What is the process to turn a movie into a play?
tempestteenstudios asked:
In this group, we are looking at show ideas and some movies have come up, but the problem is, that i dont know where to get the script/rights for it. Does anyone know where i can get the rights/script for movies, or how to do it? or who i should contact. any information would be helpful. BTW, if you need a specific movie, we are thinking about Newsies or Across the Universe.
In this group, we are looking at show ideas and some movies have come up, but the problem is, that i dont know where to get the script/rights for it. Does anyone know where i can get the rights/script for movies, or how to do it? or who i should contact. any information would be helpful. BTW, if you need a specific movie, we are thinking about Newsies or Across the Universe.
Posted on July 6th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: Performing Arts
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Tags: Across The Universe, Btw, Movies, Newsies
It depends on the film, for example the rights to a recent film try the producer or distributer such as Warner Brothers (Time Warner), Columbia (Sony) or Fox (Newscorp). For older films it very tricky - Time Warnwer owns old MGM and Warner films, Universal (General Electric) owns the rights to Universal Films and Pre-1948 Paramount films.
Newsies belongs to Disney and the probably won’t give permission since they turn films into plays themselves.
Accross the Universe is Colombia/Sony, it might be dificult as well since it was directed by theater icon Julie Taymor who turned The Lion King into a play. Good Luck.