Working Title has optioned TV rights to bestselling author John Preston’s ( "A Very English Scandal," "The Dig") non-fiction book "Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell."The book, published by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, earlier this month, charts British media mogul Robert Maxwell's rise, fall and mysterious death.The project, being developed as a limited TV series, will be produced by Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner (pictured). Working Title head of drama Surian Fletcher-Jones will oversee development, with...
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Bevan’s Working Title has produced over 100 films that grossed more than $7.5 billion. In 1999, he and co-chief Eric Fellner signed a lucrative deal with Universal that runs until 2020, with a slate that mixes awards-season hits such as 2017 Oscar winner “Darkest Hour” with mainstream comedies including this year’s “Yesterday.” Next up is the highly anticipated “Cats,” starring Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Jennifer Hudson, James Corden and Taylor Swift. This fall, Bevan and Fellner were among the Hollywood insiders — also including Heyday Films’ David Heyman, Eon Productions’ Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson and “Last King of Scotland” producer Lisa Bryer — to open the London Screen Academy, a free high school aimed at training a new generation of industry professionals.