Adrian Chiles is fans’ top pick for The Guardian’s cinematic debut (Picture: Ash Knotek/Shutterstock)
The Guardian has signed a first look deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment, meaning some of it’s stories could be coming to the big screen.
It gives SPE the development rights to any current and developing news stories, as well as the paper’s 200 year archive.
In the excitement over the deal, X (Twitter) users have shared their picks for articles which could be developed – including Adrian Chiles’ iconic column.
‘Coming to a cinema near you,’ wrote James Felton, sharing a picture of the 56-year-old’s column titled ‘I thought it was weird to have a favourite spoon, then I realise I wasn’t alone’.
The replies were filled with Adrian’s classic headlines including the time he discovered an OnlyFans lookalike or the time he got a nose wax.
SPE will shortly announce three option deals which are already in place and The Guardian has similar agreements with Netflix, the BBC and Sky.
In a statement, Wayne Garvie, President, International Production, Sony Pictures Television, said: ‘To be able to draw on The Guardian’s extraordinary journalism, past, present and future, to create a new generation of dramas, documentaries and movies, is an incredibly exciting opportunity for us at Sony Pictures.
‘We are continually seeking stories that have a distinctive and creative spirit, and connect with audiences the world over, and The Guardian team certainly brings those qualities through their top-notch journalism.’
Diving into the presenter’s popular column, users were suggesting other viral stories for adaptation into documentaries or fiction for the Adrian Chiles Column Cinematic Universe.
‘Can’t wait for Adrian Chiles: The Movie,’ joked one user attaching an image of a column titled the dog has a cough – and I’m £80 poorer.
The time Adrian panic-bought a dartboard only to discover he was a mediocre player was put forward by another person saying: ‘Make a film of this you cowards.’
A third laughed: ‘If Sony makes any of these they’re looking at Endgame/Barbie box office numbers.’
‘Can’t wait to see the big screen adaptation of Adrian Chiles’s urinal story,’ agreed a fourth user.
Adrian hasn’t yet commented on the call for his column to become a blockbuster hit.
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