Editing Dragonriders of Pern (section)

===Television and film adaptations===
Prior to 1995, the motion picture and ancillary rights to the literary property were optioned by various entities, including [[Robert Mandell (film producer)|Robert Mandell]] (for a cartoon series adaptation that was eventually redeveloped into ''[[Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://observationdeck.io9.com/the-dragonriders-of-pern-the-best-series-we-may-never-1590768190/all |title=The Dragonriders of Pern. The Best Series We May Never See Filmed |publisher=Observationdeck.io9.com |date=2014-06-13 |access-date=2014-06-16 |archive-date=20 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620040223/http://observationdeck.io9.com/the-dragonriders-of-pern-the-best-series-we-may-never-1590768190/all |url-status=dead}}</ref>) and Kerry Skogland.

In 1996, McCaffrey sold the motion picture rights to an Irish company, Zyntopo Teoranta, who entered into a co-production agreement with [[Alliance Atlantis]], covering development including advanced 3-D animation and compositing effects for television budgets. Distribution pre-sale efforts failed, and Zyntopo Teoranta entered into an agreement with [[Ronald D. Moore]] as showrunner to present the project to [[Warner Brothers Network]].

In 2002, [[Warner Brothers Network]] and writer [[Ronald D. Moore]] had completed sets and casting for a pilot episode, and were within a few days of filming. Moore had sent the pilot episode to Warners for final approval. It was returned with so many changes to the basic structure of Pern - making it more like ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy: The Vampire Slayer]]'' and ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' - that it no longer much resembled the world created by Anne McCaffrey. As a fan of the ''Dragonriders of Pern'' series, Moore refused to continue. Filming was canceled, and rights ownership remained with Zyntopo Teoranta's assign, Kua Media Corporation (Canada).<ref>{{cite web |date=5 April 2001 |url=http://crashdown.com/news/2001/04/ron-moores-pern-a-no-go/ |title=Ron Moore's "Pern" a No-Go |work=Sci Fi Wire |access-date=4 November 2009}}</ref>

In May 2006, rights to the entire ''Dragonriders of Pern'' series were optioned by Copperheart Entertainment.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=25 May 2006 |title='Pern' booked for big-screen flight |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=10025754961 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503134738/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002575496 |archive-date=3 May 2008 |access-date=3 January 2008}}</ref> In April 2011, Copperheart signed [[David Hayter]] as screenwriter and [[Don Murphy]] as executive producer for a film version of ''Dragonflight''; the production was expected to begin in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |last=McCaffrey |first=Anne |date=12 April 2011 |url=http://pernhome.com/aim/?p=131 |title=The Dragonriders of Pern to be adapted for the big screen |access-date=7 July 2011}}<br />• {{cite web |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |date=12 April 2011 |url=https://collider.com/david-hayter-dragonflight-dragonriders-of-pern/85654/ |title=David Hayter to Adapt Dragonriders of Pern Series |work=Collider |access-date=7 July 2011}}</ref><ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808236/ Dragonriders of Pern {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref>

In July 2014, Warner Bros. optioned all 22 volumes of the series for a feature live-action film.<ref>{{cite news|title=Warner Bros' New Franchise Play: 'Dragonriders of Pern' Book Series|url=https://deadline.com/2014/07/warner-bros-new-franchise-play-dragonriders-of-pern-book-series-811781/|access-date=30 July 2014|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=29 July 2014}}</ref> Later in November, Warner Bros. hired author-screenwriter Sarah Cornwell to adapt the first installment of the series.<ref>{{cite news|date=19 November 2014|work=The Hollywood Reporter|title='Dragonriders of Pern' Movie Lands a Writer|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dragonriders-pern-movie-lands-a-750512}}</ref>