Series for a tv series and so bought the rights to the book series. Matthew matt scott reilly, age 24, of boone, nc, formerly of conover, nc, passed away saturday, may 27, 2017 at mcleod regional medical center in florence, sc, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Terrance mulloy to adapt matthew reillys contest variety. He then followed it up by writing ice station before he had even graduated from. Based on the international bestseller matthew reilly s mock ice station movie trailer. Seven ancient wonders seven deadly wonders in the united states of america is a book written by australian author matthew reilly in 2005.
It is americas most secret base, hidden deep in the utah desert, an air force installation known only as area 7. Nov 26, 2019 matthew reilly is an author that never fails to deliver with his action packed story lines yes it is like reading an action movie as you jump from adventure to adventure with the peril ratcheting up as the story progresses this is another great book in the jack west jr. Sony pictures have optioned the movie rights to his book the great zoo of china. Matthew reilly books into movies while none of matthew reilly s books have been adapted as of this writing, it is only a matter of time until one of them hits the screen. When a byinvitation guided tour of the fort turns into an ambush executed by disgruntled delta force soldiers, mitchell raleigh, thriller writer, must use his researched military knowledge to help save his life. Walt disney pictures bought the movie rights to hover car racer, while the. Matthew reilly books online qbd books australias premier. Ascap, latinautor, pedl, cmrra, warner chappell, and 7 music rights societies. If this becomes reality, this will also create another connection to the scarecrow series, where temples supernova has been mentioned. Matthew john reilly born 2 july 1974 is an australian action thriller writer. The rights to produce a film adaption of hover car racer currently belong to disney. Area 7 it is americas most secret base, hidden deep in the utah desert, an air force installation known only as area 7. In fact there are seven screenplays that hes written which is gathering dust and waiting for their moment to shine.
Cassandra jane cj cameron is an alligator expert working as a freelance journalist when she is contacted by national geographic for an assignment. Contest, ice station, temple, area 7, scarecrow, hover car racer, seven ancient wonders, the six sacred stones, the five greatest warriors and scarecrow and the army of thieves, and one novella, hell island. Writing the concluding novel to six sacred stones, to be released christmas 2009. Matthew reilly dazzled the world with his electrifying thrillers ice station and temple. Matthew reilly is now the internationally bestselling author of the scarecrow novels. And jack west iv title to be revealed soon has been delivered to my. Matthew reilly lost his wife to suicide he shares his story. The most recent novel in the series book 5, the three secret cities, was released in australia on october 30, 2018. Family life he was born in sydney, australia to ray and denise reilly. Done right, this movie franchise could be as successful and proffitable as mission impossible, indian jones or james bond. Mar 26, 2019 sony pictures have optioned the movie rights to his book the great zoo of china. Based on the international bestseller matthew reillys mock ice station movie trailer. The movie rights for his hover car racer got optioned by walt disney and paramount did the same with his ice station.
His books have been compared to indiana jones on fast forward, with some of the wildest and most sustained battles in an action thriller. Nov 08, 2018 matthew reilly is the internationally bestselling author pf many novels including contest, temple, ice station, area 7, scarecrow, hover car racer, seven ancient wonders, the six sacred stones, the five greatest warriors, scarecrow and the army of thieves, the great zoo of china, troll mountain, and the sunday times bestseller the tournament. Seven ancient wonders, the six sacred stones, the five greatest warriors, the four legendary kingdoms, and the three secret cities. Nov 09, 2001 matthew reilly dazzled the world with his electrifying thrillers ice station and temple. What is happening with the movie versions of your books. As of late 2019, no film or television adaptions have been officially announced as having entered the production stage. Matthew reilly had a meeting at paramount pictures on july 2nd. Based on the international bestseller matthew reilly s mock temple movie trailer. Put simply, it costs big dollars to make big action scenes. Matthew reilly is an australian novelist, known for his fastpaced actionthrillers.
Novels that he has written that have been optioned for film include ice station paramount, hover car racer disney and seven deadly wonders abc tv. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading hell island. Before you read the three secret cities, find out more about jack west in the new short story from matthew reilly, the heros helmet. See all books authored by matthew reilly, including seven ancient wonders, and the four legendary kingdoms, and more on. The original option of contest expired, so i got my rights back, ready to sell again. Matthew reilly has optioned the rights of several of his novels to different movie corporations in order to allow them to be adapted into either films or television series. Im very pleased to report that the movie rights to the great zoo of china have been optioned by tristar pictures. Seven ancient wonders, the six sacred stones, the five greatest warriors and the four legendary kingdoms. He also has a lifesized han solo in carbonite hanging on the wall of his office. He has had multiple works optioned by hollywood studios and things just got caught up in development. After purchasing rights to australian author matthew reilly s scifi series hover car racer, disney put the project into motion more than a year ago with talks to various directors including music video. As of 2019, none have entered the production stage. Reillys research interests surround the intersections of race, class, gender, colonialism, and capitalism in the atlantic world. Matthew reilly net worth 2018, biowiki celebrity net worth.
