Richard Matheson’s Earthbound Optioned For Movie

From Parkes/MacDonald Productions

Veteran producing duo Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald have optioned the film rights to Richard Matheson’s novel Earthbound according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Earthbound centers on a married man who starts an affair with a young stranger, only to realize that she may actually be the ghost of a long-dead woman driven by something much more than earthly passion.

Ronnie Christensen (Passengers) will write the screenplay. Matheson’s work has previously been adapted into the movies I Am Legend, Stir of Echoes, What Dreams May Come and Hell House.

“Richard Matheson’s novels and short stories have been adapted into some of the most memorable science fiction and fantasy films ever produced — from Steven Spielberg’s landmark ‘Duel,’ to the elegant time-travel romance ‘Somewhere in Time,’ to last year’s mega-hit ‘I Am Legend,'” said Parkes. “We’re excited to have the opportunity to work on one of this extraordinary author’s most intimate and suspenseful novels.”

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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