The press release states that afterlife is soon to be a major motion picture and sakey will be writing the screenplay. It posits a very different type of afterlife for humanity. The hot new read in hollywood this weekend will be marcus sakeys soontobepublished afterlife, according to deadline hollywood the hot bookto movie property going into the weekend. Marcus sakey talks new book thriller afterlife, coming. Black lives matter and the spike lee movie chiraq were all happening at the. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Before becoming a writer, sakey used to run a graphic design company, hingepoint productions, in atlanta. Author marcus sakey has optioned to hollywood all but one of his dozen or so novels written during the past 10 years. Marcus sakey is a producer and writer, known for good people 2014, afterlife and. Marcus sakeys thrillers have been nominated for more than fifteen awards, named new york times editors picks, and selected among esquires top 5 books of the year. Oscarwinners ron howard and brian grazers imagine entertainment production company will be turning afterlife into a film.
His latest, afterlife, hits bookshelves july 18 with movie. Two fbi agents fall in love here on earth, and then again in the next life in marcus sakeys new supernatural thriller, afterlife. With a sniper stalking chicago, two fbi agents go on the hunt and fall in love. Marcus sakey is an american author and host to the travel channel show hidden city.
Author marcus sakey talks about his new novel brilliance screen rant interviews author marcus sakey about his new scifi novel brilliance, which is being adapted as a feature film by legendary pictures and screenwriter david koepp. After life movie ending explained marcus sakey inti. The book opens with a story about a young boy in a cannibalistic horror scene on a ship at sea circa 1532. Afterlife, a mindbending science fiction novel by marcus sakey that tells a love story that crosses parallel worlds and so treads visually in terrain covered by such films as ghost, inception and the matrix.
Browse marcus sakeys bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. The case gets complicated when their investigation expands to a world we cant see called the echo. Afterlife is simultaneously a beautiful love story, a grim tale of apocalyptic conflict, and an opportunity for an insightful writer to ruminate on the eternal verities. The last thing fbi agent will brody remembers is the explosiona thousand shards of glass.
The last thing fbi agent will brody remembers is the explosion. Sakey attended the university of michigan 19921996 with a double major. Claire mccoy, the head of an fbi task force, stands over the body of will brody. Imagine entertainment has won an auction for screen rights to afterlife, the marcus sakey novel that went out to producers and studios last. But he is unlike any serial killer who has ever come before. Afterlife, a mindbending science fiction novel by marcus sakey that tells a love story that crosses parallel worlds and so treads. There are things you can do in a movie that just wouldnt sell in a bookways to play to the visual, for example, or moments when youre providing something for an actor to embellish upon. Everything you need to know about afterlife movie development. Sakey was born in flint, michigan, and after marriage he settled in chicago. Novelist marcus sakey returns to chicago for his afterlife.
Marcus sakeys afterlife gets bigscreen consideration. Between life and death lies an epic war, a relentless manhunt through two worldsand an unforgettable love story. In march 2017, sakey sold the screen rights to another forthcoming scifi novel, afterlife, to imagine entertainment. But before i whittled away the stars, afterlife started out strong and sakeys writing had me thrilled with the choice. Were so excited to be hosting the launch for thriller superstar marcus sakeys newest book, afterlife marcus sakeys thrillers have been nominated for more than fifteen awards, named new york times editors picks, and selected among esquire magazines top 5 books of the year. Legendary pictures has acquired the rights to crimethriller novelist marcus sakeys story, brilliance, about humans with xmen like abilities. Soon to be a major motion picture from imagine entertainment and producers ron howard and brian grazer. His latest, afterlife, hits bookshelves july 18 with movie rights scooped up. Legendary pictures adapting superpower thriller brilliance from writer marcus sakey. His novel good people was made into a movie starring james franco and kate hudson, and his other books are. Marcus sakey novel afterlife to become movie with imagine. Marcus sakey is the bestselling author of nine novels, including the brilliance trilogy, which has sold more than a million copies.
Marcus sakeys afterlife by steve weddle i was quite a way into marcus sakeys excellent new novel, afterlife, before i understood what the title was about. Marcus sakey audio books, best sellers, author bio. Former marine will brody, now working as a special agent with the fbi, is killed in chicago while pursuing simon tucks, a sniper who has taken to killing innocent people. His book, good people, made it to the screen in 2014 with kate hudson and james franco. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. And what is even more exciting is that its being made into a movie by ron howard and brian grazer.
The hot bookto movie property going into the weekend. Thats the challenge that is presented in afterlife, the mindbending new thriller from marcus sakey in afterlife, a serial killer has paralyzed the city of chicago. The book, which will be published by amazon, will be sent to buyers tomorrow by caa and the story factory. When two fbi agents are killed in the line of duty, they discover death isnt at all what they imagined. Afterlife, a mindbending science fiction novel by marcus sakey that tells a. Imagine entertainment has won an auction for screen rights to afterlife, the marcus sakey novel that went out to producers and studios last weekend. From the author of the millioncopyselling brilliance trilogy comes a mindbending thriller that asks, what if death is just the beginning. We spoke with author marcus sakey, also author of the wildly popular brilliance series, about life, death and everything that follows. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. But dont wait for the movie, read this book as soon as it goes on sale for a onceinalifetime experience. Marcus sakey is going to be very unpopular with every organized religion after they read his book. I wonder how well the film will be made and hope marcus sakey has a big hand in bringing it to the big screen and doesnt compromise like a lot of writers do. Its not difficult to see how the movie rights to afterlife were snapped up.
Praise for marcus sakey ridiculously goodsakey is the master of the mindful page turner. Between life and death lies an epic war, a relentless manhunt through two worlds and an unforgettable love story. Agents will brody and claire mccoy are hunting a serial killer. Bad boys for life, sonic the hedgehog and april fools day movies. Buy a cheap copy of afterlife book by marcus sakey. His novel afterlife july 18, 2017 is soon to be a major motion picture from imagine entertainment and producers ron howard and brian grazer. Hes relieved to spot other people until he sees theyre carrying machetes. Review of afterlife by marcus sakey crimespree magazine.
Imagine entertainment has won an auction for screen rights to afterlife, the marcus sakey novel that went out to producers last weekend. His novel good people was made into a movie starring james franco and kate hudson, and his other books are in various stages of development for film. New novel places chicago between life and death abc7 chicago. Marcus sakeys thrillers have been nominated for more than fifteen awards, named new york times editors picks, and selected among esquire magazines top 5 books of the year. Author marcus sakey explores a radical idea of what comes next in his new. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The beginning is an example of fantastic writing as sakey sets up an ancient history of a mysterious being and the eventual corruption of his soul. Whats odd is how much i enjoyed this book despite its doing a couple things early on which i dont much care for. Written in fire writer sakeys new novel centers on an fbi agent who is killed. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading afterlife. I cant wait to see how ron howard turns this great book into a movie next year.
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