Production of film and television adaptations matthew reilly wiki. He grew up with his brother stephen in willoughby, an affluent suburb on the lower north shore of sydney, new. Sep 18, 2009 based on the international bestseller matthew reillys mock ice station movie trailer. Matthew reilly is the bestselling author of 14 novels with worldwide sales of over 7. Reilly owns several movie prop reproductions such as a lifesize statue of han solo frozen in carbonite from star wars, a golden idol from raiders of the lost ark, and a delorean from back to the future.
I figured that when you make a movie, you are limited by your budget. Ice station was a direct response to hollywood action movies. Matthew reilly is the new york times bestselling author of numerous novels in several series, including the childrens book hover car racer, and the jack west jr. In 2004, he optioned the movie rights to hover car racer to disney. Matthew reilly is the international bestselling author of ten novels. Matthew owns and drives a delorean dmc12, the car made famous in the back to the future movies.
Matthew reilly is the internationally bestselling author of many novels, including contest, temple, ice station, area 7, scarecrow, hover car racer, seven ancient wonders, the six sacred stones, the five greatest warriors, scarecrow and the army of thieves, the great zoo of china, troll mountain and the sunday times bestseller the tournament. He is particularly interested in the origins of modern racial discourse and the development of whiteness as a racial identity and ideological concept. The ballad of songbirds and snakes from the author that brought you the hunger games, reenter the world of panem again sixtyfour years before the events of the original series. Matthew reilly has optioned the rights of several of his novels to different movie corporations in order to allow them to be adapted into either films or television. His novels are noted for their fast pace, twisting plots and intense action. The great zoo of china is a 2014 novel by australian author matthew reilly. His books have been published in more than twenty languages and have sold more than seven million copies worldwide. I have been blessed with the privilege of being able to sit down with the one and only matthew reilly during his visit to brisbane for brisbane supanova as he promotes the release of his amazing new book the great zoo of china matthew thank you for talking to me, it is a huge honour to finally meet you in person after all this time. Feb 16, 2015 matthew reilly 2015 matthew john reilly is an australian action thriller writer.
Reilly is an enthusiastic admirer of hollywood blockbusters and he has plans to have his books turned into movies with him as a director. Matthew reilly im very pleased to report that the movie. Bad day at fort bragg is a short story matthew reilly wrote in 2001 for the bulletin. The movie rights to the great zoo of china have just been optioned by tristar pictures. Matthew reilly audiobooks download instantly today. Born in sydney in 1974, matthew reilly has sold over 7.
But when you write a book, you can create the wildest and biggest action scenes you like and it doesnt cost you a cent. Matthew reilly books list of books by author matthew reilly. Matthew reilly has optioned the rights of several of his novels to different movie corporations, to be adapted as either films or television series. Jun 24, 2012 caroline overington interviewed bestselling author matthew reilly, whose wife committed suicide late last year. Reilly owns several movie prop reproductions such as a lifesize statue of han. Screenwriter terrance mulloy is set to adapt new york times bestselling author. The rights to the television version of his jack west series were bought by the abc network in the united states. Matthew john reilly born 2 july 1974 is an australian author who writes extremely fastpaced action novels. Make matthew reilly books into movies home facebook. Matthew reilly bio, facts, family famous birthdays. His books are published in over 20 languages with worldwide sales of over 7 million copies. Matthew reilly has mentioned that william race from temple could one day appear in the huntsman series, suggesting that the events of the standalone novel are also set within the huntsman series universe. Matthew reilly is the internationally bestselling author of the scarecrow novels.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. And now, shane scarecrow schofield returns with his most harrowing and explosive adventure yet. The reilly who opens the door of his home in sydneys willoughby a few weeks ago is in almost every sense different. Its sequel, the six sacred stones was released in the autumn of 2007. Three secret cities matthew reilly 9781760781057 netgalley.
Reillys books have been published in around 17 countries using 14 different languages. Matthew reilly australian story the other side youtube. Coproduced stephen and natalie reilly written matthew reilly. Matthew reilly is an international bestselling author, screenwriter and producer. Reilly was born on 2 july 1974 in sydney, the second son of ray an employee at the department of corrective services and denise, a mathematics teacher. He had previously optioned the film rights to ice station to paramount pictures, but that option expired. He is pale, and his clothes hang ever so slightly on his frame. A big fan of hollywood blockbusters, reilly hopes to one day direct a movie adapted from one of his own books. Oct 20, 2009 based on the international bestseller matthew reillys mock temple movie trailer. Ice station, area 7, scarecrow, scarecrow and the army of thieves and the novella hell island.
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