A Pulitzer Prize finalist, Everett will adapt the screenplay and exec produce, alongside Steven Spielberg forAmblin Partners.
Subsequently, he decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island until he can formulate a plan.
Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father, recently returned to town.
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Amblin will next see the release of Lee Isaac ChungsTwisters, which hits theaters via Universal on July 19.
Variety was first to the news ofJames.
