Overview
- Lionsgate, which locked rights Friday in a preemptive deal, set the project in development for Francis Lawrence under his first-look pact.
- Lawrence is eyeing to direct and produce, with Cameron Maconomy and Scott Glassgold’s 12:01 Films producing and Christopher Golden and Pete Donaldson executive producing.
- The novel, due July 21 from St. Martin’s Press, centers on a man trying to return his mother’s body to Maine while a supernatural force hunts them.
- Lionsgate executives Meredith Wieck and Pavan Kalidindi will oversee the project, and Phil Strina negotiated the rights for the studio.
- Golden’s IP pipeline includes Road of Bones at Sony and The House of Last Resort at Amazon, and 12:01’s recent sales streak could help fast-track packaging once the book debuts.