Netflix is no longer adapting Rick Riordan’s “Kane Chronicles” book series into feature films.
Riordan, best known as the author of the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” books, shared the news while responding to question from a fan on Goodreads.
“Right now, Kane Chronicles is in ‘turnaround,’ which means Netflix has decided not to move forward and their option has lapsed after trying for two years to develop a script they liked,” he wrote. “Now it depends on whether another studio would like to step in, assume the preproduction costs, and move forward.”
Riordan announced the development of “The Kane Chronicles” film trilogy in 2020. The first film, based on 2010’s “The Red Pyramid,” was penned by “Star Trek: Prodigy” writer Diandra Pendleton-Thompson, according to a 2022 blog post where Riordan wrote that he was expecting a new script draft soon.
“The Red Pyramid,” along with “The Throne of Fire” (2011) and...
Riordan, best known as the author of the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” books, shared the news while responding to question from a fan on Goodreads.
“Right now, Kane Chronicles is in ‘turnaround,’ which means Netflix has decided not to move forward and their option has lapsed after trying for two years to develop a script they liked,” he wrote. “Now it depends on whether another studio would like to step in, assume the preproduction costs, and move forward.”
Riordan announced the development of “The Kane Chronicles” film trilogy in 2020. The first film, based on 2010’s “The Red Pyramid,” was penned by “Star Trek: Prodigy” writer Diandra Pendleton-Thompson, according to a 2022 blog post where Riordan wrote that he was expecting a new script draft soon.
“The Red Pyramid,” along with “The Throne of Fire” (2011) and...
- 2/24/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Star Trek has endured since 1966 largely in part to the creators refusing to speak down to their audiences. Whereas “The Cage”, the first pilot shot in 1964, was deemed “too cerebral” by NBC execs, the show that made it on air rarely stopped being thought-provoking. When the three season mission ended, its next iteration was on Saturday morning television, where, once again, the writers and production team refused to dumb things down.
The best that the universe first imagined by Gene Roddenberry does for the viewer is present allegories and mine the human condition, optimistically seeking the best way for humanity to act. Its positive message was a balm in the turbulent 1960s and has been needed ever since.
That explains why the latest entry, Star Trek: Prodigy is so good, as it furthers the human adventure through a fresh assortment of alien characters. Designed for younger audiences, it arrived in...
The best that the universe first imagined by Gene Roddenberry does for the viewer is present allegories and mine the human condition, optimistically seeking the best way for humanity to act. Its positive message was a balm in the turbulent 1960s and has been needed ever since.
That explains why the latest entry, Star Trek: Prodigy is so good, as it furthers the human adventure through a fresh assortment of alien characters. Designed for younger audiences, it arrived in...
- 1/3/2023
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
The latest episode of "Star Trek: Prodigy," "All the World's a Stage," finds the teen crew of the U.S.S. Protostar encountering a distant planet occupied by a species called Enda-Prizians who speak in a formal Starfleet-like language and wear Starfleet-adjacent clothing. The Protostar crew soon come to the conclusion that this planet had been visited by Starfleet over a century ago, and the society adopted the organization's trappings as the basis of their society. They worship "Star Flight" and re-enact old ships' logs on a wooden stage, living "Star Trek" as their central cultural myth. "Enda-Prizian" is, of course, meant to sound like "Enterprise." They speak of a time when Star Flight will return and slay a monster that shares their planet.
This is clever on several levels. Firstly, "All the World's a Stage" could be seen as a comment on modern fandom. The Enda-Prizians have internalized "Star Trek...
This is clever on several levels. Firstly, "All the World's a Stage" could be seen as a comment on modern fandom. The Enda-Prizians have internalized "Star Trek...
- 11/16/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
If you’ve been following the news surrounding the current state of the final frontier, it may seem like there is a ton of “Star Trek” just around the corner. This is because in the last several months, CBS All Access and “Trek” executive producer Alex Kurtzman have announced a flurry of new series happening as an expansion of the franchise, including a Jean-Luc Picard spin-off starring Sir Patrick Stewart, another spin-off focused on Michelle Yeoh’s “Star Trek: Discovery” character, and the animated series “Lower Decks.”
However, as Kurtzman explained at the Television Critics Association press tour, everyone on the “Trek” team is very conscious of making sure audiences don’t feel like there’s just too much space adventure happening. “We’ve worked very closely with All Access to set up a grid, so you’re not overwhelmed by 20,000 of them at once,” Kurtzman told reporters. “It may...
However, as Kurtzman explained at the Television Critics Association press tour, everyone on the “Trek” team is very conscious of making sure audiences don’t feel like there’s just too much space adventure happening. “We’ve worked very closely with All Access to set up a grid, so you’re not overwhelmed by 20,000 of them at once,” Kurtzman told reporters. “It may...
- 1/31/2019
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Michael Chabon, the Pulitzer-prize winning author of “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” as well as “The Mysteries of Pittsburgh” and “Wonder Boys,” sounded almost giddy on the phone. “It’s so much fun to be able to talk about ‘Star Trek,'” he said.
