Editing Foundation (book series) (section)

==== Film ====
By 1998, [[New Line Cinema]] had spent $1.5&nbsp;million developing a film version of the ''Foundation Trilogy''. The failure to develop a new franchise was partly a reason the studio signed on to produce [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Sibley | first = Brian | author-link = Brian Sibley | title = Peter Jackson: A Film-maker's Journey | publisher =Harpercollins | year =2006 | location =London | page =403 | isbn = 978-0-00-717558-1 |chapter=Three-Ring Circus}}</ref>

On July 29, 2008, New Line Cinema co-founders [[Bob Shaye]] and [[Michael Lynne]] were reported to have been signed on to produce an adaptation of the trilogy by their company Unique Pictures for Warner Brothers.<ref>{{cite news | author = Rich Drees| title = 'Foundation' Heading To Big Screen| publisher = Film Buff OnLine | date = 2008-07-29 | url = http://www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNewsreel/wordpress/?p=842/ | access-date=2008-07-29}}</ref>
However, [[Columbia Pictures]] (Sony) successfully bid for the screen rights on January 15, 2009, and then contracted [[Roland Emmerich]] to direct and produce. Michael Wimer was named as co-producer.<ref>{{IMDb name|0000386|Roland Emmerich}}</ref>
Two years later, the studio hired [[Dante Harper]] to adapt the books. This project failed to materialize, and [[HBO]] acquired the rights when they became available in 2014.<ref name="Sneider">{{cite web |last1 = Sneider |first1 = Jeff |title = 'Interstellar's' Jonah Nolan Developing 'Foundation' Series for HBO, WBTV (Exclusive) |website = [[TheWrap]] |url = https://www.thewrap.com/interstellars-jonah-nolan-developing-foundation-series-for-hbo-wbtv-exclusive/ |date = 10 November 2014 |access-date = 11 November 2014}}</ref>