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Elizabeth Banks looks set to extend her directorial credits beyond “Pitch Perfect 2”.
According to THR, Banks is in negotiations to helm Universal’s YA adaptation of “Red Queen”:
The YA fantasy is set in a world divided by blood color — red for ordinary people, silver for elites with supernatural abilities. When a street urchin saves her best friend, she is brought before the king and queen, where she suddenly displays special powers — powers impossible for a red blood. To hide this startling news and to keep her under control, the king invents a past for the young woman as a lost princess and sets her up to marry one of his sons. But the woman soon finds herself conflicted as she becomes part of the silver world while at the same time aiding a group plotting a red rebellion. – THR
Gennifer Hutchison (“Breaking Bad”) wrote the script based on Victoria Aveyard’s book.
Jake Weiner, Chris Bender and JC Spink of Benderspink are prosucing with Pouya Shahbazian. Christopher Cosmos is co-producer.
