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BIG-SCREEN BOUND

SHOPGIRL Steve Martin (Theia, $10.95) Lakeshore Entertainment (Runaway Bride) has optioned Martin's novella about a Los Angeles Neiman Marcus shopgirl and the two loves in her life. Martin will star in the movie.

THE SPEED OF LIGHT Elizabeth Rosner (Ballantine, $23.95) Gillian Anderson (The House of Mirth) has optioned Rosner's novel about children of a Holocaust survivor. The adaptation will mark Anderson's feature directorial debut.

THE CRUSADER Michael Alexander Eisner (Doubleday, $24.95) Not to be confused with the Disney giant, the author has sold rights to his historical novel to Nicolas Cage's production company, Saturn Films.

Originally posted Jan 11, 2002 Published in issue #634 Jan 11, 2002 Order article reprints

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