{"product_id":"9781784187750","title":"J.J. Abrams: A Study in Genius: The Unofficial Biography","description":"\u003cbr\u003eJ.J. Abrams is one of the most successful director-writer-producers working in Hollywood, and now that he is being offered the chance to visit a galaxy far, far away to direct the long-awaited \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e sequel, his reputation is set to shoot ever higher. Abrams' success has been such that he has himself become something of a brand, especially since his popular revitalization of the \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e franchise. However, in the early 1990s Abrams began his career writing relatively average movie scripts, such as\u003ci\u003e Regarding Henry\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eForever Young\u003c\/i\u003e, before moving into TV with \u003ci\u003eFelicity\u003c\/i\u003e. It wasn't until the spy series \u003ci\u003eAlias\u003c\/i\u003e that his career truly launched. Since the early 2000s, Abrams has dominated genre-TV with the success of cult shows such as \u003ci\u003eLost \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFringe\u003c\/i\u003e. At the same time, he found time for the big screen, directing \u003ci\u003eMission: Impossible III \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSuper 8\u003c\/i\u003e as well as producing the innovative monster movie\u003ci\u003e Cloverfield\u003c\/i\u003e. Then, not content with distinction in these two fields, 2013 saw the release of his first novel \u003ci\u003eS. \u003c\/i\u003ewith Doug Dorst. While Abrams sceptics note that not everything he has been involved with has worked—a number of his TV shows have been cancelled and some of his films have received mixed reviews—there's no question that Abrams is one of Hollywood's most powerful people. This is the first biography of the cult legend who is set to dominate the world of SF for years to come.","brand":"John Blake Publishing, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47061742518512,"sku":"9781784187750","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781784187750_p0.jpg?v=1763725427","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781784187750","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}