{"id":1162751,"date":"2026-02-10T19:01:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/82gAHnUrwf2axdEzakcBDQ"},"modified":"2026-02-10T19:01:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:01:06","slug":"there-is-no-escape-mrbeast-and-james-patterson-have-co-authored-a-squid-game-aping-thriller-and-hollywoods-already-tripping-over-itself-to-secure-the-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/there-is-no-escape-mrbeast-and-james-patterson-have-co-authored-a-squid-game-aping-thriller-and-hollywoods-already-tripping-over-itself-to-secure-the-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"There is no escape: MrBeast and James Patterson have co-authored a Squid Game-aping thriller, and Hollywood&#8217;s already tripping over itself to secure the rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/03\/james-patterson-mr-beast-novel-1236352620\/\">Deadline reports<\/a> that an eight-figure bidding war has erupted over the rights to a new thriller novel from a surprising authorial team: the world&#8217;s best-selling author, James Patterson, and the world&#8217;s biggest YouTuber, Jimmy &#8220;MrBeast&#8221; Donaldson.<\/p>\n<p>The pair have apparently co-authored the novel, though I think we&#8217;re all hoping Patterson did the heavy lifting, and Deadline claims it has &#8220;shades of Squid Game.&#8221; This is not necessarily a surprise, with Squid Game merely the latest and most successful in the long-established sci-fi niche of &#8220;deadly gameshow&#8221;, while <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hardware\/streaming\/mrbeasts-youtube-schtick-is-somehow-even-worse-with-the-obscene-amazon-money-being-pumped-into-beast-games\/\">MrBeast&#8217;s own Beast Games<\/a> proved one of Amazon Prime&#8217;s most-watched shows last year.<\/p>\n<p>MrBeast&#8217;s profile and proven track record of success is one thing, but it&#8217;s the involvement of James Patterson that will really have the executives salivating. Patterson is the best-selling living author in the world, incredibly prolific, and countless of his novels have become highly successful TV shows and films: most recently the Alex Cross novels as the Prime Video series Cross.<\/p>\n<p>The novel is being shopped around by United Talent Agency, one of the world&#8217;s biggest talent firms, and the law firm Williams &#038; Connolly. Naturally studio executives are falling over themselves for what looks like a banker. The novel rights are one thing, but the real money will be in the film and TV rights with sources claiming UTA is already fielding &#8220;eight-figure offers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Oddly enough there&#8217;s also a nonfiction book included in the package, though there are no details on this.<\/p>\n<p>The thriller&#8217;s current title is apparently The Most Dangerous Game, but this could change. The book&#8217;s logline (publishing speak for an elevator pitch) is &#8220;Players fight to survive deadly tests held in dangerous locations around the world, as they battle to become &#8216;The One&#8217;.&#8221; They&#8217;ve been watching the Matrix in-between Squid and Hunger Games, I guess.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"fda4a2d3-a002-4304-b4f9-62d489bab2c1\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2025 games\" data-dimension48=\"2025 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:100.00%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Vji3V6i3HDWUHeQ22PrjFL\" name=\"New Project (8).jpg\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/there-is-no-escape-mrbeast-and-james-patterson-have-co-authored-a-squid-game-aping-thriller-and-hollywoods-already-tripping-over-itself-to-secure-the-rights.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-games-2025-upcoming-pc-release-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"fda4a2d3-a002-4304-b4f9-62d489bab2c1\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2025 games\" data-dimension48=\"2025 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2025 games<\/strong><\/a>: This year&#8217;s upcoming releases<strong><br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/movies-tv\/there-is-no-escape-mrbeast-and-james-patterson-have-co-authored-a-squid-game-aping-thriller-and-hollywoods-already-tripping-over-itself-to-secure-the-rights\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deadline reports that an eight-figure bidding war has erupted over the rights to a new thriller novel from a surprising authorial team: the world&#8217;s best-selling author, James Patterson, and the world&#8217;s biggest YouTuber, Jimmy &#8220;MrBeast&#8221; Donaldson. The pair have apparently co-authored the novel, though I think we&#8217;re all hoping Patterson did the heavy lifting, and Deadline claims it has &#8220;shades of Squid Game.&#8221; This is not necessarily a surprise, with Squid Game merely the latest and most successful in the long-established sci-fi niche of &#8220;deadly gameshow&#8221;, while MrBeast&#8217;s own Beast Games proved one of Amazon Prime&#8217;s most-watched shows last year. 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