Cory Doctorow writes “I’ve been waiting to announce this for months now, while the paperwork went back and forth and now I finally can! Don Murphy… has bought a film option on Little Brother. I’ve talked it over with Don and feel confident that if he makes the movie that he’ll do it justice—I’m guaranteed a spot as a consultant to ensure that it all comes out right, too!”
Murphy’s resume includes producing roles on Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Transformers (2007), The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), From Hell (2001), Double Dragon (1994), and Natural Born Killers (1994).
Doctorow reminds us that “a film option gives a producer the exclusive right to try to sell the film to a studio, signing up actors, a director and writer, and so on. For every film produced, many are optioned. But all that said, every film that gets made starts out as an option deal. Bottom line: a Little Brother movie isn’t a lock, but it’s a lot more likely than it was yesterday.”