Optioning

After the interview we also talked a little about Hollywood, movies, and optioning books. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Before you say that a (nonexistent) AresV is cheaper than the equivalent 5 launches of an existing ELV, I'd like to point out that simply optioning those launches will get your organization a break on unit price. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So we got two Korean Horror films sullied by Hollywood, with an end result not worth talking about beyond the details of its optioning. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Nationals made their second and largest round of cuts this spring, slicing their big league camp to 46 players, releasing reliever Cla Meredith and optioning two players on the 40-man roster to Class AAA Syracuse. ❋ Unknown (2011)

We hadn't gone into optioning this material because of that -- because we didn't know that this rash of things was going to go on this week. ❋ Karen Ocamb (2010)

You have to think about all this before you think about optioning a script. ❋ Ellen Sterling (2010)

That's like telling a high school kid they shouldn't put on pads and a helmet without optioning a freeagency. ❋ Wendigomountain (2009)

When it comes to optioning my adult fantasy novels for the big screen, I've occasionally gotten nibbles from random people in Hollywood. ❋ Mistborn (2010)

The problem here is that there's virtually NO development money for optioning properties or turning novels into screenplays. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Novellas and short stories may seem promising but there's no real hope that short works are considered worth optioning by Hollywood unless the author has a proven track record in film. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The second item down here begins, We hear Sorkin is among those talking with William Morris Endeavor uberagent Ari Emanuel about optioning "The Politician," the best-selling memoir by former Edwards aide Andrew Young. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

It's referenced in this article posted on IGN which reports on Hasbro optioning out some of their board games for possible movies. ❋ Unknown (2008)