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  "id": 15044664,
  "title": "Francis Lawrence To Direct Sci-Fi Film ‘Red Rising’ For Paramount",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/francis-lawrence-to-direct-sci-fi-film-red-rising-for-paramount",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T21:18:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/red-rising-movie-francis-lawrence-to-direct-paramount-1237165870/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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 […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Francis Lawrence, Paramount Team for ‘Red Rising’ Movie Adaptation (Exclusive)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/francis-lawrence-paramount-team-for-red-rising-movie-adaptation",
        "published": "2026-10-16T21:11:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "‘Red Rising’ Movie in the Works at Paramount With ‘Hunger Games’ Director Francis Lawrence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/red-rising-movie-in-the-works-at-paramount-with-hunger-games-director",
        "published": "2026-10-16T21:34:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "‘Hunger Games’ Vet Francis Lawrence to Direct ‘Red Rising’ for Paramount",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/hunger-games-vet-francis-lawrence-to-direct-red-rising-for-paramount",
        "published": "2026-10-16T22:12:54.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}