Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder are set to team up once again. If deals close, the duo would partner with A24 on 'Checkmate,' a hot feature package centered on a book proposal by Ben Mezrich, the author whose books were adapted into films such 'The Social Network' and 'Dumb Money.' Fielder is attached to direct, while Stone will produce along with her husband and partner Dave McCary via the duo's Fruit Tree banner.
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00:00Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder are set to team up once again.
00:04If deals close, the duo would partner with A24 on Checkmate,
00:07a hot feature package centered on a book proposal by Ben Mesrich,
00:11the author whose books were adapted into films such as The Social Network and Dumb Money.
00:15Fielder is attached to Direct, while Stone will produce, along with her husband and partner Dave
00:20McCary, via the duo's Fruit Tree banner. It also reunites the pair with A24 after
00:25starring in the widely-discussed Showtime series The Curse, which was backed by the indie studio.
00:30Sources say the book deal is closing, or has closed,
00:32while the talent deals are still being hammered out.
00:35The book is set to spotlight the biggest scandal in the history of chess,
00:38focusing on the generational battle between Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen
00:42and the young bad boy of chess, Hans Niemann.
00:45A24 also seems to have outwitted streamers and studios to win
00:48Checkmate with a seven-figure deal that left competitors' heads spinning.
00:52For more info on this deal, head to the article on THR.com.
00:56And for the latest entertainment news and updates, keep watching The Hollywood Reporter News.