Yahoo Movies Shawn Levy lands new Netflix movie following Deadpool & Wolverine success
Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy has landed a new Netflix movie.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Levy's production company 21 Laps Entertainment will work alongside Netflix on the book-to-movie adaptation.
Written by Freida McFadden, psychological thriller Never Lie tells the story of newlyweds Tricia and Ethan, who are on the hunt for their dream house. The adaptation will be produced by Levy, Dan Levine and Dan Cohen.
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"But when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace four years earlier, a violent winter storm traps them at the estate… with no chance of escape until the blizzard comes to an end," the book synopsis reads.
Looking for something to keep her entertained, Tricia discovers a secret room containing audio transcripts from every patient Dr. Hale has interviewed.
"As Tricia listens to the cassette tapes, she learns about the terrifying chain of events leading up to Dr. Hale's mysterious disappearance," the synopsis continues. "And then Tricia reaches the final cassette. The one that reveals the entire horrifying truth."
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Never Lie has been extremely well received by audiences, spending 11 weeks on The New York Times and 23 weeks consecutive weeks on Publishers Weekly's respective bestseller lists.
Meanwhile, Levy has recently earned huge success following the release of Deadpool & Wolverine. The hugely anticipated movie broke records during both its opening and second weekend in cinemas.
Surpassing its predecessor, Deadpool & Wolverine also became the biggest Deadpool movie, globally. The movie has racked up an impressive $824,100,000 at the global box office.
Deadpool & Wolverine is out now in cinemas.
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