As previously announced, Robert Lawrence (Clueless, Die Hard with a Vengeance), who has been involved in The Kingkiller Chronicle series since its earliest days, will produce for film and television.
The Kingkiller Chronicle is a collaborative franchise from Lionsgate that includes a television series adaption, a major feature film and interactive games all being developed concurrently.
According to Variety, fan-favorite filmmaker Sam Raimi (Evil Dead and Spider-Man franchises) is in negotiations with Lionsgate to direct the big-budget film version of Patrick Rothfuss’s global bestselling contemporary fantasy trilogy The Kingkiller Chronicle.
Showtime previously announced their picked up of The Kingkiller Chronicle TV series.