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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are poised to embark on a new career path as movie producers.
U.K. newspaper┬аThe Sun┬аreports that Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle have purchased the film rights to┬аMeet Me at the Lake, a romantic novel written by Canadian author Carley Fortune, which was published in May.
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According to┬аThe Sun, the film adaptation of┬аMeet Me at the Lake will be folded into the coupleтАЩs Netflix deal, reportedly worth $100 million.
An тАЬinsiderтАЭ told┬аThe Sun┬аthat the bookтАЩs themes тАФ including childhood trauma, the loss of a parent in a car crash, mental health challenges and post-natal depression тАФ hit home for the royals.
тАЬThe themes gripped the couple and it was chosen for their first adaptation with Netflix,тАЭ┬а the insider said of the novel, which spent two weeks in the top 10 of the New York Times Best Sellers list.
PR guru Mark Borkowski, however, questioned why the bookтАЩs publishers, Penguin Random House, would sell such a hot property to the Sussexes instead of more experienced producers.
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тАЬThe rights for this could have cost up to ┬г3million,тАЭ he told┬аThe Sun. тАЬAlthough if itтАЩs a best-seller, you wouldnтАЩt be handing it to Harry and Meghan. ThereтАЩs some amazing drama producers out there. Why would you give away a prize asset?тАЭ
According to┬аThe Sun, one theory holds that the deal was cut due to HarryтАЩs relationship with Penguin Random House, with published his memoir Spare, and that Duchess Meghan may have тАЬa personal connectionтАЭ to the Toronto-based author.
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Netflix Says ItтАЩll Work With Prince Harry And Meghan Markle тАШOn A Number Of ProjectsтАЩ Amid Deal Review Reports
Back in June, Netflix reportedly placed the SussexтАЩs deal тАЬunder review,тАЭ which has placed pressure on the couple to develop тАЬcontent of real interestтАЭ in order to keep their lucrative deal in place.
That reported review followed SpotifyтАЩs announcement it was axing MeghanтАЩs тАЬArchetypesтАЭ podcast after just one season.
