It is unclear if Abrams, who hasn't directed a movie since 2019's 'Rise of Skywalker,' will helm the adaptation.
focuses on a 44-year old hitman, the eponymously titled Billy Summers, who is ready to retire when he takes up one last job from a regular client. Taking up a cover story that he is a novelist, Summers ensconces himself into a small-town as he prep for the hit, and in his spare time actually begins to write a novel, which turns into his life story, from his little sister being killed by their mother’s boyfriend to him becoming a decorated sniper.
The hit goes awry when the regular client doesn’t pay and Summers escapes a trap. His life gets even more complicated when he finds out there’s a bounty on his life and he saves a rape victim named Alice. Summer and the woman end up on a cross-country journey to rectify the hit’s many wrongs.It is unclear if Abrams would direct this film. As a features director, Abrams has almost exclusively hewed toward established properties.
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