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HUNGER GAMES Director Francis Lawrence Attached to RED RISING Film

Paramount is developing an adaptation of Pierce Brown's dystopian novel, with the author attached as executive producer.

By KazooWatch Newsroom
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Published October 20, 2026 · 11:04 AM EDT

A movie based on Pierce Brown’s RED RISING is in development at Paramount, according to reports published October 16. Francis Lawrence, who directed several HUNGER GAMES films, is attached to direct. Borys Kit first reported the project in The Hollywood Reporter.

TheWrap subsequently reported that Justin Rhodes is writing the screenplay and that Brown is attached as an executive producer. The film is based on Brown’s science-fiction story about Darrow, a worker living under a rigid hierarchy on Mars.

Red Rising promotional poster.

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The studio has not provided public casting, production-start or theatrical-release information for the project. Until Paramount makes its own announcement, the new development details remain attributed to the reporting outlets.

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