James Pattersonremains one of the most prolific and bestselling authors alive. His works include theMichael Bennett,Women’s Murder Club,Maximum Ride,Daniel X,NYPD Red,Witch & Wizard,Private, andMiddle Schoolseries, as well as many more stand-alone thrillers. These, and many more, have been adapted into movies and TV shows over the years, includingMiracle on the 17th Green(1999),Sundays at Tiffany’s(2010),Maximum Ride,Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life(both 2016), andThe Postcard Killings(2020).
Patterson’s ongoingAlex Crossseries, which currently spans 33 books and counting, is one of the author’s most frequently adapted works. It was first adapted into the moviesKiss the Girls(1997) andAlong Came a Spider(2001), starring Morgan Freeman as the titular detective, and again in the 2012Alex Crossreboot starring Tyler Perry. Patterson’s novels were adapted once again into the Amazon Prime Video seriesCross, starring Aldis Hodge, which premiered in November 2024. Now,Patterson is reteaming with Amazon for his next movie adaptation.
James Patterson Reteams With Amazon For Billion-Dollar Ransom Movie Adaptation
The Book Releases In September
James Patterson is reteaming with Amazon for a movie adaptation ofBillion-Dollar Ransomahead of the book’s release. Co-authored by Patterson and Duane Swierczynski,the upcoming novel follows five members of a billionaire’s family who are kidnappedat the same time, in different locations, and held for an unbelievable ransom of one billion dollars. However, a brilliant and very stubborn FBI special agent doesn’t want to pay the kidnappers a dime. The novel is set for release on September 1.
Now, perDeadline,Billion-Dollar Ransomis getting a big-screen adaptation from Amazon MGM Studios. The movie adaptation is in the works with Stephen Gaghan, who won an Oscar for penning Steven Soderbergh’sTraffic, writing the script. James Patterson Entertainment is among the producers of the adaptation.
What The Billion-Dollar Ransom Movie Adaptation Means For James Patterson
The Author Is Reteaming With Amazon
TheBillion-Dollar Ransommovie adaptation reteams James Patterson Entertainment with Amazon MGM Studios, who previously collaborated on the Prime Video seriesCrossstarring Aldis Hodge, which premiered in November 2024 and quickly soared to the top of Nielsen’s weekly streaming chart, amassing 1.36 billion minutes of viewing time within just four days. Surely both sides are hoping that theBillion-Dollar Ransommovie will see similar success, but since it’s in the works from Amazon MGM Studios, and not strictly for Prime Video, it’s likely the project will be released in theaters, and not sent straight to streaming.
