Things are turning black at Paramount, and I ain't talking retrenchments. Actually the studio has made a preemptive deal for screen rights to "Black Monday," a novel being written by Bob Reiss reports Variety.
Reiss, whose novels include "The Last Spy," is penning a thriller that revolves around oil. A mysterious condition is eroding the quality of the crude with catastrophic results, and a federal investigator tries to solve the problem before the world is brought to a screeching halt.
Based on 100 pages and an outline, Paramount picked up the pitch and will put a screenwriter on it quickly while Reiss completes the novel. Tom Jacobson will produce.
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