Exclusive: Candice Carty-Williams was catapulted to fame by her hit novel Queenie, which made her the first Black author to win a top prize at the British Book Awards, but she tells Deadline adapting for TV has proved a seriously tough task.
The Channel 4-Hulu adaptation will air this year and Carty-Williams said she has been grappling to hold on to the true self of the character she created nearly a decade ago in the face of editorial wrangling.
She said she “can’t even explain how much harder it was” to adapt Queenie compared with writing her original BBC/Netflix series Champion, which drops on Netflix today.
“People buy something because they have an idea of what they want,” said the London-born auteur. “There was an idea of what they wanted to do with Queenie and for me it was like, ‘What?’. Of course it’s really...
The Channel 4-Hulu adaptation will air this year and Carty-Williams said she has been grappling to hold on to the true self of the character she created nearly a decade ago in the face of editorial wrangling.
She said she “can’t even explain how much harder it was” to adapt Queenie compared with writing her original BBC/Netflix series Champion, which drops on Netflix today.
“People buy something because they have an idea of what they want,” said the London-born auteur. “There was an idea of what they wanted to do with Queenie and for me it was like, ‘What?’. Of course it’s really...
- 1/11/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
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After spending an eventful – but not always successful – near 20 years as a Newcastle United player at various levels, Shola Ameobi left the club this summer, and has turned up at a new club. But he’s not in the Mls as was previously suggested as a possible destination, or at a Championship club – he’s signed for a second division Turkish side with grand aspirations to break into the big time.
The striker – who was and always shall be known as The Mackem Slayer thanks to his uncanny ability to ignore his skill level and score against Sunderland – has signed a one year deal with heavy-weights Gaziantep Buyuksehir Belediyespor.
There had been some concerns that Newcastle might unthinkably give him another contract as it was revealed that he was training with the club. Thankfully, that is not the case.
The Turkish side released a brief statement welcoming the signing,...
After spending an eventful – but not always successful – near 20 years as a Newcastle United player at various levels, Shola Ameobi left the club this summer, and has turned up at a new club. But he’s not in the Mls as was previously suggested as a possible destination, or at a Championship club – he’s signed for a second division Turkish side with grand aspirations to break into the big time.
The striker – who was and always shall be known as The Mackem Slayer thanks to his uncanny ability to ignore his skill level and score against Sunderland – has signed a one year deal with heavy-weights Gaziantep Buyuksehir Belediyespor.
There had been some concerns that Newcastle might unthinkably give him another contract as it was revealed that he was training with the club. Thankfully, that is not the case.
The Turkish side released a brief statement welcoming the signing,...
- 8/11/2014
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
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