EXCLUSIVE: Chernin Entertainment has preemptively acquired an untitled erotic thriller pitch from Emily Siegel, Deadline can exclusively reveal.
Chernin had no comment and the logline for the film is being kept under wraps.
Siegel’s first feature script, the thriller Story, was named to the 2020 Black List. Most recently, she was enlisted to adapt the New York Times bestselling novel We Were Never Here for Berlanti Productions and Netflix. In addition to being a screenwriter, Siegel has published two books, one of which was a New York Times bestseller. Her work as a journalist has been featured in Vanity Fair, Forbes and The Washington Post.
Most recently producing A24’s acclaimed musical comedy Dicks: The Musical and Luther: The Fallen Sun, as well as shows like See and Truth Be Told, Chernin Entertainment’s upcoming slate on the film side includes Netflix’s action comedy Back in Action, starring Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz; the recently announced Fear Street: Prom Queen for Netflix; and Sydney Freeland’s coming-of-age sports drama Rez Ball, also for Netflix. On the television side, upcoming projects include Apple TV+’s historical miniseries Chief of War, starring Jason Momoa, and the Colman Domingo-led limited series The Madness for Netflix.
Recently, Chernin also saw Netflix acquire the female-driven thriller spec Apex from Jeremy Robbins, which the company will produce alongside Ian Bryce, as we were first to report.
Siegel is represented by CAA, Gotham Group and attorney Jared Bloch.