Kayla
Kayla asked Elise Kova:

Please, please, pleeeease tell me that you're going to make a movie on this series?!????

Elise Kova I would love that so much! You have no idea! But, unfortunately, making a movie is something that's far out of the scope of my control to just "make happen".

The way I understand it is...

The first step is for a prospective studio to "option" the work. This means they buy the rights from me as the author to use the story in a movie (or TV) adaptation. But that doesn't mean a movie will be made! Many studios will buy up a bunch of options just to have them and many properties can be optioned and never have a reel of film cut.

After the work is optioned, and there's interest from the studio, I think it then goes into pre-production. Adapting the material for the screen, writing a script, creating a budget off the script, and finding producers and people interested in funding and being a part of the project. Which, is another big roadblock and many potential films are stuck in pre-production and, again, never see a reel of film cut.

BUT if it made it out of pre-production, and after the first roll of film IS cut, then the chances of it becoming a full-fledged movie is much, much, higher - almost assured, by my understanding.

I know you didn't ask for all that, but I thought it may be interesting to you to have a glimpse at how the process works! As of right now, the Air Awakens series has not been optioned by any studio. But, who knows what the future holds!

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