How the Publishing World Is Muscling in on Hollywood Deals – The Hollywood Reporter

With fewer layers between the creators of the written stories in question and those calling the shots on the film or TV version, it's easier to preserve authenticity - something that today's increasingly devout literary fan bases require. And by serving as producers, agents are able to defend the authors' interest. Such deals allow them, for instance, to advocate for the authors themselves to work in a screenwriting capacity, something that's becoming increasingly common: Sally Rooney worked alongside former Succession scribe Alice Birch to create Normal People; Lisa Taddeo is in the writers room for Showtime's adaptation of her blockbuster Three Women; and Brandon Taylor penned the script based on his debut novel, Real Life, to which Kid Cudi is attached to star and produce.