‘The most frequent question I get asked at book events is “what’s happening with the Rosie Project movie?” Fair enough: I originally wrote it as a screenplay, Sony optioned it in 2013, and there’s been a lot of news with stars coming and going. But pretty-much all of my books, including the ones with Anne (Buist) have been optioned. I don’t lie awake thinking about them: I learned a long time ago that it’s not worth losing sleep over things that are out of your control. I think of them as lottery tickets…one day I hope I’ll get a pleasant surprise. Rosie not being made has its upside: the portrayal of Don’s autism in the context of comedy is a delicate business and I’d hate to see it done badly. In fact, I think concern of that kind have been part of the delay.’
—GCS
Rights to The Rosie Project and its characters (including stage adaptations) are owned by Sony Pictures. At various times, Jennifer Lawrence, Ryan Reynolds, Richard Linklater and Ben Taylor have been attached to the project.
In July, 2021, it was announced that Henry Cavill would star as Don, with Steve Falk to direct. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2894198/
Nothing since then…
Creative Differences is in development with Truce Films https://trucefilms.com/film with Bec Peniston Bird to direct. https://www.becpb.com/ and Graeme as screenwriter. Screen Australia announced development funding for the project in early 2023.
https://www.screenaustralia.
gov.au/funding-and-support/feature-films/funding-approvals/2022-2023-development-approvals#.ZBjvTDUdMmo.
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Update: At this point it looks like this one isn’t going ahead…
The Best of Adam Sharp is in development with Toni Collette’s company Vocab Films and UK-based New Sparta Productions https://www.newsparta
productions.com/, with funding from Screen Australia. Toni Collette is slated to direct. https://deadline.com/2017/05/toni-collette-graeme-simsion-the-best-of-adam-sharp-vocab-films-1202099473/
Two Steps Forward was optioned to Fox Searchlight / Disney with Ellen de Generis to produce, but that option has now expired.
Suffice to say that the rights for The Glass House, which is written in the format of a TV season, and its sequel (same format) The Oasis, are no longer available…
