Elizabeth Banks May Direct ‘Red Queen,’ A YA Tale Of Magic And Royality
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Elizabeth Banks' first movie was a massive, massive surprise hit.Pitch Perfect 2has grossed over $250 million worldwide and counting with work already started on a sequel. We don’t know if she’ll be back for that, but we do know the actress turned director is looking at new projects. Word is, she’s currently circling a project calledRed Queen, based on a young adult novel byVictoria Aveyardwhich sounds like a YAGame of Thrones,It’s about a common girl whose ability to use magic makes her into the upper echelons of society. Below, read more about the Red Queen movie.Deadlinereported the Red Queen movie news. They say Banks would come on board to develop, produce and direct.Breaking BadwriterGennifer Hutchisonadapted the novel. Here’s the plot description viaAmazon:
Mare Barrow’s world is divided by blood–those with common, Red blood serve the Silver- blooded elite, who are gifted with superhuman abilities. Mare is a Red, scraping by as a thief in a poor, rural village, until a twist of fate throws her in front of the Silver court. Before the king, princes, and all the nobles, she discovers she has an ability of her own.
To cover up this impossibility, the king forces her to play the role of a lost Silver princess and betroths her to one of his own sons. As Mare is drawn further into the Silver world, she risks everything and uses her new position to help the Scarlet Guard–a growing Red rebellion–even as her heart tugs her in an impossible direction. One wrong move can lead to her death, but in the dangerous game she plays, the only certainty is betrayal.
It certainly sounds like slightlyGame of Thrones,does it not? Definitely a very different project for Banks, though she is one of the stars ofThe Hunger Gamesfranchise so she knows that YA audience.
What do you think about Banks directing the film? Here’s the author Aveyard said:
