On June 16, 1998, it was reported that DreamWorks Pictures would produce Robert Zemeckis's film adaptation The Fermata, to be written by David Hollander. In 2002, Neil Gaiman wrote some drafts of a screenplay based on The Fermata, to be directed by Zemeckis. Gaiman's screenplay would have de-emphasized all the masturbation in the plot; instead he described his approach to the material as "Annie Hall with time-stopping." In 2013, the project was described as "dormant". In 2014, it was reported that Paramount Television would collaborate with Zemeckis on a television drama series based on The Fermata, to be written by Hollander. References Sources www.powells.com books.regehr.org Entertainment Weekly.com External links New York Times Book Review on The Fermata 1994 American novels Novels by Nicholson Baker Novels set in Boston American erotic novels Random House books