Can authors control how their work is adapted for film?

Gillian Flynn adapted Gone Girl for the screen - but why is she the exception?

Should book authors be involved in adaptations of their work?

Timesabout being asked to adapt the story for the screen.

But isGone Girlsome kind of curates egg because it measures up to the book?

Is the film ever really as good as the book?

But are the current bestselling authors now getting increasingly involved in the process of adapting their own work?

The only person who wants the movie to be longer is the screenwriter.

For instance,Harry Potterhad the gap down to four years, almost all the way through its run.

Its the kind of terms you get to negotiate when youre writing the biggest books in the world.

As mentioned, Blatty won for adaptingThe Exorcist.

The most recent came in 1999, when John Irving won for adaptingThe Cider House Rules.

In the end, it all comes down to authorship.

Even then, directors have to marshal a cast and crew and answer to studios and producers.