Producer Donna Gigliotti, Stars Collective Teaming On Feature Adaptation Of Bestselling Historical Drama ‘Fortunate Sons’
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Stars Collective has optioned the film rights to Fortunate Sons: The 120 Chinese Boys Who Came to America, Went to School, and Revolutionized an Ancient Civilization, the critically acclaimed work of non-fiction from Liel Leibovitz and Matthew Miller.
The company plans to develop, fully finance and produce a feature adaptation alongside Academy Award winner Donna Gigliotti (Silver Linings Playbook, Hidden Figures).
Yilong Liu will adapt the screenplay for the historical drama, with Stars Collective founder Peter Luo and Gigliotti to oversee the entire development and production process.
Published by W.W. Norton & Company in 2012, the book takes readers back to the twilight of the 19th century, when China — ravaged by poverty, population growth, and aggressive European armies — sent 120 young men to America to learn the secrets of Western innovation.
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