Paramount Acquires Rights to 2 Bestsellers
May 2, 2008
Hollywood’s Paramount Pictures said it has purchased the screen rights to two current New York Times non-fiction bestsellers.
The studio said it has secured the rights to Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction by David Sheff, as well as Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff.
The books are intended for development and feature film production by Plan B Entertainment, actor/producer Brad Pitt’s production company.
Plan B Entertainment has an overall deal with Paramount and has previously produced such films as The Departed, Troy, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, A Mighty Heart and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.