HarperCollins Acquires World Rights to COLD STORAGE by Acclaimed Screenwriter David Koepp
August 21 2018 - 06:22PM
Business Wire
Film Rights Acquired by Paramount Pictures
HarperCollins Publishers announced today it has acquired world
rights for COLD STORAGE, the debut novel by David Koepp, the
celebrated screenwriter of such legendary films as Jurassic Park,
Mission: Impossible, Spider-Man, and Panic Room.
The two-book deal was negotiated by Zachary Wagman, Executive
Editor at Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins, with Creative Arts
Agency on behalf of Koepp. COLD STORAGE will be published by Ecco
in the US and by HQ in the UK and Australia. It will also be
published directly by HarperCollins in Brazil, France, Germany,
Holland, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Sweden, and in the Spanish
language in Spain and the Americas.
COLD STORAGE is about Roberto Diaz, a national security expert
who helps contain a deadly, contagious organism to a secure
government facility. Thirty-two years later, he must help two
unwitting storage unit security guards quarantine it yet
again—before its gruesome effects become irreversible.
“I am excited to add David to the growing list of authors that
HarperCollins publishes globally,” said Brian Murray, President and
CEO of HarperCollins Publishers. “Our teams have a proven track
record of publishing blockbuster works, especially in conjunction
with a film project. Cold Storage will surely be another
success.”
“I am so thrilled to be working with David Koepp. I’ve been a
fan of his cinematic talents for years, from Jurassic Park to Panic
Room (not to mention The Paper and Death Becomes Her). To see those
same skills applied to his first novel is nothing short of
extraordinary. It’s such a vivid and addictive reading experience,
full of action and pathos, as well as subtle and effective touches
of humor,” said Wagman.
“What I love is the sheer propulsive force of the storytelling
and the ease with which he establishes his characters,” said Daniel
Halpern, publisher of Ecco.
The film rights to COLD STORAGE were acquired by Paramount
Pictures, with Koepp and Gavin Polone set to produce. Koepp will be
writing the screenplay as well.
David Koepp is a celebrated American screenwriter and director
best known for his work on Jurassic Park, Spider-Man, War of the
Worlds, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and
Mission: Impossible. His work on screen has grossed over $6 billion
worldwide.
About HarperCollins HarperCollins Publishers is the
second largest consumer book publisher in the world, with
operations in 18 countries. With two hundred years of history and
more than 120 branded imprints around the world, HarperCollins
publishes approximately 10,000 new books every year in 17
languages, and has a print and digital catalog of more than 200,000
titles. Writing across dozens of genres, HarperCollins authors
include winners of the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, the
National Book Award, the Newbery and Caldecott Medals and the Man
Booker Prize. HarperCollins, headquartered in New York, is a
subsidiary of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) and
can be visited online at corporate.HC.com.
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