UA, StudioCanal team on 'Wife'
Billy Ray to write, direct adaptation
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The novel is a supernatural thriller in which a man discovers that his recent career successes are the result of his wife's dabbling in witchcraft.
MGM will distribute domestically, UA will co-finance and co-produce with StudioCanal. StudioCanal will distribute in Germany and the U.K. through its Kinowelt and Optimum Releasing companies. The two companies held underlying rights to the project through a 1962 film adaptation of the book titled "Burn, Witch, Burn."
Ray last directed the espionage thriller "Breach" and made his directing debut on "Shattered Glass." Ray also scripted "Motorcade," a DreamWorks thriller about terrorists attacking the president's motorcade in Los Angeles. Len Wiseman will direct
UA is prepping the Dec. 25 release of the Bryan Singer-directed "Valkyrie," which premiered Monday in Gotham.
Ray’s repped by ICM and Management 360.
