Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, the directorial power couple behind the incredible climbing documentary Free Solo, are set to adapt the latest novel from Michael Crichton and James Patterson, Eruption, into a feature film. The project is currently for sale with the pair attached to direct the movie, with talks beginning next week (per Deadline). The project would move the pair firmly away from their documentary and biopic roots as Eruption is an international disaster novel about a volcano explosion in Hawaii. The official synopsis for Eruption reads:
The directorial pair behind Free Solo are attached to adapt Michael Crichton and James Patterson’s disaster novel Eruption. Read More