Geneva was released as an Audible exclusive in 2022. <\/p>
Richard Armitage has revealed that he is \u201cexcited\u201d to be working with Sony on a screen adaptation of his debut novel, Geneva<\/a>.<\/p>\n The book was released exclusively as an Audible Original back in 2022, and tells the story of a Nobel Prize-winning scientist and her husband who travel to a prestigious biotech conference in the titular Swiss city \u2013 where they soon get caught up in the revolutionary work of an enigmatic scientist.<\/p>\n Armitage had previously expressed an interest<\/a> in adapting the novel for the screen, and he confirmed that that process was underway during an exclusive interview with RadioTimes.com<\/a> to promote his film I Am Urban (which is now available for digital download).<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m actually producing with Sony an adaptation of my first book, so we\u2019re sort of working on that together,\u201d he explained, later adding that he was on the lookout for a screenwriter to pen the script.<\/p> \u201cI\u2019m hunting down a writer that will challenge me and tell me what I\u2019ve missed and what things I got wrong,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, he also explained how the story was a perfect fit for the current moment, given that one of the key subjects of the novel concerns a neural implant.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd then, of course, you sort of read the news and Elon Musk is raising hands going, \u2018We\u2019ve done it, the first neural implant has gone into somebody\u2019s head.\u2019 And you think, \u2018Wow, there\u2019s a zeitgeist here that I don\u2019t want to miss.’\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Armitage is also currently finishing the editing process for his second novel, and he explained that although writing is a creative process he\u2019s very much enjoying, it does come with added pressure when compared to acting.<\/p>\n [squirrel-affiliate-playlist squirrel_playlist_id=\u201d609\u2033 \/]<\/p>\n \u201cIf the project that you\u2019ve acted in turns out to be a dud, you can always put your hands up and go, \u2018Well, I didn\u2019t write it. Not my fault,’\u201d he said. \u201cBut when you\u2019ve written it and you can\u2019t, there\u2019s no way to hide.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I quite like that as well, because you get to be the architect. And it\u2019s something that I wanted to do, not from any sort of narcissism, but just because I\u2019ve kind of got a brain that\u2019s exploding with ideas, and I want to sort of put them all into action.\u201d<\/p>\n\n