Scholastichas acquired world rights to the tie-in publishing program around "The Golden Compass", the film based on the first book in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, Northern Lights. The movie will be directed by Chris Weitz (of ABOUT A BOY FAME) and the release date is slated for November 2007.
Central Crime Zone reports on the news that Random House and Focus Features plan to turn Ross MacDonald's THE GALTON CASE (starring his legendary PI protagonist, Lew Archer) into a film.