EXCLUSIVE:Lionsgateis in negotiations withRupert Wyattto direct the Black List screenplayBoxmanfrom screenwriter Adam Yorke.
Boxmanwill be produced by 42s Ben Pugh & Josh Varney and Range Media Partners Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Fred Berger.
Casey Durant and AJ Bourscheid will executive produce for Range.
Rupert WyattPamela Berkovic
Meredith Wieck and Jon Humphrey are overseeing for Lionsgate.
Lionsgates Bonnie Stylides is negotiating the deal.
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Wyatts film credits includeThe EscapistandRise of the Planet of the Apes.
He most recently served as executive producer of the Apple TV+ seriesMosquito Coast.
He is represented by UTA and 42.