One of the most talked-about novels in recent years, the 2012 thriller "Gone Girl" is now a film. Here, author Gillian Flynn discusses the challenges and joys of adapting her work into a screenplay for the first time.
Authors have a way of disappearing from the praise that surrounds a successful film adaptation. Sure, they're the ones who drafted the blueprint, but then a whole team of cinematic architects turns it into Fallingwater, and catches all the acclaim that follows. There are exceptions--authors like William Peter Blatty or Joan Didion adapted their novels The Exorcist and Play It As It Lays, respectively--but, like those writers, they are often vets of the Hollywood system when they get the opportunity. Considering she'd never written a screenplay before, Gillian Flynn might've easily become a Gone Girl from her novel's high-profile film adaptation, but instead she stood her ground and remained front and center throughout production.
from Co.Create http://www.fastcocreate.com/3036579/how-gillian-flynn-adapted-her-biggest-novel-gone-girl-into-her-first-screenplay?partner=rss
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