Francis Lawrence To Direct 'Red Rising' Movie For Paramount
Paramount has acquired rights to Pierce Brown's sci-fi series, with Justin Rhodes writing the script for Francis Lawrence's adaptation.
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First reported by The Hollywood Reporter, 7 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
4 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 16 Oct 2026. The Hollywood Reporter published first, on 16 October at 21:11 UTC; Deadline followed 7 min later. The most recent article, from The A.V. Club, appeared on 17 October at 01:09 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Variety (major outlet), Deadline, The A.V. Club.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- The Hollywood ReporterFrancis Lawrence, Paramount Team for ‘Red Rising’ Movie Adaptation (Exclusive)
- DeadlineFrancis Lawrence To Direct Sci-Fi Film ‘Red Rising’ For Paramount
- Variety‘Red Rising’ Movie in the Works at Paramount With ‘Hunger Games’ Director Francis Lawrence
- The A.V. ClubHunger Games director Francis Lawrence finds a whole new dystopia to bum people out with
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- ‘Red Rising’ Movie in the Works at Paramount With ‘Hunger Games’ Director Francis Lawrence Variety ·
- Francis Lawrence, Paramount Team for ‘Red Rising’ Movie Adaptation (Exclusive) The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence finds a whole new dystopia to bum people out with The A.V. Club
- Francis Lawrence To Direct Sci-Fi Film ‘Red Rising’ For Paramount Deadline
In this story
- Francis Lawrence
- Paramount
- Pierce Brown
- Justin Rhodes