{"id":18397,"date":"2023-03-21T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T13:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2023-03-21T09:15:02","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T13:15:02","slug":"buccaneer-to-adapt-the-chalk-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/buccaneer-to-adapt-the-chalk-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Buccaneer to Adapt The Chalk Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Buccaneer (<em>Marcella<\/em>, <em>Irvine Welsh\u2019s Crime<\/em>) has picked up the adaptation rights to C.J. Tudor\u2019s thriller novel<em> The Chalk Man<\/em>, with Hans Rosenfeldt (<em>The Bridge<\/em>, <em>Marcella<\/em>) signed on as screenwriter.<\/p>\n<p>The book sees Eddie \u201cMunster\u201d Adams and his four friends begin leaving messages for each other around town with chalk, an idea they got from their new teacher, nicknamed the Chalk Man. It\u2019s all fun and games until the chalk drawings begin taking on a sinister note and eventually lead them to a dismembered body in the woods.<\/p>\n<p>Two of Tudor\u2019s other novels, <em>The Burning Girls <\/em>and <em>The Drift<\/em>, have already been adapted by Buccaneer. Rosenfeldt worked on <em>The Burning Girls<\/em> adaptation.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Tulk-Hart, joint CEO of Buccaneer, said, \u201cWe\u2019re naturally delighted to be developing another of C.J.Tudor\u2019s gripping novels, particularly as<em> The Chalk Man<\/em> is her celebrated debut work. We\u2019re excited to be once again marrying C.J.\u2019s compelling storytelling with Hans Rosenfeldt\u2019s world-class screenwriting to create another premium screen thriller for audiences around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>The Chalk Man<\/em> was the book that started it all for me, so it has a special place in my heart,\u201d Tudor said. \u201cI couldn\u2019t ask for a better team than Buccaneer and the brilliant Hans Rosenfeldt to adapt it for screen. I know they\u2019ll produce something amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rosenfeldt added, \u201cI love C.J. Tudor\u2019s books and I\u2019m so glad that I get the opportunity to adapt another one of them. I\u2019m really looking forward to bringing <em>The Chalk Man<\/em>\u2019s exciting twisty plot and interesting characters to the screen together with the great people at Buccaneer.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buccaneer (Marcella, Irvine Welsh\u2019s Crime) has picked up the adaptation rights to C.J. 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