Netflix Developing Hatchet Film with Derek Cianfrance
Derek Cianfrance will write and direct Netflix's adaptation of Gary Paulsen's novel Hatchet, with Wednesday producer Andrew Mittman producing.
Netflix is developing a film adaptation of Gary Paulsen's novel Hatchet, with Derek Cianfrance set to direct and write the script. Andrew Mittman, a producer on Wednesday, is producing the project, according to Variety.
The novel, a survival story, was first published in 1987.
Netflix has previously adapted a number of books, including To All the Boys I've Loved Before, Bridgerton, People We Meet on Vacation, His & Hers, 3 Body Problem, The Witcher, The Lincoln Lawyer and Heartstopper.