Overview
- Apple closed the deal after meetings with multiple studio heads, choosing a partner positioned for creator-driven productions.
- Sources say Sanderson will write, produce, consult, and hold approvals on screen projects, an unusually broad level of control for an author.
- Sanderson says he will spend the next five months writing the Mistborn screenplay full time, with a theatrical film envisioned before a Stormlight series.
- Blue Marble, led by Theresa Kang, is attached to executive produce The Stormlight Archive for television, with both projects still in early development.
- No directors, additional writers, cast, or firm timelines have been announced, as Apple builds from Sanderson’s 50 million–plus sales and near $100 million in crowdfunding clout.