Thursday 22 September 2022

IRON WIDOW optioned for film

Xiran Jay Zhao's debut novel Iron Widow has been optioned for film by producer Erik Feig via his Picturestart company.


Iron Widow has a similar premise to Pacific Rim, namely that humanity is fighting an alien threat using giant robots with two bonded pilots. However, Iron Widow is more fantastical, with the robots requiring male and female pilots, and the female pilot often dies as a result of their lifeforce being used up by the male pilot during battle. The protagonist, 18-year-old Zetian, sets out to find the ace male pilot who killed her sister in such a manner and take revenge.

Feig is an acclaimed producer for his work on films such as I Know What You Did Last Summer, Borderlands and the Step Up franchise. He has also worked in various capacities on the Hunger Games, Divergent and Twilight series, and Oscar-winners La La Land and The Hurt Locker.

Feig will produce the film alongside Jessica Switch and Julia Hammer, with Sami Kim Falvey executive producing. J.C. Lee (Bad Genius, The Morning Show) will write the script.

Zhao is currently working on the sequel to Iron Widow, Heavenly Tyrant, which is due for release in 2023.

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