The CW is joining the treasure hunt trend this development season with Golddigger. The project, from Bill Haber’s Ostar Prods., centers on a young female treasure hunter who tracks down artifacts for a variety of mysterious and interesting clients. Lauren Horowitz is writing, with Haber and Stephanie Germain executive producing. With Golddigger, the CW is putting a young female twist on a genre that has been pretty hot this pitch season. NBC bought an untitled adventure drama from John Glenn. Described as “Da Vinci Code meets National Treasure,” it centers on a young NYPD beat cop who, along with his family and friends, embarks upon the greatest treasure hunt in history. NBC also is developing an updated version of the 1984 action-adventure romantic comedy film Romancing the Stone, whose plot kicked off with a romance writer played by Kathleen Turner receiving a treasure map. Mark Friedman is writing. And in another book adaptation,...
- 11/22/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: With the networks’ buying season half-way done, trends are starting to emerge. Along with the very strong showing by the comedy genre so far and the continued strength of book adaptations, enjoying popularity are shows about treasure hunts. The latest entry is an untitled adventure drama from Eagle Eye writer John Glenn, which has been bought by NBC. Described as “Da Vinci Code meets National Treasure,” it centers on a young NYPD beat cop who, along with his family and friends, embarks upon the greatest treasure hunt in history. Glenn is executive producing with Maria Grasso and Deborah Spera for Sony Pictures TV where the two recently inked a pod deal. NBC also is developing an updated version of the 1984 action-adventure romantic comedy film Romancing the Stone, whose plot kicked off with a romance writer played by Kathleen Turner receiving a treasure map. Mark Friedman is writing the adaptation.
- 9/10/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
ABC along with "North Country" writer Michael Seitzman and producer Mark Gordon are teaming for an ambitious and big-budget TV series adaptation of Australian action thriller author Matthew Reilly's Jack West Jr. book trilogy says Deadline.
For those unfamiliar, Reilly's works are very Hollywood blockbuster in style with elaborate action sequences that would put Michael Bay and Stephen Sommers to shame in terms of scale and credibility-stretching respectively.
The Indiana Jones-esque Jack West Jr. series began with his seventh novel "Seven Ancient Wonders" (aka. "Seven Deadly Wonders"). That book followed a treasure hunt for the pieces of the 'Capstone', a crystal that sits on top of the Great Pyramid of Giza every 4,500 years to stop the Tartarus Rotation - a monstrous sunspot - from wreaking havoc on the world's environment.
West Jr. is a retired Australian special forces captain and leads a team of members from various smaller nations like Canada,...
For those unfamiliar, Reilly's works are very Hollywood blockbuster in style with elaborate action sequences that would put Michael Bay and Stephen Sommers to shame in terms of scale and credibility-stretching respectively.
The Indiana Jones-esque Jack West Jr. series began with his seventh novel "Seven Ancient Wonders" (aka. "Seven Deadly Wonders"). That book followed a treasure hunt for the pieces of the 'Capstone', a crystal that sits on top of the Great Pyramid of Giza every 4,500 years to stop the Tartarus Rotation - a monstrous sunspot - from wreaking havoc on the world's environment.
West Jr. is a retired Australian special forces captain and leads a team of members from various smaller nations like Canada,...
- 9/7/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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- 9/7/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
In 2005, Austrailian author Matthew Reilly published a book called "Seven Ancient Wonders". In the book, a former military man named Jack West Jr. leads a small team of soldiers and specialists from different countries to track down pieces of an ancient capstone. They go on this mission to stop other nefarious nations from getting their hands on the power that can be unleashed using the capstone. Each piece of the capstone was hidden among the seven wonders of the ancient world: the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.
The book and its sequel, "Six Sacred Stones" (both of which I really enjoyed), read like a pure action/adventure movie. Basically, Indiana Jones meets National Treasure. Deadline reports that ABC has bought a...
The book and its sequel, "Six Sacred Stones" (both of which I really enjoyed), read like a pure action/adventure movie. Basically, Indiana Jones meets National Treasure. Deadline reports that ABC has bought a...
- 9/7/2011
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
ABC has bought the action-adventure project The Seven Wonders from prolific producer Mark Gordon, Deadline reports.
Based on the Jack West Jr. book series by Matthew Reilly, the show follows the titular archeologist and his team of four as they search the world for seven pieces of an ancient relic. The first season, to be adapted by Michael Seitzman, will be based on the first two books in the trilogy.
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Based on the Jack West Jr. book series by Matthew Reilly, the show follows the titular archeologist and his team of four as they search the world for seven pieces of an ancient relic. The first season, to be adapted by Michael Seitzman, will be based on the first two books in the trilogy.
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- 9/7/2011
- by Robyn Ross
- TVGuide - Breaking News
ABC is developing a television adaptation of Matthew Reilly's Jack West Jr novels. A former commando turned archaeologist, West Jr traverses the globe searching for valuable relics with a band of fellow travellers, including his 12-year old adopted daughter. The first season of The Seven Wonders will be based on the first two books in the series, 2005's Seven Ancient Wonders (Seven Deadly Wonders in the Us) and 2007's The Six Sacred Stones, according to Deadline. North Country writer Michael Seitzman will write the pilot script for the project and will also executive produce alongside Mark Gordon. (more)...
- 9/7/2011
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
Exclusive: ABC has bought one of its most ambitious projects so far this development season — a globetrotting adventure from North Country writer Michael Seitzman and producer Mark Gordon. Based on the Jack West Jr. book series by best-selling Australian action thriller novelist Matthew Reilly, The Seven Wonders is a treasure hunt show in the spirit of Raiders of the Lost Arc and National Treasure. It centers on an unlikely five-member team led by commando-turned-archeologist Jack West Jr. as they search the world for seven pieces of an ancient and powerful relic and along the way form a unique non-traditional family that includes West Jr.’s 12-year-old adopted daughter. Seitzman will write the pilot script for the project, whose first season will be based on the first 2 books in the series, The Seven Ancient Wonders (Seven Deadly Wonders in the U.S.) and The Six Sacred Stones. Seitzman got on board...
- 9/7/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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