The CW is keeping two high-profile projects that it developed this season in contention for the next cycle cycle. I have learned that the network plans to redevelop The Notebook, based on the romance novel by Nicholas Sparks and the 2004 feature, and Weaveworld, an adaptation of the horror/fantasy novel by Clive Barker (Hellraiser). Both projects will get new writers to pen new incarnations which again will be executive produced by Sparks and Barker, respectively.
Set in the late 1940s North Carolina, The Notebook follows the romantic journey of Noah and Allie — played in the Nick Cassavetes-directed film by Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams — at the outset of their blossoming relationship as they build their lives and their future together against the backdrop of the racial politics, economic inequities, and social mores of post-World War II. Sparks and Theresa Park executive produce for Nicholas Sparks Prods and Warner Bros. TV.
Barker’s 1987 novel Weaveworld is set in 1980s England and revolves around The Seerkind – a race of people with the capacity to invoke magic. The book received a contemporary makeover in the CW adaptation this season, which centered on an app designer teaming up with a young pastry chef who has just discovered that she is destined to be guardian of a mythological realm to fight an epic battle with evil forces who are vying for control of the magical world. Angela Mancuso executive produces with Barker for CBS TV Studios.
Set in the late 1940s North Carolina, The Notebook follows the romantic journey of Noah and Allie — played in the Nick Cassavetes-directed film by Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams — at the outset of their blossoming relationship as they build their lives and their future together against the backdrop of the racial politics, economic inequities, and social mores of post-World War II. Sparks and Theresa Park executive produce for Nicholas Sparks Prods and Warner Bros. TV.
Barker’s 1987 novel Weaveworld is set in 1980s England and revolves around The Seerkind – a race of people with the capacity to invoke magic. The book received a contemporary makeover in the CW adaptation this season, which centered on an app designer teaming up with a young pastry chef who has just discovered that she is destined to be guardian of a mythological realm to fight an epic battle with evil forces who are vying for control of the magical world. Angela Mancuso executive produces with Barker for CBS TV Studios.
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