![]() The producers found development financing through 821 Entertainment, the Nashville-based financier-producer that CEO Geadelmann said is in the throes of raising $250 million in equity and debt to finance productions with “heartland appeal.” Once Johnson joined forces with Grisham’s old friend Lowry, the author said yes. “I’ve been calling them since I read it the first time and felt it had the best of the courthouse stuff that John writes so well, plus this exotic adventure in deepest Brazil,” Johnson said. The deal for “The Testament” shows the power of persistence on the part of producer Johnson, who has kept on Grisham and his agent-editor David Gernert for the better part of a decade. ![]() He will also have the right to provide creative input, which he didn’t always have in the past - one of the factors that pushed him away from Hollywood until about three years ago, when his fans prodded him to end his self-imposed movie moratorium. Nobody pays that much for screen rights to books anymore, and Grisham will receive a six-figure option against a bigger payday if “The Testament” goes forward. That was at a time when Grisham’s thrillers were considered “can’t miss” properties. ![]()
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