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John: Looking for Alaska may never be made into a movie (2016)

prediction · status: came true · last event: came true (2018-10-31) · owner: John

In January 2016, asked when Looking for Alaska would become a movie, John said he didn't know, maybe never, and that he didn't expect that to change.

Part of: Looking for Alaska film adaptation in development (2007)

Told alongside: John sells the Looking for Alaska film rights for three times his salary, paying for his and Sarah's move to New York (2005)

About: Looking for Alaska (film)

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2016-01-19 predicted Asked when Looking for Alaska will become a movie, John says he doesn't know, maybe never; he hopes that changes but doesn't expect it to. (hedged) The Looking for Alaska Movie, Davos, and Hufflepuff Shade: It's Question Tuesday 00:01:59
2018-10-31 came true John says the studio hired great screenwriters and a director, then cancelled the movie at the last minute; heartbroken and angry, he told them he was out. The Looking for Alaska Thing 00:02:26

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