Francis Lawrence To Direct Sci-Fi Film ‘Red Rising’ For Paramount
Paramount has acquired the film rights to Pierce Brown’s New York Times bestselling sci-fi book series, Red Rising, enlisting Francis Lawrence to direct an adaptation of the same-name first installment, Deadline can confirm. Justin Rhodes, a writer-producer with credits like Terminator: Dark Fate and the Prime Video series Secret Level, will write the script. Lawrence […]
Francis Lawrence, a well-known director from the "Hunger Games" franchise, is set to helm an adaptation of "Red Rising" for Paramount. The adaptation will be based on the first book of Pierce Brown's popular sci-fi series. Justin Rhodes, who has previously worked with Lawrence on a never-produced "Bioshock" adaptation, will take on the role of screenwriter.
Both Lawrence and Cameron MacConomy are set to produce the project alongside Francesco Goedhuis, with Brown himself serving as an executive producer. The novel, which follows protagonist Darrow as he climbs the social ladder in a color-coded society on Mars, is being touted as a potential franchise starter for Paramount. The adaptation joins other upcoming Paramount adaptations like "Children of Blood and Bone," "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow," and "The Midnight Library."
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