Chabon makes his television-writing debut with the newest installment of “Short Treks,” a series of”Star Trek: Discovery” short films on CBS All Access. But that’s really a prelude to the most exciting gig: being a part of the writers’ room for the upcoming series that marks the return of Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard.
Without revealing anything about Picard’s new adventures, Chabon said the experience working on the show left him flustered. “To be sitting in the room with Patrick Stewart, just sitting there next to me — I tried to be cool about it,” he said. “I think we all tried to be cool about it.
Chabon makes his television-writing debut with the newest installment of “Short Treks,” a series of”Star Trek: Discovery” short films on CBS All Access. But that’s really a prelude to the most exciting gig: being a part of the writers’ room for the upcoming series that marks the return of Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard.
Without revealing anything about Picard’s new adventures, Chabon said the experience working on the show left him flustered. “To be sitting in the room with Patrick Stewart, just sitting there next to me — I tried to be cool about it,” he said. “I think we all tried to be cool about it.
- 11/9/2018
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Joseph Baxter Sep 24, 2018
The TV return of Patrick Stewart to his iconic role of Jean-Luc Picard kicks off with a tweet teasing first the writers room meeting.
CBS All Access’s untitled Star Trek Jean-Luc Picard spinoff series is quickly becoming a reality, as a tweet of the newly-launched writers room from star Patrick Stewart reveals.
Stewart, who made the official announcement of the Star Trek: The Next Generation follow-up series back in August, tweeted a photo of the former-and-soon-to-return Picard actor’s proverbial ready room, joined by a creative coalition consisting of Kirsten Beyer (Star Trek: Discovery), Michael Chabon (Spider-Man 2), Akiva Goldsman (Star Trek: Discovery), Diandra Pendleton-Thompson (Awakening Love) and James Duff (Major Crimes). Indeed, Stewart’s accompanying caption, “The journey has begun,” is enough to stoke excitement amongst even the most lapsed of Trekkies.
The journey has begun. Kirsten Beyer, Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman, Diandra Pendleton-Thompson, James Duff,...
The TV return of Patrick Stewart to his iconic role of Jean-Luc Picard kicks off with a tweet teasing first the writers room meeting.
CBS All Access’s untitled Star Trek Jean-Luc Picard spinoff series is quickly becoming a reality, as a tweet of the newly-launched writers room from star Patrick Stewart reveals.
Stewart, who made the official announcement of the Star Trek: The Next Generation follow-up series back in August, tweeted a photo of the former-and-soon-to-return Picard actor’s proverbial ready room, joined by a creative coalition consisting of Kirsten Beyer (Star Trek: Discovery), Michael Chabon (Spider-Man 2), Akiva Goldsman (Star Trek: Discovery), Diandra Pendleton-Thompson (Awakening Love) and James Duff (Major Crimes). Indeed, Stewart’s accompanying caption, “The journey has begun,” is enough to stoke excitement amongst even the most lapsed of Trekkies.
The journey has begun. Kirsten Beyer, Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman, Diandra Pendleton-Thompson, James Duff,...
- 9/24/2018
- Den of Geek
Patrick Stewart’s “journey has begun” on what is probably nowhere near the “final frontier” for the “Star Trek” franchise.
On Monday, Stewart tweeted a picture revealing the writers’ room for the upcoming CBS All Access “Star Trek” series featuring his return to his iconic role as Jean-Luc Picard, had broken ground.
“The journey has begun,” Stewart tweeted, along with a pic of him and the writers settling in to start storyboarding. “Kirsten Beyer, Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman, Diandra Pendleton-Thompson, James Duff, and yours truly. #StarTrek.”
Also Read: Watch Patrick Stewart Announce His Return as Jean-Luc Picard in New 'Star Trek' Series (Video)
The currently untitled series — with the premiere date yet to be announced — will be spearheaded by “Star Trek: Discovery” co-creator and executive producer Alex Kurtzman, whose overall deal with CBS Studios has him running point on all small-screen “Star Trek” projects at CBS.
Stewart announced...
On Monday, Stewart tweeted a picture revealing the writers’ room for the upcoming CBS All Access “Star Trek” series featuring his return to his iconic role as Jean-Luc Picard, had broken ground.
“The journey has begun,” Stewart tweeted, along with a pic of him and the writers settling in to start storyboarding. “Kirsten Beyer, Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman, Diandra Pendleton-Thompson, James Duff, and yours truly. #StarTrek.”
Also Read: Watch Patrick Stewart Announce His Return as Jean-Luc Picard in New 'Star Trek' Series (Video)
The currently untitled series — with the premiere date yet to be announced — will be spearheaded by “Star Trek: Discovery” co-creator and executive producer Alex Kurtzman, whose overall deal with CBS Studios has him running point on all small-screen “Star Trek” projects at CBS.
Stewart announced...
