Author Liane Moriarty at home.Credit:Nic Walker
The success ofBig Little Lies has sparked something of a Liane Moriarty industry. All ten of the author's novels are now in various stages of the Hollywood production cycle.
"I’d had other books optioned before,but becauseBig Little Lies was such a big success … that made me part of winning combo,"Moriarty said."All my books are optioned,every single one. But I don't kid myself. Part of it is due to the success ofBig Little Lies."
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Two of her books,What Alice Forgot andThe Husband's Secret,had already been optioned beforeBig Little Lies was made. Both are in pre-production.
2016'sTruly,Madly,Guilty was picked up by Witherspoon,and her banner Pacific Standard,and Kidman – under her production company Blossom Films – to adapt for screen.
Last month it was confirmedBig Little Lies'David E. Kelly and the show's Australian producer Bruna Papandrea would reunite with Kidman to adapt Moriarty's latest novel,Nine Perfect Strangers,for the screen. The book has been on the shelves for less than a year and streaming service Hulu has ordered it straight to series.
Despite the lucrative financial benefits of dancing with Hollywood,many authors jealously guard their works for fear of losing creative control. Moriarty,however,is grateful that Hollywood,and the public,are interested in the stories and characters she has created and that the process has,so far,been overwhelmingly an enjoyable one.