Lionsgate nab One For The Money starring Katherine Heigl
It is reported that Lionsgate have acquired the rights to “One For the Money”, starring Katherine Heigl.
The film is based on the first novel in writer Janet Evanovich's bestselling Stephanie Plum series. Lakeshore's Elisabeth Costa de Beauregard and Nick Meyer's Sierra Pictures are jointly handling international distribution. The announcement was jointly made today by Joe Drake, Lionsgate Chief Operating Officer and Motion Picture Group President, Tom Rosenberg, Lakeshore Entertainment Chairman and CEO, and Sidney Kimmel, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (SKE) Chairman.
Julie Ann Robinson (The Last Song, "Grey's Anatomy") directs, from a current rewrite by Liz Brixius ("Nurse Jackie"). Lakeshore's Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi are producing with Sidney Kimmel and Wendy Finerman (The Devil Wears Prada). Mike Paseornek, Lionsgate President of Motion Picture Production, will oversee the production for Lionsgate.
In the film, Stephanie Plum (Heigl) can't catch a break. At 30, she finds herself newly-divorced, recently laid-off, and living with her hamster in Trenton, N.J. Broke and desperate, she lands a job working for her slimy cousin and his bail bond business. In need of fast cash she latches on to his biggest case – a local cop wanted for murder who just happens to be the guy that broke her heart in high school. Stephanie gets resourceful and tough, as she is swept up in a suspenseful world of murder, deceit, with a bit of romance.
"We're very excited to join our friends at Lakeshore and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment in bringing 'One for the Money' to the big screen. And we're delighted to be working again with Katherine Heigl, who is the perfect actress to play Janet Evanovich's smart, gutsy and funny heroine."