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Syfy Films Finds Its First Project: George R.R. Martin’s Anthology ‘Wild Cards’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday October 28, 2011 @ 12:53pm PDTTags: George R.R. Martin, Gregory Noveck, Syfy Films

Syfy Films, the company created by Syfy Ventures and Universal Pictures, has acquired rights to Game Of Thrones author George R.R. Martin’s superhero anthology Wild Cards with an eye on launching a franchise. The successful sci-fi book series was first published in 1987 and is based on stories by several writers; one of those scribes, Melinda Snodgrass, has been tapped write the feature screenplay. Martin and Snodgrass will executive produce. The deal marks the first for Syfy Films, which launched in December with plans to make two movies a year by 2012 and hired former DC Comics exec Gregory Noveck in May as SVP Production. “Wild Cards presents a terrific franchise opportunity given the volume of material from this compelling fantasy series,” Noveck said in the release announcing the deal. In Wild Cards, the superheroes live in a shared universe in which different authors contribute new characters and storylines. Martin and Snodgrass were among the authors that included Roger Zelazny, Walter Jon Williams and more recently Cherie Priest and Paul Cornell. The books have also been adapted into comic books and role-playing games.

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Gregory Noveck To Get Top Syfy Films Job

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday May 9, 2011 @ 1:56pm PDTTags: DC Comics, Gregory Noveck, Syfy Films, Universal Pictures
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2ND UPDATE: Universal Pictures co-chairman Donna Langley felt that Gregory Noveck was a self-starter who’ll be able to get Syfy Films up and running quick enough to have a couple of films ready for release in 2012. Now, the studio isn’t looking for the division to make feature … Read More »

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Gregory Noveck Leaving DC Entertainment

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Friday August 6, 2010 @ 1:53pm PDTTags: DC Comics, DC Entertainment, Diane Nelson DC Entertainment, Gregory Noveck

EXCLUSIVE: I’ve learned that an internal memo just went out at DC Entertainment announcing that Gregory Noveck will be transitioning out of his job over the next three months. He’ll be resuming his producing career. Noveck spent the past 6 years with DC … Read More »

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