William Morris Endeavor Inks Agreement with Permuted Press for Film Rights to Novel Exit Zero
William Morris Endeavor has entered into an agreement with Permuted Press to represent the film rights of the novel Exit Zero. Released in March 2015, Exit Zero blends the genres of horror, comedy and political conspiracy as it follows a group of characters fighting their way down New Jersey’s Garden State Parkway during the initial outbreak of the zombie apocalypse. The debut work by Washington DC based author Neil A. Cohen has received critical praise from horror review websites and fans alike for its unique take on the subject as well as the book’s humor and plot twists.
Attached to the future film is Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi of MTV’s Jersey Shore and ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. William Morris Endeavor (also known as WME) is one of the world’s largest talent agencies, with offices in Beverly Hills, New York, Nashville, London, and Miami. The company was formed in 2009, following the merger of Endeavor and the William Morris Agency. WME represents elite artists across every entertainment sector, specifically film, television, music, theater, advertising, literature, and digital media.
Established in 2004, Permuted Press has published over 400 works as an industry-leading independent publisher of sci-fi, fantasy, post-apocalyptic and horror fiction. Owned and operated by a team of dedicated publishers with over 20 years of experience as well as nearly 25 New York Times bestsellers both fiction and non-fiction, Permuted Press continues to enhance its reputation by publishing an even wider range of high-profile books via various partnerships with industry leading editors and content curators. To learn more visit www.permutedpress.com.
About Exit Zero:
New Jersey meets its end not with a bang, but with a stagger.
Admit it, didn’t you always just know the zombie apocalypse would begin in New Jersey? That is the tag line for Exit Zero, a just released, conspiracy laden, zombie thriller by new author Neil A. Cohen which reviewers have described as “A novel written as a love letter to both the (zombie) genre and to the state of New Jersey.”
Exit Zero follows a group of disparate and desperate characters as they make their way down the Garden State Parkway during the first 48 hours of what could be a global pandemic. But Exit Zero is more than just a zombie book, as Cohen states, the story is as much the vein of political allegories such as Soylent Green and Manchurian Candidate. It is a mixture of genres, with elements that should also satisfy fans of The Sopranos and The Walking Dead.
Exit Zero was published in February 2015 by Permuted Press (www.permutedpress.com), a well-known publishing house for books in the genre of apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic, horror, fantasy, and science fiction which has previously published such zombie classics as Plague of the Dead by Z.A. Recht and Day by Day Armageddon by J.L. Bourne.
While Exit Zero is the author’s first release, it has garnered positive reviews and even some celebrity attention. MTV’s Jersey Shore star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, a fan of the zombie genre, has expressed her love for the book via Twitter and the book is carried on the shelves of Jay and Silent Bobs Secret Stash, the comic book store that is featured in AMC’s Comic Book Men. But Exit Zero is not just for the Garden State crowd, the stories humor and adventure will resonate with anyone who enjoys a good zombie or conspiracy or mafia-style read.
Horror review websites have also praised Exit Zero with BeyondTheGore.com review declaring “Cohen’s cause for Zombification is nothing short of genius!” and DocTerror.com review “a thought provoking tale that touches on socio-political issues that are fresh in our minds and media.”
Neil Cohen has also appeared on Fox 5’s Chasing New Jersey news and variety show as a commentator on zombies in the news. Neil Cohen lives with his wife and two daughters in the Washington DC region where he works for a defense firm focused on chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense.
Exit Zero is available at Amazon in print and eBook format. Additional information on Exit Zero can be found via websites:
http://www.exitzerozombie.com/
https://www.facebook.com/exitzerozombie
Twitter: @exitzerozombie
Amazon Page: http://amzn.com/1618684558
