FLAVIA DE LUCE MOVIE NEWS

Last I heard was Alan Bradley's Flavia de Luce series had been optioned for a Canadian TV series and another option by Sam Mendes. But that was a long time ago. Today, though, Alan Bradley posted the news on Facebook that a feature film adaptation of The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie with Isla Gee and Martin Freeman is being shopped at the Cannes Film Market. Hope this all falls into place! I love these books. They're the perfect vehicle for a large screen production, but I'd be happy if it was a series, too.

From Variety:
Adapted by Susan Coyne (“Daisy Jones and the Six”), the film will follow the adventures of 11-year-old Flavia de Luce (Gie), who is both an amateur detective and a master poisoner. When she discovers a dead body in her family’s decaying British manor house and her father is accused of the murder, Flavia launches her own investigation to uncover family secrets and bring the true murderer to justice.
The film will be directed by Emmy and BAFTA-nominated director Bharat Nalluri (“The Man Who Invented Christmas,” “Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day”). 

The film is being produced by Paula Mazur and Mitchell Kaplan for The Mazur Kaplan Company and Robert Mickelson for Mystic Point, with Protagonist Pictures CEO Dave Bishop and chief commercial officer George Hamilton serving as executive producers.

Bishop said: “Flavia is a most charming and resourceful heroine with an insatiable curiosity in her fearless pursuit of the truth and we have no doubt this amateur detective will become a firm family favorite as she jumps from page to screen. Full of mystery, suspense and humor and rounded out with a fantastic cast, this is exactly the type of film audiences are craving for and we are honored to be launching Flavia’s first big screen adventure into the marketplace.”

Flavia de Luce coming to TV!

Alan Bradley just posted this:

Flavia de Luce is coming to TV. 

For those patient thousands of you who have been enquiring, here it is:
 
Alan Bradley’s New York Times bestselling series of mysteries starring adolescent British sleuth Flavia de Luce have been picked up for series development by producer Robert Mickelson for Canada’s CTV in Toronto, with Susan Coyne writing three scripts. 

The ten-volume book series, beginning with THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE, is published by Delacorte in the USA, Orion in the UK, and Doubleday in Canada, as well as 35 other countries. The ninth volume, THE GRAVE’S A FINE AND PRIVATE PLACE, has just been released. 

For further information, see: http://www.bukowskiagency.com/Sweetness.htm.

Director Sam Mendes options Flavia de Luce Mystery

American Beauty director Sam Mendes has bought the rights to Canadian author Alan Bradley’s New York Times-bestselling Flavia de Luce mysteries.

The 10-part Flavia de Luce series (four are in print so far) follows the adventure of a precocious 11-year-old sleuth in post WWII England.

Bradley, who grew up in Cobourg, ON, took early retirement from the media center at the University of Saskatchewan in 1994 to write. His first Flavia de Luce book, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, was a surprise hit when it came out in 2009.

Bradley’s books have so far been sold in 33 countries and translated into 31 languages.

Wonder who will be cast if this goes into production.

Hat Tip: KrimiBlog