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Billy Summers
Screenplay by
Based onBilly Summers
by Stephen King
Produced by
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Billy Summers is an upcoming American crime thriller film based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King.

Premise

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Billy Summers is a hitman hoping to retire, and takes on one last job that sees him posing as a writer in a small town to kill another hitman set to stand trial in the town.

Production

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It was announced in February 2022 that Bad Robot Productions was developing a miniseries adaptation of the Stephen King novel that they would soon pitch to networks and streamers. Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz were set to write the series, with Zwick directing.[1]

In February 2023, the project was reformatted into a film, with Appian Way Productions and Warner Bros. Pictures joining the production. It was stated there was potential for J. J. Abrams to direct and Leonardo DiCaprio to star.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Fleming Jr, Mike (February 1, 2022). "Hot Package: JJ Abrams, Stephen King, Ed Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz Team On Limited Series Adaptation Of Bestseller Billy Summers". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Fleming Jr, Mike (February 3, 2023). "Warner Bros Takes Stephen King Bestseller Billy Summers, Bad Robot & Appian Way To Produce". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 3 February 2023.