Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder both reunite with A24 to produce hot new project ... trends now
Following their hit Showtime series The Curse, Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder are once again teaming with A24, though this time as behind the camera.
Stone, 34, and Fielder, 40, are attached to the hot book proposal Checkmate by Ben Mezrich, whose books have been adapted into films 21, The Social Network and Dumb Money, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Stone will produce alongside her husband Dave McCary through their Fruit Tree production company, while Fielder is attached to direct.
There is no screenwriter attached at this time, though the report adds the deal for the book proposal rights has either fully closed or is closing soon.
The feature film package is solely based on a 12-page book proposal about the true chess cheating scandal involving Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann.
Following their hit Showtime series The Curse, Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder are once again teaming with A24, though this time as behind the camera
Stone, 34, and Fielder, 40, are attached to the hot book proposal Checkmate by Ben Mezrich, whose books have been adapted into films 21, The Social Network and Dumb Money, according to The Hollywood Reporter
The feature film package is solely based on a 12-page book proposal about the true chess cheating scandal involving Magnus Carlsen (above) and Hans Niemann
It's unclear if either Stone or Fielder will be eyeing any acting roles in the project or if they'll only stay behind-the-scenes on this one.
The story laid out in Mezrich's proposal is still fairly new, following 33-year-old Norwegian chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen and 20-year-old American Grandmaster Hans Niemann.
Both Carlsen and Niemann faced each other at the 2022 Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis, with Niemann ultimately defeating him.
They squared off again at the Julius Baer International Cup, though Carlsen resigned after just one move, adding fuel to the fire he started after a cryptic tweet.
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