Warner Bros. Nabs Sci-Fi Thriller 'Defenders' for Donald De Line to Produce (Exclusive)

By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - In a pre-emptive pitch deal, Warner Bros. has acquired sci-fi thriller "Defenders," based on the upcoming novel by Hugo Award-winning author Will McIntosh. Donald De Line ("Pain and Gain") will produce through his De Line Pictures banner, while Will Simmons ("Murder City") will write the script. WB is keeping the logline under wraps. Lightspeed Magazine published "Defenders" as a short story in August 2011. The story serves as the basis of McIntosh's novel, which will be published by Orbit in summer 2014. ...



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