Here is a statement from Megan Johnston, a producer and granddaughter of Elmore Leonard:
“The Trespassers is such a relevant story because whether it’s 1958 or today, many women can relate to the vulnerability of having to defend yourself against misogynistic men who have an expectation for getting what they want.”
This film will be the seventh film adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel. Rum Punch (the film adaptation's title is Jackie Brown) was directed by Quentin Tarantino. 3:10 to Yuma was directed by James Mangold, Out of Sight was directed by Steven Soderbergh, Get Shorty was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, Be Cool was directed by F. Gary Gary, and 52 Pick-Up was directed by John Frankeneimer.
Anne Chazelle will be the first female director to adapt an Elmore Leonard's novel.
Here is goodreads' synopsis of The Trespassers:
This never-before-published story is a chilling forebear to the tales that made the late, great Elmore Leonard the “King Daddy” of crime with a twist. Told from the perspective of a young wife who’s become increasingly frustrated with her mild-mannered husband, “The Trespassers” begins as a quiet domestic drama and quickly escalates into a nightmare. When Evan refuses to confront men who are illegally hunting on the couple’s remote homestead, Chris takes matters into her own hands, with terrifying results.
Written in 1958, when Leonard was working at a Detroit advertising agency and writing short stories on the side, “The Trespassers” shows the emerging talent of a man whose spare style and dark wit would redefine a literary genre. Filled with as much sexual menace as Sam Peckinpah’s classic thriller “Straw Dogs,” this timelessly relevant story delivers a sly surprise that could only come from the mind of Elmore Leonard.
Source material: Deadline.com