Scribes find truth in U's 'Deceit' project
Brandt, Haas to adapt tome
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Warner Books will put "Deceit" on sale Aug. 9. Tome centers on a newspaper reporter busted for fabricating stories. Afterward, while working for a small-town paper, he stumbles onto a dark conspiracy stemming from government radiation testing in the 1950s. But given his history, he can't get anyone to believe him.
Brandt and Haas' credits include several other U projects, including "2 Fast 2 Furious" and "Wanted," a comicbook adaptation that Timur Bekmambetov will direct. Latter film, a high-priority project at U, is aiming to get under way early next year.
Scribe duo also wrote the first draft of the remake "3:10 to Yuma," which James Mangold is helming for Columbia, and Brandt is planning to make his helming debut on indie "The Capitalist," which Haas is producing. Duo adapted the remake from the French-language "Un Honnette commercant."
"Deceit" is Siegel's fourth thriller. Previous titles include "Derailed," which was released by Miramax in November, and "Detour," which is in development at Paramount. Di Bonaventura produced the former and will produce the latter.
