Posted by BrianWebber at ts013d04.den-co.concentric.net on September 17, 2003 at 00:49:12:
So, when one seeks to adapt, say, a trilogy of novels by, say, R.A. Salvatore like, for instance, The Icewind Dale trilogy, to a screenplay (if only to prove that it can be done; the chances of them actually being FILMED are practically nil), does one write it, thens ubmit it to Mr. Salvatore for approval, or does one have to aquire the rights before he can even turn on his word processor?