Draft:Billy Summers (film)

Billy Summers is an upcoming American crime thriller film based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King.

Premise
Billy Summers is a hitman hoping to retire, and takes on one last job that sees him posing as a writer in a small town to kill another hitman set to stand trial in the town.

Production
It was announced in February 2022 that Bad Robot Productions was developing a miniseries adaptation of the Stephen King novel that they would soon pitch to networks and streamers. Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz were set to write the series, with Zwick directing.

In February 2023, the project was reformatted into a film, with Appian Way Productions and Warner Bros. Pictures joining the production. It was stated there was potential for J. J. Abrams to direct and Leonardo DiCaprio to star.