Overview

• Bateman is negotiating to helm the feature and will executive produce under Aggregate Films, with Michael Costigan producing.
• Tom Holland is producing through Billy 17 and is expected to star as Patrick Lanigan, though his acting deal has not closed.
• Rideback holds the rights, with Jonathan Eirich producing and Nick Reynolds executive producing alongside John Grisham and David Gernert.
• Oscar winner Graham Moore wrote a previous version of the screenplay for the 1997 bestseller.
• Universal executives Ryan Jones and Jacqueline Garell are overseeing development, and no production start or release date has been announced after earlier iterations stalled at New Regency.