THR is reporting that Erik Feig’s Picturestart has snapped up the rights to Chosen Ones, the upcoming novel from Veronica Roth, author of the Divergent book series.
Described as Roth’s first adult novel, Chosen Ones takes place in a Chicago where magic is real, and follows “Sloane Andrews, one of the “Famous Five,” then-teens who defeated a villain known as the Dark One more than a decade earlier and now, in adulthood, grapple with PTSD, fractured relationships, rabid media scrutiny and, worst of all, the prospect that their mission might not be finished yet after all.”
Feig previously acquired the rights to Roth’s Divergent series during his time as the head of Summit Entertainment; he will serve as producer on Chosen Ones alongside Roth and Divergent producer Pouya Shahbazian, as well as Marty Bowen and Isaac Klausner of Temple Hill (Twilight, The Maze Runner).
