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Paramount Greenlights Red Rising Film With Francis Lawrence Directing
Paramount Pictures has greenlit a film adaptation of Pierce Brown’s Red Rising book series.
Francis Lawrence, who directed several Hunger Games films, is set to direct.
Brown will produce alongside Lawrence and other producers, and Justin Rhodes will write the screenplay.
The books follow Darrow, a Red who discovers a lie about humanity’s efforts to make Mars habitable.
In a society divided by color-coded castes, Darrow infiltrates the powerful Golds and fights to change the system.
The film brings the series to the screen, but no release date is given.
Brown’s book series is planned to end with a seventh and final installment, which also has no release date.
Paramount Pictures has acquired the film rights to Pierce Brown’s Red Rising series and will adapt its first book.
Francis Lawrence is attached to direct the film, and Justin Rhodes will write the script.
Lawrence and Cameron MacConomy will produce with Francesco Goedhuis; Brown will executive produce.
The story follows Darrow, a Red miner on Mars who discovers his people are enslaved by the ruling Gold caste.
- Who
- Paramount Pictures acquired the rights. Francis Lawrence will direct, Justin Rhodes will write the script, and Pierce Brown will executive produce.
- What
- Paramount is adapting the first book in Brown’s Red Rising science-fiction series as a film.
- When
- The news was reported on October 16, 2026. No release date is stated.
- Where
- The story is set on Mars in a future society divided by a color-coded caste system.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The first Red Rising book was published.
Brown announced on Instagram that the saga had sold more than 6 million copies.
Paramount’s acquisition of the film rights and Lawrence’s attachment to direct were reported.
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- Director
- Francis Lawrence
- Screenwriter
- Justin Rhodes
- Source material
- Red Rising, the first book in Pierce Brown’s series
- Producer companies
- Lawrence and Cameron MacConomy’s about:blank, with Francesco Goedhuis
- Executive producer
- Pierce Brown
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