Netflix Nabs VanderMeers Salamander
By
Garth Franklin -
Thursday, November 16th 2017 2:33 am
Netflix is closing a deal for rights to author Jeff VanderMeers new work Hummingbird Salamander and plans for Sugar23 and Anonymous Content to produce the feature.
The story is described as a taut thriller set in the Pacific Northwest about a simple act of turning a key in the door of a storage unit, and changing someones life forever. Themes of bioterrorism, ecoterrorism, and climate change come into play.
Michael Sugar (Spotlight) and Ashley Zalta will produce. VanderMeers earlier novel Annihilation is being adapted into a feature with Natalie Portman and Oscar Isaac which will be released early next year.
Source: Variety
By
Garth Franklin -
Thursday, November 16th 2017 2:33 am
Netflix is closing a deal for rights to author Jeff VanderMeers new work Hummingbird Salamander and plans for Sugar23 and Anonymous Content to produce the feature.
The story is described as a taut thriller set in the Pacific Northwest about a simple act of turning a key in the door of a storage unit, and changing someones life forever. Themes of bioterrorism, ecoterrorism, and climate change come into play.
Michael Sugar (Spotlight) and Ashley Zalta will produce. VanderMeers earlier novel Annihilation is being adapted into a feature with Natalie Portman and Oscar Isaac which will be released early next year.
Source: Variety
