Overview
- 20th Century Studios won the rights to Persona after a competitive auction for Marc Guggenheim’s unpublished novella.
- The purchase is reportedly a seven-figure deal that signals strong appetite for fresh thriller IP at major studios.
- Paul Feig, coming off the hit The Housemaid, is set to direct the film adaptation.
- Plot details remain under wraps, though trade reports frame the tone as a modern take on Fatal Attraction.
- The project is in early development with no casting or schedule disclosed, while Guggenheim also has An Innocent Girl and The Measure in the works.