Universal has acquired the rights to “The News of the World” from director Paul Greengrass that has Tom Hanks attached to star, shifting the project from Fox 2000, an individual with knowledge told TheWrap.
The move is the first such deal since Disney finalized their acquisition of Fox and announced that Fox 2000 would be closing.
Greengrass’s film reunites the director with his “Captain Phillips” star. The project is based on a novel by Paulette Jiles, which was nominated for the National Book Award for fiction. Luke Davies, who penned “Lion,” is writing the screenplay.
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The book takes place in the wake of the Civil War and follows Cpt. Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Hanks) as he travels through Northern Texas, giving live readings from newspapers to paying audiences hungry for news of the world. He is then...
The move is the first such deal since Disney finalized their acquisition of Fox and announced that Fox 2000 would be closing.
Greengrass’s film reunites the director with his “Captain Phillips” star. The project is based on a novel by Paulette Jiles, which was nominated for the National Book Award for fiction. Luke Davies, who penned “Lion,” is writing the screenplay.
Also Read: Tom Hanks in Talks to Join Untitled Elvis Biopic as Presley's Manager
The book takes place in the wake of the Civil War and follows Cpt. Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Hanks) as he travels through Northern Texas, giving live readings from newspapers to paying audiences hungry for news of the world. He is then...
- 4/9/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
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