Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski (“The Night House”) have written the screenplay with revisions by Rowland. The film is set to begin principal production in early 2024.
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Financing and producing the feature film will be Fifth Season. Brad Weston and Collin Creighton (Makeready), Hiro Murai, and Nate Matteson are involved with the project as executive producers. Taron Egerton will also serve as an executive producer.
Here is a statement from one of the executive producers, Brad Weston, about the project:
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“We are so excited to bring this adaptation of Jordan Harper’s hugely successful and completely gripping novel to the big screen. Taron Egerton is a remarkable performer, and we are so excited to be working with Nick Rowland, who is going to bring a real depth to their relationship.”
Black Bear are no stranger to book-based projects as the company is currently working on Guy Ritchie's The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.
Here is the goodreads synopsis of She rides Shotgun:
Eleven-year-old Polly is smart far beyond her years. But she's a loner. Her mother tells her she has 'gunfighter eyes', like the father she's never met. In prison, about to be released, Nate runs afoul of the powerful leader of the Aryan Brotherhood. Marked for death on his release, Nate soon realizes that everyone he has ever loved is a target - including his daughter, Polly. Now, forced into hiding by the greenlight placed upon them, Nate finds himself having to teach his estranged daughter how to survive in a kill-or-be-killed world, all the while observed by Polly's teddy bear, who is soon the only outlet for the little girl's emotions. Soon the two of them find themselves on a non-stop struggle for survival, and along the way, discover the bonds that eluded them for so many years...
Source: Variety