MrBeast teamed up with Alex Cross writer James Patterson to co-write a thriller novel with Squid Sport-like parts, in line with a report from Deadline. The upcoming ebook, which doesn’t have a title but, has reportedly fetched eight-figure bids for the publishing rights.
The ebook’s logline, which reads, “Gamers battle to outlive lethal exams held in harmful areas around the globe, as they battle to develop into ‘The One,’” sounds precisely like one thing the favored YouTuber, whose actual title is Jimmy Donaldson, could be concerned in.
MrBeast has leaned into the Squid Sport style as of late, with a lot of his viral YouTube movies revolving round numerous video games and challenges, like pitting 100 youngsters towards 100 adults, and having a YouTuber battle royale. He most lately labored with Amazon’s Prime Video to debut the competitors actuality present Beast Video games, which had contestants compete for $5 million in reportedly questionable circumstances.
Sources inform Deadline that the movie and TV rights to the novel are additionally already being shopped. Patterson has develop into recognized for collaborating with authors like Candice Fox, Maxine Paetro, JD Barker, and others. He even labored with former President Invoice Clinton to pen the ebook The President Is Lacking.
