Laura Kosann To Adapt ‘Butcher & Blackbird’ For Director Chris McKay, Lyrical Media And Ryder Picture Company
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Laura Kosann has come on to write the Lyrical Media and Ryder Picture Company’s film adaptation of Brynne Weaver’s bestselling novel Butcher & Blackbird, the first installment of Weaver’s New York Times bestselling Ruinous Love trilogy.
Chris McKay is set to direct. Lyrical’s Alexander Black and RPC’s Aaron Ryder and Andrew Swett will produce the film, with RPC’s Emma Rappold serving as co-producer.
Lyrical’s Jon Rosenberg and Natalie Sellers will executive produce alongside Weaver. The story follows two competing killers who target other serial killers as they attempt to one-up each other.
As their unlikely bond grows into something deeper, they start to wonder if a future together could ever be possible. Weaver’s genre-breaking novel quickly rose to prominence after its release in October 2023, becoming a New York Times, USA Today and Publisher’s Weekly bestseller and going viral on BookTok.
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