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Universal Will Make a Film Of Novel The Chain With Edgar Wright

Published Thu, 18 Jun 2020 16:40:42 -0500

by Jeremy Konrad

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Universal has acquired the rights to the novel The Chain. The novel by Adrian McKinty was a 2019 bestseller and one of the hottest properties making the rounds in Hollywood. An a list director is coming with the deal as well, as Edgar Wright has boarded the project to direct, from a script by Jane Goldman (X-Men: First Class). Working Title's Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan will produce alongside Complete Fiction's Nira Park and Wright, and The Story Factory's Shane Salerno. The Chain is going to be fast-tracked for sure, and Universal is going to want this to go in front of cameras asap. Deadline had the initial report.

Universal Will Make a Film Of Novel The Chain With Edgar Wright — The Chain Book Cover

"The Chain tells the story of Rachel, who learns that her 11-year-old daughter has been kidnapped. The only way to get her back is to kidnap another child. Her daughter will be released only when that next victim's parents kidnap another child. If Rachel doesn't kidnap another child, or if that child's parents don't kidnap a child, her daughter will be murdered. She is now part of The Chain, a terrifying and meticulous chain letter-like kidnapping scheme that turns parents from victims into criminals. The book tells Rachel's harrowing story as victim, survivor, abductor and criminal. What the masterminds behind The Chain know is that parents will do anything for their children. But what they don't know is that in Rachel they have finally met their match, as she is smart and tough enough to have survived a bout with cancer and is determined to break The Chain while getting her daughter back."

This is some tough subject matter, and huge departure fro Wright. I think he can pull it off for sure, but man is this going to be a depressing watch, even if you are not a parent. I am getting horrible flashbacks to watching Prisoners now.

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