Summit Buys Rights To Norwegian Thriller
Written by: FFT Webmaster | October 12th, 2011
Summit Entertainment has acquired English-language movie rights to the international bestselling crime thriller HEADHUNTERS by Norwegian author Jo Nesbø. The novel, recently published in the U.S. by Doubleday and a New York Times bestseller, chronicles the escapades of a high-living corporate headhunter who steals artwork from his rich clients to finance his expensive lifestyle. Nesbø’s eight crime novels featuring Detective Harry Hole have been translated into more than 40 languages. Erik Feig, Summit’s president of production, acquisitions SVP Michael Schaefer, and creative executive Jeyun Choi will oversee the project for the studio. Marianne Gray, Ole Sondberg, and Berna Levin are aboard as producers via Swedish production company Yellow Bird. Summit acquired the English-language rights from Yellow Bird, which already produced a hit Scandinavian film based on the novel.