In a competitive situation, Lionsgate has landed rights to bestselling author Steven Rowley’s new novel The Guncle which was published last week on May 25 by the Putnam imprint of Penguin Random House.
Rowley’s two previous bestsellers are also in development for feature adaptation — Lily and The Octopus at Amazon Studios and The Editor at 20th Century Studios.
Kristin Burr (Cruella, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent) will produce through her Burr!
The project will be overseen at Lionsgate by James Myers and Scott O’Brien.