Paramount Pictures Film Group President Adam Goodman announced that the studio has optioned the novel Earthseed, with Melissa Rosenberg attached to pen the script and produce through her Tall Girls Productions.
Set in the future, Earthseed, written in 1983 by Pamela Sargent, was the first book in the young adult trilogy that also included Farseed, published in 2007, and Seed Seeker, published in 2010. The plot centers around a group of teenagers who have been born without traditional parents from the genetic bank of a spaceship. Earthseed is a Tor Book, Published by Tom Doherty Associates, LLC.
“Ever since I was a kid, it’s been a goal of mine to see Earthseed get to the screen in an awesome way. To have Melissa Rosenberg and her Tall Girls company writing and producing this material is truly a dream. There is no better voice for this material, in fact I just want to see the movie now!!!” said Goodman.
Said Rosenberg: “Earthseed is an incredibly compelling world and I’m excited to dive into it. The film’s premise easily lends itself to an exciting franchise with plenty of room for invention and humor. I’m drawn to complex female characters in compelling high concept stories, and this is the perfect first movie for me to produce under my Tall Girls Productions banner.”
Rosenberg has scripted all five Twilight films and is currently writing Highlander for Summit. She is also actively developing AKA Jessica Jones for ABC and has spent four years as producer and head writer on Showtime’s Dexter. She is repped by UTA and 3 Arts Management.
I’m glad to see Hollywood looking into some original material instead of reboots and remakes. I’m also hopeful about them using the works of Pamela Sargent, as I like her novels and would to see a screen adaptation of one.
Having said that, I’d really prefer they optioned the Venus Trilogy, but maybe that is too big a scope for a single film or even film trilogy. I think it would require too many special effects, has too many characters, too long a timeframe, etc. Maybe the “Earthseed” Trilogy would be more easily adapted to film and appeal to a wider demographic?