Read the new novel by the redditor who landed a Hollywood deal
James Erwin sold a movie based on a Reddit thread to Hollywood. Now he’s back with a novel.
On Sep 10, 2013 by Mike Fenn
‘Rome Sweet Rome’ author is back with a story about Nazis on Mars
Prufrock451, Reddit’s literary master, author, and historian, is at it again.
On Sep 5, 2013 by Gaby Dunn
Reddit screenwriter cut out of his own movie
James Erwin, who landed a movie deal based on short fiction he published on Reddit, has been replaced as screenwriter on his movie, Rome Sweet Rome.
On Jan 15, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger
Reddit interviews writer behind first-ever Reddit-post-to-movie deal
James Erwin’s alternate-history story Rome Sweet Rome started as a Reddit post, and now it’s in development as a Warner Bros. film. Erwin returned to Reddit Tuesday for an Ask Me Anything interview.
On Oct 16, 2012 by Mike Fenn
Copyright questions raised in movie deal
Who really owns the rights to James Erwin’s RomeSweetRome, the script that Hollywood picked up from Reddit? It is not so clear.
On Oct 20, 2011 by Kevin Morris
Hollywood banishes screenwriter from forum that made him famous
Movie executives discovered a screenwriter on Reddit, gave him a movie deal—and then asked him to kindly refrain from visiting the very place where his idea was born.
On Oct 17, 2011 by Kevin Morris
This week—the good, bad and stolen pictures
A lot happened on Reddit this week. r/jailbait was closed down; College Humor nabbed Redditor’s photos and one redditor got a movie deal.
On Oct 14, 2011 by Kevin Morris
Warner Bros. signs to make movie from Reddit comment
From Reddit comment to Warner Bros. movie, RomeSweetRome moves closer to the silver screen.
Reddit comment leads to movie deal
The odds of successfully navigating a path which begins with Reddit comments and ends in Hollywood are astronomical. Could a Reddit comment thread be one man’s miracle Hollywood moment?
On Sep 8, 2011 by Kevin Morris
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