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EXCLUSIVE: Richard Gere’s ineligible thriller deed Primal Fear, which saw Edward Norton nab an Oscar information successful his surface debut, is getting a first shape adaptation.
Bill Kenwright Ltd, nan institution of nan precocious UK theatre stalwart, has licensed nan authorities aft chasing nan IP for much than a year. Paramount, which released nan 1996 movie, had first correct of refusal, but nan UK institution was capable to get a woody complete nan statement and is now eyeing a 2027 motorboat successful London’s West End and ideally a tally connected Broadway aft that. Talks are underway pinch a writer and director.
Bill Kenwright Ltd struck nan woody pinch literate manager-producer Ken Atchity, representing nan literate property of author William Diehl, whose 1993 caller nan well-received movie was based on. Atchity will service arsenic executive shaper on pinch Diehl literate property managing partner, Michael A. Simpson.
Primal Fear charts nan communicative of a Chicago defense lawyer who believes that his altar boy customer is not blameworthy of murdering a Catholic bishop. Paramount’s movie adjustment of nan book took much than $100M globally and heralded nan motorboat of a caller surface talent successful Norton. Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard and Frances McDormand besides starred. According to Atchity, nan shape type will much intimately travel nan book.
David Gilbery, Chief Executive of nan Bill Kenwright Group, told Deadline: “Primal Fear is 1 of nan awesome ineligible thrillers of our time, pinch each nan ingredients to beryllium a awesome theatrical event. At Bill Kenwright Ltd, we’re focused connected telling compelling stories from powerful pieces of IP, and this is simply a cleanable illustration — a gripping, brilliantly constructed communicative pinch existent extent and a awesome twist. At nan bosom of it is nan bonzer characteristic of Aaron Stampler — memorably brought to life by Ed Norton successful nan movie adaptation. I can’t hold for audiences to acquisition this communicative for nan first clip connected stage.”
Bill Kenwright Ltd is nan theater, movie and TV institution group up by respected UK shaper Bill Kenwright, known for a drawstring of shape hits including West End staples specified arsenic Blood Brothers, and versions of Cabaret, The Sound Of Music, The Shawshank Redemption and Heathers The Musical.
Atchity, an subordinate shaper connected franchise The Meg, is an exec shaper connected John Woo’s Gambino, and Mr. Irrelevant, directed by Jeff Fisher, some of which are successful early pre-production.
