Paper Towns movie option by Mandate and Mr. Mudd (2008)
project history · status: last documented in 2009 (looked back on in 2024) · last event: milestone (2009-09-08) · last mentioned: 2024-02-06
In October 2008 John announced that the film rights to Paper Towns had been optioned by Mandate and Mr. Mudd.
Told alongside: John writes the Paper Towns screenplay (2008)
About: planned Paper Towns film (2008 Mandate Pictures option), Paper Towns, Mandate Pictures, Mr. Mudd
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-10-24 | launched | John announces the Paper Towns movie rights have been optioned by Mandate and Mr. Mudd. | Paper Towns MOVIE1!!!11! 00:01:21 |
| 2009-09-08 | milestone | John says the Paper Towns movie rights were acquired by Mr. Mudd and Mandate (makers of Juno); he wrote the first screenplay draft and is starting the first big revision. | My Puppy's SECRET SHAME (and Paper Towns) 00:02:08 |
| 2024-02-06 | looked back | John says most optioned books never become movies: An Abundance of Katherines was optioned and never made, and Paper Towns was optioned three times first. | The Truth of How Books Become Movies 00:00:29 |
What is said about it
6 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2008-10-24 · Paper Towns MOVIE1!!!11! — announcement: John announces that the movie rights to Paper Towns have been optioned by Mandate and Mr. Mudd, the people who made Juno. — 00:01:21
- 2008-10-24 · Paper Towns MOVIE1!!!11! — John says the Mr. Mudd producers were the ones he said 'best wishes' to months ago, and it did not make them hate him. (playful) — 00:01:21
- 2008-10-30 (said on 2008-10-29, implied) · Hank is Late (dr horrible) — announcement: Hank says Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist was produced by the same production company that optioned Paper Towns. — 00:01:52
- 2008-10-30 (said on 2008-10-29, implied) · Hank is Late (dr horrible) — announcement: Hank says John may be writing the Paper Towns screenplay for the people who made Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. (hedged) — 00:01:52
- 2009-02-10 · Paper Towns Tastic Question Tuesday — John: The Paper Towns movie rights were acquired by Mr. Mudd and Mandate, the people behind Juno. — 00:00:00
- 2009-09-08 · My Puppy's SECRET SHAME (and Paper Towns) — announcement: John asks fans to be patient about the movie and hopes to have more of an update soon. (hedged) — 00:02:08