{"id":93656,"date":"2026-10-17T09:52:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T01:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=93656"},"modified":"2026-10-17T09:52:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T01:52:58","slug":"red-rising-greenlit-for-movie-adaptation-with-author-pierce-brown-to-produce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=93656","title":{"rendered":"Red Rising Greenlit for Movie Adaptation With Author Pierce Brown to Produce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The Red Rising book series by author Pierce Brown has officially been greenlit for a movie adaptation from Paramount Pictures, with Hunger Games alum Francis Lawrence to direct.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Red Rising is getting the Hollywood treatment more than a decade after it was first published in 2014. As confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter on October 16, Paramount Pictures has picked up the rights to the series, which will be brought to the screen by director Francis Lawrence.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Lawrence is known for his work on another young adult screen adaptation in the Hunger Games series, having directed every movie in the franchise sans the first one, which was directed by Gary Ross. Lawrence recently directed Stephen King adaptation The Long Walk, as well as the forthcoming Sunrise on the Reaping, the latest movie in the Hunger Games franchise.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Red Rising: The Board Game<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2277167929 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Lawrence is also set to produce the Red Rising film alongside Cameron MacConomy for their about:blank production company, as well as Francesco Goedhuis and the author of the Red Rising saga himself, Pierce Brown.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Brown reacted to the news in a post on his Instagram account, writing, &#8220;Let fall the iron rain. Bloodydamn, I love this team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Joining Red Rising is Justin Rhodes, who will write the movie\u2019s script. Eagle-eyed IGN readers will recognize this name, as he is also involved in <u>Netflix\u2019s live-action Bioshock movie<\/u>, which is reportedly still in early development. Rhodes is known for films like Terminator: Dark Fate, Traveler, and Liminal.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Red Rising is a sprawling book series that is planned to end with its seventh and final installment, which as yet has no release date. Set in a galaxy with a strict, color-coded caste system, the books follow Darrow, a Red \u2014 the lowest rank on the social totem pole. He and his fellow Reds toil tirelessly in the mines of Mars, with the hope that one day, they will be able to make the planet habitable for human life\u2026 but it turns out that this was already accomplished generations ago.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">After learning of this massive betrayal, Darrow makes it his mission to infiltrate the highest social caste, the Golds, and set things right across the entire galaxy in a deadly conflict that spans more than a decade. If you&#8217;re interested in getting into the books, you can check out our guide to navigating this sprawling adventure, which will no doubt come in handy once the movie eventually gets released.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">This is the latest exciting news for book readers after Prime Video\u2019s Fourth Wing series found its Xaden and Violet in actors<u> Emilio Sakraya and Esther McGregor.<\/u><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Image Credits: Penguin Random House, YouTube<\/em><\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"author-sign-off\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><span class=\"stack jsx-59817748 jsx-1927875859\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-444076027 jsx-1730475047 profile-thumb jsx-2141281959 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1\"><img alt=\"Virginia Glaze Avatar\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image profile-thumb-img jsx-249361588 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/avatars\/6a3973ecf71dd1001d20de39\/XD1zX2FT-1782150223173.jpg?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=56&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 1x, https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/avatars\/6a3973ecf71dd1001d20de39\/XD1zX2FT-1782150223173.jpg?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=56&amp;dpr=2&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 2x\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2509706801 jsx-3630940851\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"interface jsx-1132626198 sign-off-text\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Virginia (she\/her) is IGN\u2019s News Editor. 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