Difference between revisions of "Media rights"

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This page lists the current status of the various media rights for derivative works (such as films or games) based on Brandon's works. It includes only the current rights-holders (or most recent rights-holder in the event of a lapsed option that has not been re-sold). NOT included are rights-holders who once held an option that has since lapsed and been re-sold, for these please check the individual adaptation's article.

Properties that are under option are highlighted in tan, properties in production/development in blue, and released works in green. Properties that have had their options lapse are highlighted in red.

Film and Television Rights

Game Rights

Video Games

Pen & Paper RPGs

Board Games

Property	Studio	Status	Adaptation
Mistborn series	Crafty Games	Released	Mistborn: House War^[5]
The Stormlight Archive	Brotherwise Games	Pre-Release	Call to Adventure: The Stormlight Archive^[6]
The Reckoners	Nauvoo Games	Released	The Reckoners (board game)^[7]

Notes

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Published works of Brandon Sanderson (Bibliography · Sample material · Unpublished works · Media rights · People)
The Stormlight Archive	The Way of Kings · Words of Radiance · Oathbringer · Rhythm of War (Edgedancer · Dawnshard)
Mistborn	Era 1: The Final Empire · The Well of Ascension · The Hero of Ages Era 2: The Alloy of Law · Shadows of Self · The Bands of Mourning · The Lost Metal (Mistborn: Secret History · The Eleventh Metal · Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania)
Other Cosmere Works	Arcanum Unbounded · Elantris · The Sunlit Man · Tress of the Emerald Sea · Warbreaker · White Sand · Yumi and the Nightmare Painter (The Hope of Elantris · The Emperor's Soul · Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell · Sixth of the Dusk)
Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians	Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians · The Scrivener's Bones · The Knights of Crystallia · The Shattered Lens · The Dark Talent · Bastille Versus the Evil Librarians
The Reckoners	Steelheart · Firefight · Calamity · Lux (Mitosis)
Legion	Legion · Skin Deep · Lies of the Beholder · The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds · Stephen Leeds: Death & Faxes
Cytoverse	Skyward · Starsight · Cytonic · Defiant (Defending Elysium · Sunreach · ReDawn · Evershore · Hyperthief)
The Wheel of Time	The Gathering Storm · Towers of Midnight · A Memory of Light (River of Souls)
Dark One	Dark One Book 1 · Forgotten
Infinity Blade	Awakening · Redemption
Other Stories	Firstborn · The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England · I Hate Dragons · Heuristic Algorithm and Reasoning Response Engine · The Rithmatist Dreamer · Perfect State · Snapshot · Children of the Nameless · The Original

[deadline-1] The Reckoners' option sale announcement
— Deadline.com - Jan 16th, 2015#

[AMA-2] Is there any news regarding any films / TV shows moving forward with any of your books?
— Reddit - Jul 20th, 2015Cite: Reddit/books/2ytg2h/cta8gk5#

[snapshot-3] MGM options Brandon’s forthcoming novella Snapshot
— Brandon's website - Jan 19th, 2017#

[birthright-4] Mistborn: Birthright announcement
— Brandon's website - Mar 26th, 2012#

[mistboard-5] Mistborn board game prototype announcement
— Crafty-Games.com - Jul 21st, 2015#

[CtAStormlight-6] The Stormlight Archive board game licensed to Brotherwise Games
— brotherwisegames.com #

[reckonersboard-7] The Reckoners board game license acquired announcement
— NauvooGames.com - Jul 29th, 2016#

