Why Apple is the only studio that can adapt Brandon Sanderson’s masterpieces right
In late January, Apple officially acquired the rights to makes movies and TV shows based on the works of author Brandon Sanderson, a hugely successful fantasy writer whose books have been begging to be adapted for many years. As Sanderson himself explains in the video message below, he’s talked with people in Hollywood before about bringing his novels to the screen, but for one reason or another it never worked out. “This feels really different this time. I think this one is really going to happen,” he says. It’s no coincidence that it finally feels different with Apple, which over the past several years has built itself into exactly the kind of place that will adapt Sanderson’s work well. What exactly is Apple adapting? They’re starting with Brandon Sanderson’s two best-known series Sanderson is known as an extremely prolific author, writing dozens of books and short stories over the course of his career, often in very quick succession. He’s kind of the opposite of A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin, who’s …
