Paramount acquires 'Red Rising' film rights, with Francis Lawrence attached to direct
The Hollywood Reporter says Justin Rhodes will write the script, with author Pierce Brown executive producing.
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The Hollywood Reporter reports that Paramount has acquired film rights to Pierce Brown's sci-fi series. Lawrence is attached to direct an adaptation of the first novel, Justin Rhodes will write the script, and Brown will executive produce. Deadline confirms the project and describes its hero, Darrow, as a Mars miner who infiltrates the ruling Gold caste and joins a rebellion against its color-based hierarchy.
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