Editing About a Boy (novel) (section)

==In other media==
===Film===
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A [[About a Boy (film)|film adaptation]] was released in 2002 by [[Chris Weitz|Chris]] and [[Paul Weitz (filmmaker)|Paul Weitz]]. It starred [[Nicholas Hoult]] as Marcus, [[Hugh Grant]] as Will, [[Toni Collette]] as Fiona, and [[Rachel Weisz]] as Rachel. While the screenplay closely follows Hornby's novel, it omits scenes involving drug use and has a different ending. It removes any reference to the band Nirvana and Kurt Cobain; instead, Will introduces Marcus to rap music. The [[About a Boy (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] to the film, including several full songs and numerous incidental pieces, was composed entirely by British singer-songwriter [[Badly Drawn Boy]], apart from the song featured in the plot, "[[Killing Me Softly with His Song]]". The film received positive reviews from critics, was nominated for an [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)|Best Adapted Screenplay]], and earned $130,549,455 at the box office against a $30&nbsp;million budget.

===Television===
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The movie was also the basis for a [[About a Boy (TV series)|2014 American television series]], which aired on NBC. The show's pilot episode was directed by [[Jon Favreau]].<ref>{{cite news |date=28 March 2013 |title= NBC Pilot Filmed in San Francisco|url=http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/NBC-Pilot-Filmed-in-San-Francisco--200527081.html |newspaper=NBC Bay Area|access-date=18 February 2015 }}</ref> It lasted for two seasons (33 episodes) before being cancelled by NBC on 8 May 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/about-a-boy-marry-me-cancelled-nbc-1201423326/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509202729/http://deadline.com/2015/05/about-a-boy-marry-me-cancelled-nbc-1201423326/|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 May 2015|title='About a Boy' & 'Marry Me' Cancelled By NBC|last=Andreeva |first=Nellie|work=Deadline|date=8 May 2015|access-date=8 May 2015}}</ref>

===Audiobook===

An unabridged version is available by Penguin Audio and narrated by [[David Frederick Case|David Case]].