A onetime flight attendant landed a seven-figure book deal — and, now, a Hollywood pact is expected to follow.of T.J. Newman's journey from flight attendant to first-time author, with a two-book pact with Simon & Schuster imprint Avid Reader Press. The 36-year-old has said she wrote the first book, the thrillerThe premise: 140-plus passengers on a crowded flight from New York to L.A. don't know that a half-hour before takeoff, their pilot's family was kidnapped.
Within a day or two of the wire story hitting, more than 14 major studios, networks, streamers and top filmmakers were already pursuing the screen rights, which are being handled by Shane Salerno at The Story Factory and CAA.
which scooped up a cadre of Golden Globe noms just last week. It also follows nearly a dozen other seven-figure film and TV deals negotiated by The Story Factory in the last two years alone, includingwon't be published until July. In the meantime, Newman, who's already at work on book two, has quit her gig as a flight attendant.
OffTheShelf Exciting news! I’m really looking forward to this thriller!
donwinslow It is not available until July 6.
donwinslow HOT !
I wouldn't know what Jan is up to these days, but to quit your job already seems a little bit early.
The twist is that it’s about a bus that can’t go slower than 50mph in the Himalayas