- 9/24/2018
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
A strong captain is only as good as the team he assembles, and in that spirit, here’s your first look at the writers’ room for Star Trek‘s forthcoming series centered on Patrick Stewart‘s Jean-Luc Picard.
The shot features Stewart, who will return to his Star Trek: The Next Generation role in the franchise’s upcoming installment, as well as Michael Chabon (John Carter), Kirsten Beyer (Star Trek: Discovery), Akiva Goldsman (Star Trek: Discovery, Fringe), James Duff (Major Crimes) and Diandra Pendleton-Thompson. (Not pictured: Discovery showrunner Alex Kurtzman, who will lead the Picard project.)
Stewart himself shared the...
The shot features Stewart, who will return to his Star Trek: The Next Generation role in the franchise’s upcoming installment, as well as Michael Chabon (John Carter), Kirsten Beyer (Star Trek: Discovery), Akiva Goldsman (Star Trek: Discovery, Fringe), James Duff (Major Crimes) and Diandra Pendleton-Thompson. (Not pictured: Discovery showrunner Alex Kurtzman, who will lead the Picard project.)
Stewart himself shared the...
- 9/24/2018
- TVLine.com
Patrick Stewart has shared the first photo from the production of the new Star Trek Picard series that is being developed. The imagine features the writing and producing team gathered together to begin the journey of developing a series that Star Trek fans are extremely excited about!
The team in the photo consists of Kirsten Beyer, Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman, Diandra Pendleton-Thompson, James Duff, and Stewart himself looking deep in thought. This is mostly the same team who is working on Star Trek: Discovery and I would love to see whatever it is that Stewart and the rest of the team are looking at!
The journey has begun. Kirsten Beyer, Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman, Diandra Pendleton-Thompson, James Duff, and yours truly. #StarTrek pic.twitter.com/GxhwkTIgWQ
— Patrick Stewart (@SirPatStew) September 24, 2018
When previously talking about the series, Stewart teased what we might expect to see from the series:
“He may not be a captain anymore.
The team in the photo consists of Kirsten Beyer, Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman, Diandra Pendleton-Thompson, James Duff, and Stewart himself looking deep in thought. This is mostly the same team who is working on Star Trek: Discovery and I would love to see whatever it is that Stewart and the rest of the team are looking at!
The journey has begun. Kirsten Beyer, Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman, Diandra Pendleton-Thompson, James Duff, and yours truly. #StarTrek pic.twitter.com/GxhwkTIgWQ
— Patrick Stewart (@SirPatStew) September 24, 2018
When previously talking about the series, Stewart teased what we might expect to see from the series:
“He may not be a captain anymore.
- 9/24/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
"The journey has begun," tweeted Patrick Stewart today, with a photo of himself and a gaggle of "Star Trek" writers staring at, well, we don’t know what they’re staring at, but it likely has something to do with the upcoming CBS All Access "Star Trek" series.
Seated with Stewart at the table are Kirsten Beyer, Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman, Diandra Pendleton-Thompson, and James Duff.
Details about the new series have been hard to come by – possibly because even Jean-Luc Picard himself is still figuring out the next move – but what we do know is that Stewart will reprise his Picard character and that the new program will not be a "Star Trek: Next Generation" reboot. Rather, the new series will chronicle a later chapter in Picard’s life.
Seated with Stewart at the table are Kirsten Beyer, Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman, Diandra Pendleton-Thompson, and James Duff.
Details about the new series have been hard to come by – possibly because even Jean-Luc Picard himself is still figuring out the next move – but what we do know is that Stewart will reprise his Picard character and that the new program will not be a "Star Trek: Next Generation" reboot. Rather, the new series will chronicle a later chapter in Picard’s life.
- 9/24/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
They said it would never happen, but Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard is returning to Star Trek, and we’ve got the picture to prove it.
Posted by Stewart himself on his Twitter page, the photo seems to mark the first official meeting of the production team at CBS, with Stewart introducing “Kirsten Beyer, Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman, Diandra Pendleton-Thompson, James Duff, and yours truly.” Sadly, it doesn’t seem to give any indication of what the series will actually be about, but it’s still exciting nonetheless.
That being said, there is a sheet of A4 tantalizingly positioned next to Michael Chabon, but the picture’s too low resolution to see what it says on it (unless anyone can work some Blade Runner style zoom and enhance magic). There’s also a sculpture of what looks like an alien design at the rear of the room, but that’s...
Posted by Stewart himself on his Twitter page, the photo seems to mark the first official meeting of the production team at CBS, with Stewart introducing “Kirsten Beyer, Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman, Diandra Pendleton-Thompson, James Duff, and yours truly.” Sadly, it doesn’t seem to give any indication of what the series will actually be about, but it’s still exciting nonetheless.
That being said, there is a sheet of A4 tantalizingly positioned next to Michael Chabon, but the picture’s too low resolution to see what it says on it (unless anyone can work some Blade Runner style zoom and enhance magic). There’s also a sculpture of what looks like an alien design at the rear of the room, but that’s...
- 9/24/2018
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
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