Lin-Manuel Miranda to produce “Kingkiller Chronicle” adaptationsNovember 30, 2016 - 10:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lin-Manuel Miranda has signed on to produce Lionsgate's "The Kingkiller Chronicle" feature film and TV series adaptations. As AceShowbiz reports citing TheWrap, the Tony Award-winning actor/musician will also compose original music for the big-screen and small-screen adaptations of Pat Rothfuss' fantasy novel series. Miranda, who has an option to be involved in "any future stage" adaptations, will produce the projects along with Robert Lawrence and the author, who serves as an exec producer for both the movie and TV series. The screenplay for the movie is provided by Lindsey Beer based on the first book, "The Name of the Wind", while Miranda and Rothfuss will develop new characters and storylines for the TV series. Of working on the new projects with Rothfuss, Miranda said, "It's a world you want to spend lifetimes in, as his many fans will attest. Pat also writes about the act of MAKING music more beautifully than any novelist I've ever read. I can't wait to play a part in bringing this world to life onscreen." Since published in 2007, the novel series has sold ten million copies, with the first two books - "The Name of Wind" and "The Wise Man's Fear"- becoming New York Times bestsellers. "Kingkiller", which is also said to be the best-selling fantasy novel behind "Game of Thrones", is about a charismatic wizard called Kvothe who survives a tragic childhood. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |