Tracy Hurley Martin, who worked as a comedy booking agent, film producer and publicist for such artists as Prince, George Michael, Depeche Mode, Bush and The Cure, among many others, has died after a two-year cancer battle. She was 53.
She also represented Goosebumps and the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen brand – two of the biggest children’s properties of all-time. Several films she produced were accepted into and screened at the Tribeca and Edinborough film festivals and aired on PBS and the IFC channel.
In addition to her 30 years in the entertainment industry, she was a cofounder and CEO of the Morbid Anatomy Museum and a leading advocate for the Death Positive movement.
She organized and hosted lectures, workshops, exhibitions and seminars at the Museum, from taxidermy to sword swallowing and beyond.
Survivors include her husband of twenty years, Depeche Mode, Yaz and Erasure founder Vince Clarke; a son, Oscar; a niece,...
She also represented Goosebumps and the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen brand – two of the biggest children’s properties of all-time. Several films she produced were accepted into and screened at the Tribeca and Edinborough film festivals and aired on PBS and the IFC channel.
In addition to her 30 years in the entertainment industry, she was a cofounder and CEO of the Morbid Anatomy Museum and a leading advocate for the Death Positive movement.
She organized and hosted lectures, workshops, exhibitions and seminars at the Museum, from taxidermy to sword swallowing and beyond.
Survivors include her husband of twenty years, Depeche Mode, Yaz and Erasure founder Vince Clarke; a son, Oscar; a niece,...
- 1/11/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
One book genre that has done exceedingly well when adapted for the big screen is young adult fiction. Franchises like The Hunger Games, Twilight, Harry Potter, and Divergent have become huge successes, and among book lovers there’s just one question: what series is up next? There are a slew of Ya books that have been optioned to become movies, with the film rights being secured long ago. However, that doesn’t mean they’ll all finally make it into production and on to theaters. Here are five book series that have a good chance of becoming movie franchises. 1. Tonya Hurley’s Ghostgirl
Five Book Series We Could See Becoming Movie Franchises...
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- 9/25/2018
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
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Wondering what you’ll watch when The Hunger Games franchise is over? We’ve got some ideas…
As well as sequels, remakes, and comic book adaptations, there’s one kind of movie you can feel fairly sure is going to keep popping up at a cinema near you: young adult adaptations. Stories about teenagers are still doing big business in the book trade, and thanks to Harry Potter, Twilight, and The Hunger Games, Hollywood is convinced of the genre’s appeal, too.
A couple of new franchises have already been kicked off – there’s still at least another Divergent sequel on the way, and another Maze Runner sequel – but what’s more interesting is the list of Ya novels that have been optioned and may soon be taking over the box office. Now, not all of the adaptations on this list will see the light of day,...
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Wondering what you’ll watch when The Hunger Games franchise is over? We’ve got some ideas…
As well as sequels, remakes, and comic book adaptations, there’s one kind of movie you can feel fairly sure is going to keep popping up at a cinema near you: young adult adaptations. Stories about teenagers are still doing big business in the book trade, and thanks to Harry Potter, Twilight, and The Hunger Games, Hollywood is convinced of the genre’s appeal, too.
A couple of new franchises have already been kicked off – there’s still at least another Divergent sequel on the way, and another Maze Runner sequel – but what’s more interesting is the list of Ya novels that have been optioned and may soon be taking over the box office. Now, not all of the adaptations on this list will see the light of day,...
- 10/14/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Filmmaker Matthew Vaughn is set to enter the world of movies based on young-adult novels with news that his Marv Films has acquired the rights to Tonya Hurley’s ghostgirl series of books. High school senior Charlotte Usher is an outcast who’s convinced she’s all but invisible. When she dies unexpectedly (after choking on a gummy bear) she lingers on in spectral form – all the better to keep an eye on her still-living crush. The first book in the series, published in 2008, became an instant New York Times best seller. Hurley has written more books in the intervening years, giving the series the potential to become a franchise alongside other Ya adaptations like Twilight. Vaughn will produce ghostgirl with Valerie Van Galder. Van Galder offered these...
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- 12/5/2014
- by Mike Bracken
- Movies.com
Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman: The Secret Service is still a couple of months away and the director has already added a new project to his growing slate. Vaughn’s Marv Films has reportedly acquired the movie rights to Tonya Hurley‘s Ghostgirl, a series of young adult novels that center “on a high school senior who is desperate to be popular even after her death — from choking on a Gummi Bear.” If you're old awesome enough to...
- 12/4/2014
- by Graham McMorrow
- JoBlo.com
With his comic book adaptation Kingsman: The Secret Service poised to hit theaters early next year, director Matthew Vaughn already has his eyes set on another property to bring to the big screen. The Wrap reports Vaughn's Marv Films banner has picked up the rights to Ghostgirl, a series of young adult novels written by Tonya Hurley, an indie filmmaker. The story follows Charlotte User, an invisible loser, who dies just before enacting a plan to catch the cutest guy in school and achieve popularity. But her death (by gummy bear) won't stop her from trying to to go to the Fall Ball with Damen and get a midnight kiss. As of now, it sounds like Vaughn will only produce the film adaptation with collaborator Valerie Van Galder, who has done everything from producing to marketing on various projects. The books have quite the international appeal as they've been published in 20 languages in almost 30 countries,...
- 12/4/2014
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Looks like Ghostgirl won't have to feel invisible for much longer, because she's about to become a star of the silver screen. According to Variety, Matthew Vaughn has purchased the rights to the Ghostgirl series of young adult novels for his production company, Marv Films. Vaughn will be producing the film alongside Valerie Van Galder, and it's currently unclear if he'd also be involved as the director as well.
The Ghostgirl books, written by Tonya Hurley have become a worldwide smash since the series began in 2008. Published in 20 languages and selling over a million copies in Latin America alone, readers have flocked to the trilogy of books- which also include Ghostgirl: Homecoming and Ghostgirl: Lovesick. Hurley is quite excited that Vaughn is the man who wants to adapt the series. "I am beyond thrilled to have ‘Ghostgirl’ in the hands of such creative, capable and passionate filmmakers," Hurley is quoted...
The Ghostgirl books, written by Tonya Hurley have become a worldwide smash since the series began in 2008. Published in 20 languages and selling over a million copies in Latin America alone, readers have flocked to the trilogy of books- which also include Ghostgirl: Homecoming and Ghostgirl: Lovesick. Hurley is quite excited that Vaughn is the man who wants to adapt the series. "I am beyond thrilled to have ‘Ghostgirl’ in the hands of such creative, capable and passionate filmmakers," Hurley is quoted...
- 12/4/2014
- by Mario-Francisco Robles
- LRMonline.com
Kick-Ass and X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn and his Marv Films production company have just acquired the movie rights to Tonya Hurley’s popular Ghostgirl book series. The plan is obviously to adapt it for the big screen. Vaughn is an extremely talented filmmaker who always takes on great film projects. The story centers on a high school senior who is desperate to be popular even after she dies from choking on a Gummi Bear. Here’s the description from the book:
Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. And if I should die before I awake, I pray the popular attend my wake.Charlotte Usher feels practically invisible at school, and then one day she really is invisible. Even worse: she’s dead. And all because she choked on a gummy bear. But being dead doesn’t stop Charlotte from...
Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. And if I should die before I awake, I pray the popular attend my wake.Charlotte Usher feels practically invisible at school, and then one day she really is invisible. Even worse: she’s dead. And all because she choked on a gummy bear. But being dead doesn’t stop Charlotte from...
- 12/4/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Matthew Vaughn has acquired the film rights to Ghostgirl.
The X-Men: First Class filmmaker will produce the adaptations of Tonya Hurley's young adult novels under his Marv Films banner, reports Variety.
The series launched in 2008 with Ghostgirl - the story of a girl desperate to be popular even after she has died by choking on a gummy bear.
It was followed by Ghostgirl: Homecoming and Ghostgirl: Lovesick.
Vaughn's next release will be Kingsman: The Secret Service, starring Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Samuel L Jackson and Michael Caine.
Kingsman: The Secret Service will be released on February 12 in the UK and February 13 in the Us. Watch a trailer below:...
The X-Men: First Class filmmaker will produce the adaptations of Tonya Hurley's young adult novels under his Marv Films banner, reports Variety.
The series launched in 2008 with Ghostgirl - the story of a girl desperate to be popular even after she has died by choking on a gummy bear.
It was followed by Ghostgirl: Homecoming and Ghostgirl: Lovesick.
Vaughn's next release will be Kingsman: The Secret Service, starring Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Samuel L Jackson and Michael Caine.
Kingsman: The Secret Service will be released on February 12 in the UK and February 13 in the Us. Watch a trailer below:...
- 12/4/2014
- Digital Spy
Tonya Hurley has written five novels about a teen girl whose problems with adolescence are complicated by the fact that she is also dead, and now the first book is en route to the big screen. The Ghostgirl movie is being guided into movie form by Kick-Ass and Kingsman director Matthew Vaughn, who is producing along […]
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- 12/4/2014
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Matthew Vaughn’s Marv Films has scored the film rights to Tonya Hurley's young adult novel "Ghostgirl" which they are planning to produce as a potential franchise launcher.
The satirical series deals with a high school senior and misfit who is desperate to be popular, even after she discovers she died from choking on a Gummi Bear.
Vaughn and Valerie Van Galder, who previously worked together on "Snatch" and "Kick Ass," will jointly produce the film.
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The satirical series deals with a high school senior and misfit who is desperate to be popular, even after she discovers she died from choking on a Gummi Bear.
Vaughn and Valerie Van Galder, who previously worked together on "Snatch" and "Kick Ass," will jointly produce the film.
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- 12/4/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The filmmaker behind Kick-Ass and X-Men: First Class has set his sights on a new tale of adolescent angst and otherworldly power. Matthew Vaughn's Marv Films has picked up the film rights to ghostgirl, the globally popular series of Ya novels by Tonya Hurley. The books focus on Charlotte Usher, a teenage girl whose fears of being unseen become a reality when she dies in embarrassing manner – choking on gummy bears. But her misfit spirit continues to haunt an afterlife version of high school as she yearns for her living, breathing crush while contending with an unholy host of spectral classmates and instructors.
- 12/4/2014
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
He's got Kick-Ass, Kingsman, The X-Men and the Fantastic Four on his CV, but Matthew Vaughn is moving from comics to young adult novels for a future project. Via his Marv Films production company, he's just nabbed the rights to Tonya Hurley's Ghostgirl series.The books revolve around the fall of Charlotte Usher, a misfit high-school senior who comes to the belated realisation that the reason she's not fitting in with her classmates is that she's dead. She loves a guy called Damen, but tragically chokes on a gummy bear before she can do anything about it. Adapting to her new un-life, she hooks up with a group of the similarly demised for Dead Ed classes.First published online in 2002, Ghostgirl came out in book form in 2008, and was followed in short order by Ghostgirl: Homecoming (2009) and Ghostgirl: Lovesick (2010). The sold in their millions in more than 30 countries. Parker Posey read the audiobook versions.
- 12/4/2014
- EmpireOnline
Matthew Vaughn and his Marv Films have picked up the movie rights to ghostgirl, a Ya series by Tonya Hurley. Vaughn will produce the adaptations with marketing-executive-turned-producer Valerie Van Galder. ghostgirl is a school set satire telling the tale of one Charlotte Usher, a girl who feels invisible and then one day dies after choking on a gummy bear. The books detail her new undead life and her unwillingness to let go of her very much alive high school crush. The books are New York Times best sellers, and the first novel was published in more than
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- 12/3/2014
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Matthew Vaughn’s Marv Films has acquired motion picture rights to the young adult novel written by author and filmmaker Tonya Hurley.
Vaughn and Valerie Van Galder will jointly produce the first film based on the satirical series about a high school misfit who discovers she is actually dead.
ghostgirl has been published in around 30 countries and sold more than one million copies in Latin America.
Vaughn and Van Galder first worked together on Snatch when the latter brought the project to Screen Gems. They reunited on Kick Ass when Van Galder served as consultant.
“I am beyond thrilled to have ghostgirl in the hands of such creative, capable and passionate filmmakers,” said Hurley.
“I’m a raging Matthew Vaughn fan and I look forward to working with him, Val, and the whole team at Marv. To see Charlotte Usher come to life is a dream come true for me and for all the devoted ghostgirl fans around...
Vaughn and Valerie Van Galder will jointly produce the first film based on the satirical series about a high school misfit who discovers she is actually dead.
ghostgirl has been published in around 30 countries and sold more than one million copies in Latin America.
Vaughn and Van Galder first worked together on Snatch when the latter brought the project to Screen Gems. They reunited on Kick Ass when Van Galder served as consultant.
“I am beyond thrilled to have ghostgirl in the hands of such creative, capable and passionate filmmakers,” said Hurley.
“I’m a raging Matthew Vaughn fan and I look forward to working with him, Val, and the whole team at Marv. To see Charlotte Usher come to life is a dream come true for me and for all the devoted ghostgirl fans around...
- 12/3/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Day 3 of Sdcc '14 marks the end of an era with "True Blood's" last panel. It's joined by fellow fangers "The Vampire Diaries," the witches of "Salem" and "Ahs: Coven," "Grimm," Sin City, "Constantine," Troma, and lots more.
Per usual, we have the horror highlights along with info on a few other panels that should be of general interest (plus a couple of things for the kids). Be sure to visit the official 2014 San Diego Comic-Con website for the full lineup.
Day 3: Saturday, July 26, 2014
10 Am - The Simpsons
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Simpsons-no gifts please-with creator Matt Groening, executive producer Al Jean, supervising director Mike Anderson, and director for life David Silverman. Topics include the new Treehouse of Horror, Simpsorama, a visit from Homer Simpson and much, much more.
Saturday July 26, 2014 10:00am - 10:45am - Ballroom 20
10 Am - Idw: Summer Blockbusters!
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Per usual, we have the horror highlights along with info on a few other panels that should be of general interest (plus a couple of things for the kids). Be sure to visit the official 2014 San Diego Comic-Con website for the full lineup.
Day 3: Saturday, July 26, 2014
10 Am - The Simpsons
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Simpsons-no gifts please-with creator Matt Groening, executive producer Al Jean, supervising director Mike Anderson, and director for life David Silverman. Topics include the new Treehouse of Horror, Simpsorama, a visit from Homer Simpson and much, much more.
Saturday July 26, 2014 10:00am - 10:45am - Ballroom 20
10 Am - Idw: Summer Blockbusters!
Idw...
- 7/13/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
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