Summit nabs rights to 'Headhunters'

Summit Entertainment has acquired feature rights to produce the British language adaptation of crime novel "Headhunters" by Norwegian author Jo Nesbo.Summit introduced Monday the Project's been set with Marianne Gray, Ole Sondberg, and Berna Levin, who'll produce through their Yellow Bird production banner.The novel, recently launched within the united states . States by Doubleday, concentrates on a business headhunter who steals valuable artwork within the houses of his candidates. After his latest heist goes awry, he finds themselves in over his mind and taken up in the murderous plan.Nesb has won the Glass Key, the Riverton Prize, as well as the Booksellers Prize. He's the author in the Harry Hole and Doktor Proctor quantity of books."Headhunters" will probably be overseen by Erik Feig, Summit's Leader of Production Michael Schaefer, Summit's Senior V . p . of Purchases and Co-Productions, and Jeyun Choi, Summit's creative executive. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com