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\n\tEXCLUSIVE:<\/strong> Author and screenwriter Paul A. Mendelson<\/a>\u2018s novel \u2018Seville<\/a>\u2018 is set for a film adaptation, with Avatar Entertainment<\/a> acquiring rights to the romantic comedy-meets-sci-fi book.<\/p>\n \n\tMendelson has written a screenplay based on the novel, with Avatar founder Larry Robinson<\/a> producing the film and UK-based director George Siougas<\/a> attached to direct. Siougas is known for his BAFTA- and Oscar-shortlisted film The One Note Man<\/em> from 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u2018Seville\u2019\u00a0follows middle-aged couple William and Luisa, who travel to the Spanish city of Seville in Spain during\u00a0Semana Santa\u00a0(Holy Week), where they honeymooned exactly 30 years prior, seeking to rejuvenate their lackluster marriage. Upon arrival, however, they begin to experience time-bending encounters with their younger selves, leading them to contend with the deep regrets and painful losses that led to the breakdown of their marriage.<\/p>\n \n\tLondon- and Los Angeles-based production and management company Avatar noted the Book Guild has called\u00a0\u2018Seville\u2019\u00a0\u201ca magical, bittersweet romantic comedy of love and time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tBesides \u2018Seville,\u2019 Mendelson has written six other novels. These include \u2018The Forever Moment,\u2019 \u2018On the Matter of Isabel\u2019 and \u2018Losing Arthur.\u2019 \u00a0 As a screenwriter, has has written for BBC comedies such as May to December<\/em>, My Hero<\/em> and So Haunt Me<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\tSpeaking out of L.A., Robinson said: \u201cI am excited to have acquired Mendelson\u2019s highly acclaimed novel,\u00a0\u2018Seville,\u2019\u00a0and to be working him as the screenwriter on this wonderful\u00a0 project.\u00a0Further, George Siougas is the perfect director to bring this magical story to life onscreen. Appealing equally to romance, comedy, and sci-fi enthusiasts,\u00a0the film adaptation of \u2018Seville\u2019\u00a0will captivate global audiences, expanding upon its favorable reception as a novel.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAvatar has acquired the rights to several major literary properties in recent years.\u00a0In 2025, it signed an agreement for the rights to Katy Hogan\u2019s novel \u2018Out of the Darkness\u2019 by Katy Hogan, and acquired bestselling Spanish thriller novel\u00a0\u2018Operation Kazan\u2019\u00a0by journalist Vicente Valles and presently being adapted by screenwriters Borja Moreno and Pablo Riquelme Cuartero. It also signed a deal for Leesa Cross-Smith\u2019s Paris-based romance novel\u00a0\u2018Half Blown Rose,\u2019 acquired rights to Robert Enright\u2019s best selling \u2018Sam Pope\u2019 action book series, and bought Mary Dearborn\u2019s acclaim biography of Ernest Hemingway for a TV adaptation.<\/p>\n \n\tMendelson and Siougas are managed by Avatar.\u00a0Mendelson is also repped by Futerman Rose and Associates, and Siougas is repped by The Agency in London.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source deadline.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" EXCLUSIVE: Author and screenwriter Paul A. Mendelson\u2018s novel \u2018Seville\u2018 is set for a film adaptation, with Avatar Entertainment acquiring rights to the romantic comedy-meets-sci-fi book. 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