- Forum Clout
- 34,896
Replace 'ghost' with 'stlakers' and you'll see what I mean.
Pat is going to drip-feed his Twitter account with an increasingly scary, fictionalized account of his battle against cyber terrorists.
The last Tweet in the series (before it's picked up by a movie company) will probably be something like "Oh no. They are in the room right now!"
www.thewrap.com
Adam Ellis, the former BuzzFeed writer who just scored a movie deal for his viral social media ghost story, “Dear David,” has answered everyone’s most pressing question: Is it real?
“I’ve never been interested in convincing anyone that ghosts are real — I just wanted to tell my story,” Ellis told TheWrap. “If it was all fiction, I probably would’ve updated more than once every couple weeks.”
On Wednesday, TheWrap exclusively reported that “Dear David” is heading to the big screen. BuzzFeed Studios is partnering on the film with “It” producer Dan Lin’s Rideback.
The film, currently named The Untitled “Dear David” Project, will be a high-concept horror thriller based on Ellis’ tweets and images that started on Aug. 7, 2017, which started with the message: “My apartment is currently being haunted by the ghost of a dead child and he’s trying to kill me.”
Whether the story is true or fake has been long discussed by his more than 1 million Twitter followers and “Dear David” fans. Ellis also told TheWrap that he never expected it to turn into such a discussion — and that he would only update at night so he would have time enough to process what had happened to him.
“I definitely didn’t anticipate any of it,” he said. “The number of film and TV producers who have reached out to me directly has been really staggering, and I’m excited to see my experience translated to the screen.”
TheWrap: The questions of all questions — Was it all real? Or did you believe in a part of it and only then see the potential your story had?
Ellis: I get asked this question multiple times a day and I’ve sort of stopped answering either way. I think when people ask about it on Twitter they’ve already made their mind up one way or the other. I’ve never been interested in convincing anyone that ghosts are real — I just wanted to tell my story. If it was all fiction, I probably would’ve updated more than once every couple weeks!
Pat is going to drip-feed his Twitter account with an increasingly scary, fictionalized account of his battle against cyber terrorists.
The last Tweet in the series (before it's picked up by a movie company) will probably be something like "Oh no. They are in the room right now!"
‘Dear David’ Writer Who Scored Film Deal Says His Ghost Story Is True (Exclusive)
'Dear David' Writer Who Scored Film Deal Says His Ghost Story Is True (Exclusive)
"I just wanted to tell my story," Adam Ellis insists
www.thewrap.com
Adam Ellis, the former BuzzFeed writer who just scored a movie deal for his viral social media ghost story, “Dear David,” has answered everyone’s most pressing question: Is it real?
“I’ve never been interested in convincing anyone that ghosts are real — I just wanted to tell my story,” Ellis told TheWrap. “If it was all fiction, I probably would’ve updated more than once every couple weeks.”
On Wednesday, TheWrap exclusively reported that “Dear David” is heading to the big screen. BuzzFeed Studios is partnering on the film with “It” producer Dan Lin’s Rideback.
The film, currently named The Untitled “Dear David” Project, will be a high-concept horror thriller based on Ellis’ tweets and images that started on Aug. 7, 2017, which started with the message: “My apartment is currently being haunted by the ghost of a dead child and he’s trying to kill me.”
Whether the story is true or fake has been long discussed by his more than 1 million Twitter followers and “Dear David” fans. Ellis also told TheWrap that he never expected it to turn into such a discussion — and that he would only update at night so he would have time enough to process what had happened to him.
“I definitely didn’t anticipate any of it,” he said. “The number of film and TV producers who have reached out to me directly has been really staggering, and I’m excited to see my experience translated to the screen.”
TheWrap: The questions of all questions — Was it all real? Or did you believe in a part of it and only then see the potential your story had?
Ellis: I get asked this question multiple times a day and I’ve sort of stopped answering either way. I think when people ask about it on Twitter they’ve already made their mind up one way or the other. I’ve never been interested in convincing anyone that ghosts are real — I just wanted to tell my story. If it was all fiction, I probably would’ve updated more than once every couple weeks!
