Matt Sobel will direct The Scorpio Races movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
And yes, that phone call the other day was with . I’ve no doubt his version of Scorpio Races will be dangerous, mythic, & lovely.
— Maggie Stiefvater (@mstiefvater)
Maggie Stiefvater’s The Scorpio Races takes place on the island of Thisby where water horses are raced every November. Only one person can win – and somebody always dies.
Focus Features bought the rights last year. Jack Thorne wrote the screenplay. David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith will produce.
Film rights were bought once before by Warner Bros. in 2011, but the company failed to make use of them within their allotted time frame.
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