Paramount Lands 'Red Rising' Film Rights, Francis Lawrence to Direct
Paramount Pictures has acquired Pierce Brown's dystopian sci-fi series, with Francis Lawrence attached to direct the first novel and Justin Rhodes writing.
Paramount Pictures has picked up the film rights to Red Rising, the best-selling dystopian sci-fi series by Pierce Brown, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Francis Lawrence is attached to direct an adaptation of the first novel, also titled Red Rising.
Justin Rhodes will write the script. Lawrence and Cameron MacConomy will produce through their banner, alongside Francesco Goedhuis, while Brown will serve as an executive producer.
Six books in the series have been published so far, with a seventh on the way. In 2024, Brown said on Instagram that the saga had sold over 6 million copies.
Previous attempts
The property was at one point set up for feature development at Universal and, in the late 2010s, was being eyed as a series.
Lawrence most recently directed the Stephen King adaptation The Long Walk.
Quick answers
Who is directing the Red Rising movie?
Francis Lawrence is attached to direct the adaptation of the first novel.
Who is writing the Red Rising screenplay?
Justin Rhodes will write the script.
How many Red Rising books are there?
Six books have been published so far, with a seventh on the way.