Note: This episode was recorded November 2020, AKA before the Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and Oprah interview. Let it be known - we stan Josh O'Connor, we pan Prince Charles.
MARKLE HIVE, RISE UP!
Things we talked about in the episode include:
- “Modern Austen” Deadline press release (Y'all are not ready for Caitlin's RANT here, whew apologies!)
- Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen and her body of work
- Clueless (1995)
- “Modern Austen” writer, Eleanor Burgess (Perry Mason)
- Optioning books for development in film and tv
- “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” by Judy Blume
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
- “Royal Holiday” by Jasmine Guillory
- Carve outs in options and contracts
- The immense talent of Octavia Spencer (and Idris Elba)
- “One to Watch” by Kate Stayman-London
- Plus size actresses and casting
- Our Mamas and Papas biopic - People Like Us
- “You Should See Me in a Crown” by Leah Johnson
- Reese Witherspoon book club and spinoff YA book club
- Queer/gay high school love stories on screen
- “All American Girl” by Meg Cabot
- Teri Weinberg, tv producer (The Office, The Tudors, Ugly Betty)
- Charlaine Harris, author (Southern Vampire Mysteries)
- Meg Cabot’s “The Princess Diaries” novels and movie adaptations
- Party of Five reboot with ICE deportation circumstances
- Shonda Rhimes and “The Princess Diaries 2: A Royal Engagement” (Note: Shonda wrote PD2 featuring Chris Pine - he did not work on the script. Caitlin realizes her word choice was... confusing.)
- Attaching IP to pitches/scripts
- Optioning books, articles, etc.
- Women in Film mentoring circles
- What is IP aka Intellectual Property?
- “The Serpent King” by Jeff Zentner and Brittany’s personal option and adaptation journey
- Entertainment lawyers and option agreements
- Brian Grazer’s epic quote on people in Hollywood
- Learning from adapting books - try it yourself!
- Public domain aka FREE IP!
- Sonya Sklaroff, artist
- The Crown Season 4 - Prince Charles, yay or nay?
- Prince William and Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, and Princess Diana - life, death and legacy.
- Christopher Jackson, Getty Images photographer
- Peter Morgan, creator and writer of The Crown
- Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and the epic black outfit
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