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Lionsgate Wins Film Adaptation Rights for Upcoming Young Adult Novel ‘Thieves’ Gambit’

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Carson Burton Following a bidding war, Lionsgate has acquired the motion picture adaptation rights to “Thieves’ Gambit,” the upcoming young adult thriller by Kayvion Lewis.

Steven Caple Jr. is attached to direct for Temple Hill Entertainment.“‘Thieves’ Gambit’ is such a unique perspective on the beloved heist genre and I am thrilled to be partnering up with Lionsgate and Kayvion to bring audiences a franchise that they can emotionally connect with and grow alongside,” Caple Jr.

said in a statement.The film is set to follow a young woman who was raised by her parents to be an expert thief. Now, she must enter a dangerous, cutthroat competition that pits her against other young, talented thieves where winner takes all.

Caple Jr. has previously directed “Creed II” and 2016’s “The Land.” The director is also behind the upcoming film “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.” The seventh installment to the “Transformers” series is currently in post-production and is set for a June 2023 release.Caple Jr.

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