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 | style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2CED4"| 21 Laps <small>(20th Century Fox)</small> <small>(Disney)</small>
 | style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2CED4"| Lapsed
-| style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2CED4"| [[Steelheart (film)]]
+| style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2CED4"| [[Steelheart (film)]]{{ref|name=deadline}} {{ref|name=AMA}}
-| style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2CED4"| {{ref|name=deadline}} {{ref|name=AMA}}
 |-
 ! ''[[The Emperor's Soul]]''
-| style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2CE"| DMG Entertainment
+| style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2CE"| DMG Entertainment<ref name=AMA />
 | style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2CE"| Optioned
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 ! ''[[Elantris]]''
-| style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2CE"| DMG Entertainment
+| style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2CE"| DMG Entertainment{{ref|name=AMA}}
 | style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2CE"| Optioned
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-| style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2CE"| {{ref|name=AMA}}
 |-
 ! ''[[The Stormlight Archive]]''
-| style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2CE"| DMG Entertainment
+| style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2CE"| DMG Entertainment{{ref|name=AMA}}
 | style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2CE"| Optioned
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 ! ''[[Snapshot]]''
-| style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2CED4"| MGM
+| style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2CED4"| MGM{{ref|name=snapshot}}
 | style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2CED4"| Lapsed
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-| style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2CED4"| {{ref|name=snapshot}}
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 | style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2CE"|FremantleMedia North America/Random House Studio
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+| style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2CED4"| [[Mistborn: Birthright]]{{ref|name=birthright}}
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 | style="text-align:center; background-color:#CEF2CE"| Released
-| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CEF2CE"| [[Mistborn: House War]]
+| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CEF2CE"| [[Mistborn: House War]]{{ref|name=mistboard}}
-| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CEF2CE"| {{ref|name=mistboard}}
 |-
 ! ''[[The Stormlight Archive]]''
-| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CEECF2"| ''unknown''
+| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CEECF2"| Brotherwise Games
-| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CEECF2"| In Development
+| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CEECF2"| Pre-Release
-| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CEECF2"|
+| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CEECF2"| [[Call to Adventure: The Stormlight Archive]]{{ref|name=CtAStormlight}}
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 | style="text-align:center; background-color:#CEF2CE"| Released
-| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CEF2CE"| [[The Reckoners (board game)]]
+| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CEF2CE"| [[The Reckoners (board game)]]{{ref|name=reckonersboard}}
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 {{url ref|name=deadline|url=http://deadline.com/2015/01/reckoners-book-series-movie-shawn-levy-fox-1201351867/|text= The Reckoners' option sale announcement|site=Deadline.com|date= Jan 16th, 2015}}
 {{url ref|name=mistboard|url=http://www.crafty-games.com/forum/index.php?topic=8183.msg157477|text= Mistborn board game prototype announcement|site=Crafty-Games.com|date= Jul 21st, 2015}}
-{{url ref|name=reckonersboard|url=http://www.nauvoogames.com/|text= ''The Reckoners'' board game license acquired announcement|site=NauvooGames.com|date= Jul 29th, 2016}}
+{{url ref|name=reckonersboard|url=http://www.nauvoogames.com/the_reckoners|text= ''The Reckoners'' board game license acquired announcement|site=NauvooGames.com|date= Jul 29th, 2016}}
+{{url ref|name=CtAStormlight|url=https://www.brotherwisegames.com/stormlight|text= ''The Stormlight Archive'' board game licensed to Brotherwise Games|site=brotherwisegames.com}}
+https://www.brotherwisegames.com/stormlight
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Property	Studio	Status	Adaptation
Mistborn: The Final Empire	DMG Entertainment	Optioned	Mistborn film
The Reckoners (Steelheart, Firefight, Calamity)	21 Laps (20th Century Fox) (Disney)	Lapsed	Steelheart (film)^[1] ^[2]
The Emperor's Soul	DMG Entertainment^[2]	Optioned
Warbreaker	DMG Entertainment	Optioned
Elantris	DMG Entertainment^[2]	Optioned
The Stormlight Archive	DMG Entertainment^[2]	Optioned
Legion	Cinaflex	Optioned
Snapshot	MGM^[3]	Lapsed
Dark One	FremantleMedia North America/Random House Studio	Optioned