More Philip K. Dick Books Heading for Movies, TV

Science fiction author Philip K. Dick died about three months before Blade Runner was released, the film that was based on his book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? The success of the film, in time, would lead many more readers to Dick's work... And then to more Hollywood adaptations, including Total Recall, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly, The Adjustment Bureau and many more.

And now Electric Shepherd Productions, the production arm of Dick's estate, has made a deal with Anonymous Content LLC to develop more of the author's works for movies and TV. That includes an adaptation of Ubik, to be directed by Michel Gondry (The Green Hornet), which was first announced last year.

Other film and TV projects also in development at Electric Shepherd will be based on The Man in the High Castle, Now Wait for Last Year, King of the Elves and Electric Ant.

“Philip K. Dick’s works offer a wealth of ideas for writers and directors and we look forward to mining these imaginative works for feature and series ideas. It is an incredible resource to bring to our clients and other filmmaker relationships,” said Anonymous Content founder Steve Golin.

Via The Hollywood Reporter

Talk to Senior Editor Scott Collura on Twitter at @ScottIGN, on IGN at scottcollura and on Facebook.

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More Philip K. Dick Books Heading for Movies, TV

Science fiction author Philip K. Dick died about three months before Blade Runner was released, the film that was based on his book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? The success of the film, in time, would lead many more readers to Dick's work... And then to more Hollywood adaptations, including Total Recall, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly, The Adjustment Bureau and many more.

And now Electric Shepherd Productions, the production arm of Dick's estate, has made a deal with Anonymous Content LLC to develop more of the author's works for movies and TV. That includes an adaptation of Ubik, to be directed by Michel Gondry (The Green Hornet), which was first announced last year.

Other film and TV projects also in development at Electric Shepherd will be based on The Man in the High Castle, Now Wait for Last Year, King of the Elves and Electric Ant.

“Philip K. Dick’s works offer a wealth of ideas for writers and directors and we look forward to mining these imaginative works for feature and series ideas. It is an incredible resource to bring to our clients and other filmmaker relationships,” said Anonymous Content founder Steve Golin.

Via The Hollywood Reporter

Talk to Senior Editor Scott Collura on Twitter at @ScottIGN, on IGN at scottcollura and on Facebook.

Source : ign[dot]com

Humble Indie Bundle 6 Adds 4 New Games

Humble Indie Bundle 6 has added four additional games to its line-up. Available now, Bit.Trip Runner, Wizorb, Jamestown and Gratuitous Space Battles can be unlocked by paying at least the average amount for the bundle, which is currently at $5.89.

Humble Indie Bundle 6 launched last week and also offers Rochard, Torchlight, Shatter, S.P.A.Z. (Space Pirates and Zombies), Vessel and Dustforce. As with all Humble Indie Bundles, customers can pay whatever they want for the games, dividing their purchase to go to charity, foundations, game developers or even to Humble Indie Bundle itself. All 10 games are DRM-free and will run on Windows, Mac or Linux, and would be worth more than $135 if purchased separately.

Charities included in the bundle are and Child’s Play, which donates games to children in hospitals worldwide, and non-profit organization The Electronic Frontier Foundation, which advocates for digital privacy rights. So far, more than 231,670 bundles have been sold, and sales will continue for another week.

To make your purchase, head over to Humble Indie Bundle’s official site.

Andrew Goldfarb is IGN’s associate news editor. Keep up with pictures of the latest food he’s been eating by following him on Twitter or IGN.

Source : ign[dot]com