Billy Summers (feature)

BevVincent

JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot is putting together a limited-series package based on the Stephen King bestselling novel Billy Summers. Ed Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz will adapt, Deadline hears, with Zwick directing what will likely be six to 10 episodes. The package will be shopped shortly to high-end cable networks and streamers.

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Lou_Sytsma

What took so long? 

BevVincent

Warner Bros. has acquired the Stephen King bestseller Billy Summers.

While in development, the feature project will be produced by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot and Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way. If this comes out great, it could be a project for Abrams to direct with DiCaprio playing the title character.

Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz are writing the screenplay.

This was originally packaged as a ten-episode limited series, shopped around to cable networks and streamers, as we first told you last February, but the decision was made that Billy Summers would work better as a feature.

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Hedda Gabler

I really liked Billy Summers. I think Leo could pull it off. 

BevVincent

He wouldn't have been my first choice -- and it's just speculation at this point

Grant87

Didn't King say he had Jake Gyllenhaal in mind when he wrote the story? I may be remembering that wrong, but he'd be a great choice.

GNTLGNT

Grant87 said:

Didn't King say he had Jake Gyllenhaal in mind when he wrote the story? I may be remembering that wrong, but he'd be a great choice.

....I second that, but no-one in Hollyweird gives a rip though huh?...