“Luce” writer JC Lee is set to make his directorial debut with “Bad Genius,” the upcoming English-language remake of the 2017 hit Thai film “Chalard Games Goeng (Bad Genius).” Picturestart and Pict…
. The film is financed by Mallory Edens’ Little Ray Media and will begin production in May.
In addition to directing the remake, Lee reteams with “Luce” filmmaker Julius Onah to pen the script for “Bad Genius.” Their adaptation is described as “a high-stakes, high-octane thriller about a diverse group of young people who team up to fight the system of injustice and inequity and take down the rigged academic institutions around them.”
“Bad Genius” will be produced by Erik Feig and Jessica Switch via the Picturestart banner along with Patrick Wachsberger and Ashley Stern via the Picture Perfect Federation banner, with Mallory Edens’ Little Ray Media financing. Executive producers on the project include Edens, Picturestart’s Julia Hammer and Wong.
James McGough and Christina Tajalli negotiated the deal on behalf of Picturestart, while Alan Grodin of Weintraub Tobin negotiated the deal on behalf of Picture Perfect Federation. Andrew Kramer of Loeb & Loeb represents Little Ray Media.
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