Meanwhile Polanski goes from strength to strength

[Guy Profumo]

Walkouts at César awards as convicted rapist and paedophile wins "best director"

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc...urope-51684494

[Sits]

Good on those who walked out. I’m disappointed that Robert Harris consented to Polanski directing An Officer And A Spy as I’d love to see a movie adaptation of a book I really enjoyed. Assuming an author would have that sort of control - or do you just sell the rights before the director is confirmed?

[Guy Profumo]

I think you sell the rights to the producers, but I may be mistaken

[DCI Harry Batt]

Properly vile.

[WOM]

Good on those who walked out. I’m disappointed that Robert Harris consented to Polanski directing An Officer And A Spy as I’d love to see a movie adaptation of a book I really enjoyed. Assuming an author would have that sort of control - or do you just sell the rights before the director is confirmed?

Normally a book is optioned and then a screenplay is written by a different person - someone familiar with writing scripts rather than books. But Harris co-wrote the screenplay with Polanski, and it was their third movie outing together, so I think a 'fuck you' to Harris would not be out of line.

[ursus arctos]

Outside the venue

[URL="https://twitter.com/olitax/status/1233515526124691460?s=21"]https://twitter.com/olitax/status/1233515526124691460[/URL]

[Sits]

Normally a book is optioned and then a screenplay is written by a different person - someone familiar with writing scripts rather than books. But Harris co-wrote the screenplay with Polanski, and it was their third movie outing together, so I think a 'fuck you' to Harris would not be out of line.

I’m bitterly disappointed.