Oscar-nominated screenwriter David Arata, who co-wrote Alfonso Cuaron's Children of Men, and Angela LaManna (The Punisher, Hannibal) are turning novels into movies for the digital storytelling app Wattpad.
The projects are part of Wattpad's new Development Fund that enables the digital startup to finance early development for select TV and film projects.
Deanna Cameron’s What Happened That Night, published by Wattpad Books in 2019, will be adapted by Arata. The novel follows a woman named Clara after her boyfriend is murdered by her sister, which lands her in a desperate race to absolve her sister’s name and discover the true killer.
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