Paramount taps Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence for Red Rising film
Paramount has acquired the film rights to Pierce Brown’s Red Rising series and plans to adapt its first novel, with Francis Lawrence directing and Justin Rhodes writing the screenplay, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The story follows Darrow, a miner on Mars who infiltrates the ruling Gold caste as part of a rebellion against the class system.
Bottom line — The announced film covers the first Red Rising novel; Paramount has not confirmed later adaptations, a cast or a release date.
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The Hollywood Reporter says Lawrence and Cameron MacConomy will produce with Francesco Goedhuis; Brown will executive produce.
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The first Red Rising novel was published in 2014, and the saga has six published books, according to Men’s Journal.
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Men’s Journal reports that the series has sold more than 6 million copies.
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The project has had earlier false starts: Universal explored a film adaptation in 2014, and planned TV versions did not advance, according to Gizmodo.
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Lawrence has directed five Hunger Games films; his next entry, Sunrise on the Reaping, is due in November, according to Comic Book Movie.