You gotta love it when a book is optioned for a movie adaptation … before the book is even finished. Such is the case between Paramount Pictures and Bob Reiss’ "Black Monday," which tells the story of how a global oil shortage could really mess us up bad.
Says Variety: "Based on 100 pages and an outline, Paramount Pictures has made a preemptive deal for screen rights to "Black Monday," a novel being written by Bob Reiss. Tom Jacobson will produce.
Reiss, whose novels include "The Last Spy," is penning a thriller that revolves around oil. A mysterious condition is eroding the quality of the crude with catastrophic results, and a federal investigator tries to solve the problem before the world is brought to a screeching halt.
"It is a very timely idea, and what works best about this is the way the consequences unfold both on a personal level as well as in the context of a global crisis," Jacobson said. Studio will put a screenwriter on it quickly while Reiss completes the novel."
