Timothée has secured the producing rights to the novel ‘Playground’ by Richard Powers. He might also star in it.
Warner Bros. Pictures has closed a film-rights deal for the New York Times bestseller Playground by Richard Powers.
Plan B, Timothée Chalamet and Brian Swardstrom are attached to produce. Nothing will happen until it’s developed, but Chalamet has first crack at starring as the central character.
The Booker Prize-nominated Playground follows Todd Keane and his two best friends from the University of Illinois, through the tech boom of Silicon Valley to the phosphate-mined Polynesian island of Makatea. The story explores love, friendship and the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence.
