Using the Dragon Tattoo has made $104 million worldwide — $ten million of this within the U.S. alone, that is almost uncommon for any subtitled film. The Stockholm-based company also made TV versions from the other two books in Steig Larssons series, starting Noomi Rapace being an worldwide star. Additionally, it produced the initial Swedish TV version of local detective Wallander, which again the BBC has remade starring Kenneth Branagh. Yellow Bird co-created the United kingdom version with Left Bank Pictures too. Its very own $5 million feature-film adaptation of Headhunters, which informs the storyline of the thieving corporate headhunter who will get in over his mind when he steals a clients valuable painting, performed in the BFI London Film Festival last evening. Magnolia has acquired the Norwegian version for U.S. release later this season. Summits U.S. remake of Headhunters has become to authors, and Grey says Nesbo may write a follow up to his original Headhunters novel. Grey, who gave the keynote speech in the Film London Production Finance Market today, stated that they can also be creating a TV version of a number of books by a united states crime author. She wouldn’t say who. Many American crime authors have experienced one-off movies of the books made, although not entire series, she states. Grey, who began her career in LA at galleries including Disney, Warner Bros. and Fox, states there's greater desire to have American companies to utilize European production companies for example Yellow Bird. Its technique is to recognize best-selling crime novel series, after which convert them into high-finish television drama, frequently providing them with a theatrical outing first. We're getting lots of approaches from companies in the usa. One American executive stated in my experience, Worldwide may be the new DVD. Everyone wants a bit of Europe, but sometimes it normally won't realize that Europe isn't just just one territory.