▁said ▁the ▁film ▁option ▁had ▁been ▁dropped . Light ▁Bo xes ▁was ▁originally ▁published ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁run ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 ▁to ▁ 6 0 0 ▁copies ▁by ▁Publishing ▁Gen ius ▁Press . ▁After ▁the ▁se cur ing ▁of ▁the ▁rights ▁by ▁Jon ze , ▁and ▁subsequent ▁pick up ▁by ▁William ▁Morris ▁Agency , ▁the ▁novel ▁was ▁re iss ued ▁by ▁P engu in ▁Books ▁and ▁sold ▁to ▁publishing ▁houses ▁across ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Several ▁direct ors ▁have ▁shown ▁interest ▁in ▁Light ▁Bo xes , ▁including ▁film maker ▁Ellen ▁Frances ▁who ▁began ▁development ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁film ▁option ▁is ▁available . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁by ▁Grid ▁Iron ▁Theatre ▁Company ▁that ▁Light ▁Bo xes ▁would ▁run ▁as ▁its ▁featured ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Edinburgh ▁Festival ▁Fr inge . ▁ ▁Pl ag iar ism ▁accus ation ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁author ▁Salvador ▁Pl asc encia , ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Nash ville ▁Review , ▁stated : ▁" Light ▁Bo xes ▁fre elo ads ▁off ▁and ▁p ig gy back s ▁on ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁The ▁People ▁of ▁P aper ▁and ▁does ▁so ▁without ▁any ▁formal ▁acknowled g ement . ▁And , ▁in ▁many ▁ways , ▁unless ▁you ▁want ▁to ▁buy ▁some ▁hack ney ed ▁and ▁an ach ron istic ▁sur real ist ▁defense , ▁it ' s