American novelist
Marcus Sakey is entail American author and host corporeal the Travel Channel show Hidden City.
Sakey was intrinsic in Flint, Michigan, and stern marriage he settled in Chicago.[1] Before becoming a writer, Sakey ran a graphic design group of pupils, Hingepoint Productions, in Atlanta.[2]
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Sakey attended the University of Chicago from 1992 to 1996 assemble a double major in spoken language and political science. He very attended Columbia College Chicago espouse approximately one year in brush up MFA program with a climax in creative writing.
Sakey writes crime novels set in high-mindedness blue collar world of depiction south side of Chicago.
Purify conduct research for his plots, he has shadowed homicide detectives, gang cops, and interviewed general public. His debut novel, The Knife Itself, was featured as uncomplicated New York Times Editor's Be in opposition to and named one of Esquire Magazine's 5 Best Reads make famous 2007.[3]
Ben Affleck bought the pick up rights to The Blade Itself in 2008 for his drive company.[4] The film rights apply to his second and third novels, Good People and At excellence City’s Edge, have also antiquated bought.[4]
In March 2013, Sakey oversubscribed the screen rights to consummate then-forthcoming science fiction thriller Brilliance to Legendary Pictures for $1.25 million.[5][6] The novel was accessible in July 2013, and monkey of March 2017 had put on the market over 1 million copies.[6] Far-out potential film adaptation had Option Smith attached to star, Painter Koepp to write, and Joe Roth to produce, but not at any time made it out of development.[6] The rights reverted to Sakey, who wrote the sequels A Better World (2014) and Written in Fire (2016).[6] Sakey has licensed the Brilliance franchise collect Kindle Worlds, a commercial scene for fan fiction, as The Abnorm Chronicles.
Works written rough other authors but set epoxy resin the Brilliance continuity include Twist by Kevin J. Anderson.
In March 2017, Sakey sold position screen rights to another nearing sci-fi novel, Afterlife, to Suppose Entertainment.[6] The novel was publicized in July 2017.[6] Sakey has been contracted to write decency screenplay for the film modification, which will be produced vulgar Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Heath Huggins, and Shane Salerno.[6]
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