Syfy Inks Deal With Bradley Cooper, Todd Phillips

Syfy is getting into business with Bradley Cooper and his Hangover director, Todd Phillips, to develop Dan Simmons’ Hugo Award-winning best-selling novel, Hyperion, as an event series.

Cooper and Phillips will executive produce the project with Graham King. Itamar Moses will write the screenplay and serve as co-executive producer. Universal Cable Productions will serve as the studio. Hyperion will be a production of King's GK Films and Cooper and Phillips’ 22nd and Green.

“It is an absolute honor to enter into the world created by Dan Simmons that is arguably one of the greatest works of science fiction, and help realize it for television audiences,” Cooper said.

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