English-Language Film, TV Adaptations of ‘The Memory Lost in Space,’ From Chinese Novelist Tong Hua Hatched at Stars Collective (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefPeter Luo’s Stars Collective has optioned the rights to acclaimed Chinese novelist and screenwriter Tong Hua’s best-selling sci-fi fantasy novel series “The Memory Lost in Space” and will adapt the story into both an English language television series and feature film.A story told over four book installments, the first of which debuted in 2017, “The Memory Lost in Space” is set in the distant future, with humans forced into an exodus to the edge of the galaxy after the depletion and destruction of Earth’s energy and habitat.
Humans resort to genetic modification to stay strong but this creates new diseases and conflict between pure-breeds and those modified.
In China, the novels have been top sellers and sparked huge volume of online commentary, some 120 million views on microblogging site Weibo.
Stars Collective will utilize blockchain to develop, produce and manage this project. The company will release “The Memory Lost in Space” NFTs and its own tokens that will be used in every physical product relating to the project.
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