RULES FOR VANISHING: Fmr ‘Twilight’, ‘The Hunger Games’ Vets Partner To Acquire Fall YA Novel
Author Kate Alice Marshall’s YA novel, Rules For Vanishing, was acquired on Tuesday by partnering companies Ascendant Entertainment and Picture Perfect Federation. The move marks a reunion for Ascendant’s Rob Friedman and Picture Perfect’s Patrick Wachsberger. Both served as co-chairs for the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group where they shepherded blockbuster franchises like The Hunger Games and Divergent. Two also oversaw the Twilight franchise during their tenure at Summit Entertainment. Ascendant exec Sam Speiser and Picture Perfect’s Sera Tabb brought the novel in whereupon Friedman and Wachsberger optioned the rights along with Ashley Stern. The novel is described as a genre-bending thriller in which 17-year-old Sara and her friends receive a mysterious invitation into the woods to “play the game.” They are challenged to walk the vanishing road, the stuff of urban legends, unaware of the very real and horrific danger they will face. One thing is for certain: this road […]
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