Fantasy author Brandon Sanderson is sharing exclusive behind-the-scenes insights into his major deal with Apple TV+ to bring his bestselling Cosmere universe to the screen.
On Tuesday, Sanderson addressed fans’ top questions in a new YouTube video, following The Hollywood Reporter’s exclusive report last week that the streamer had secured adaptation rights to both the Mistborn series and The Stormlight Archive.
James Hibberd for The Hollywood Reporter :
First, Sanderson explained why he went with Apple TV and revealed that the streamer beat out multiple rival offers. Sanderson’s deal is rather enviable — he will write, produce, consult and have cast approvals. This is a greater degree of control than fellow fantasy authors like George R.R. Martin and J.K. Rowling have over their Warner Bros. Discovery shows.
“This is what I’ve been trying [to do] for years,” he said. “Back in May, I flew out to Hollywood and did pitches to all the major streamers and studios. I had a lot of great experiences. Things were different this time around. I was with studio heads. I was meeting really exciting people. Basically, everybody tried to bid on Mistborn and Stormlight. I ended up picking Apple. There were a lot of reasons for this. I really liked the vibe with a lot of these meetings. There weren’t any bad meetings in the group. [But] part of it was the amount of control that Apple was willing to offer. But it’s less about control and more about the partnership and the partnership felt right with Apple. I really like how they’ve been doing Apple TV and their very careful rollout of specific films.”
Then, in comments that will chill fantasy fans waiting for Martin’s long-delayed The Winds of Winter, Sanderson warned, “This will impact my writing schedule — not to the point that I think you need to worry. Mistborn Ghostbloods is going to be on time in 2028 … and it won’t impact Stormlight … I’m gonna be doing a lot of stuff with Hollywood. I’m going to be making sure these things come out right.”
MacDailyNews Take: If any stream can be trusted to do things right, it’s Apple TV with its already proven track record of producing compelling high quality series and films.
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