Dead Spy Running

Dead Spy Running
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Subject(s)	Spy novel
Publisher	HarperCollins
Publication date	2009
Media type	Print (Hardcover, Softcover)
ISBN	978-0007300693, 978-0007300709
Preceded by	The Cardamom Club

Dead Spy Running is a 2009 spy novel by Jon Stock.

Book deal

In July 2008 Stock signed a three book deal, with Blue Door, a new HarperCollins imprint.^[1] Dead Spy Running the very first book in the trilogy was published in July 2009.^[2]

Movie deal

Warner Bros. acquired the movie rights to the Dead Spy Running franchise in October 2008 to make the first of a proposed three movie franchise,^[3] they signed on Charlie's Angels director McG^[3] to direct the movie along with Stephen Gaghan to write the screen play.^[4] It was initially reported that after the shooting of McG's last movie Terminator Salvation,^[5] he would be taking up the shooting of the remake Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,^[6] but with the cancelling of this movie by Disney^[6] it appears that Dead Spy Running will be the next movie to be taken up.

References

1. ^ "The Blue Door Opens". HarperCollins. Archived from the original on 2008-08-01. http://web.archive.org/web/20080801164420/http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/News/Pages/The_Blue_Door_Opens.aspx. Retrieved 2008-08-28. 
2. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dead-Spy-Running-Jon-Stock/dp/0007300697/ Dead Spy Running
3. ^ ^{a b} "Director McG is "Spy" guy for action franchise". Reuters. 2008-10-23. http://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSTRE49N0EE20081024. Retrieved 2008-11-11. 
4. ^ "Stephen Gaghan set to adapt 'Dead Spy'". Hollywood Reporter. 2009-02-19. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3iffc4c7c167527636635dafd536f2ddb4. Retrieved 2009-03-31. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ "McG Planning to Reinvent the Spy Genre with Dead Spy Running". First Showing. 2008-10-23. http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/10/23/mcg-planning-to-reinvent-the-spy-genre-with-dead-spy-running/. Retrieved 2008-11-11. 
6. ^ ^{a b} Fleming, Michael (2009-11-16). "Disney docks '20,000 Leagues' pic". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118011454.html?categoryid=1238&cs=1. Retrieved 2009-11-20.