Back when Ben Mezrich sold the rights to his book on the creation of Facebook, the nicely titled "The Accidental Billionaires," there was no way anyone could have predicted how successful the film adaptation would be.
Sure, people may have thought it could have been a box office success, but a Best Picture front runner? Clearly that's what happens when you work with producer Scott Rudin and his pals, and Mezrich is hoping to make the same formula work again for his next novel.
According to Deadline "The Social Network" producers Rudin, Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti have signed on to produce a film adaptation of Mezrich's next non fiction novel, "Sex on the Moon."
The upcoming story follows a young scientist and NASA employee who decides to impress his girlfriend by stealing moon rocks. Mezrich also wrote the book "Bringing Down the House," which was adapted into the film "21."
Mezrich is a really talented and entertaining writer and it's clear his books translate very well into film. His first book that was adapted into a film, "Bringing Down the House," was a fantastic read. I must have finished it only a day or two after starting it. His upcoming book sounds just as interesting and entertaining as his past work and could turn out to be quite the movie, a la "The Social Network."
"The Social Network" has been on the quite the run lately, winning a handful of Golden Globe Awards including Best Motion Picture (Drama), Best Director for David Fincher, and Best Screenplay for Aaron Sorkin.
Look for Mezrich's book on the shelves by early next year.
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