EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation with multiple offers from financiers & studios, Netflix has won the film rights to Max Taxe’s short story Ripple.
Taxe, who pitched the project in the room, will adapt his love story with a sci-fi twist. When a time traveler starts meddling with the past just as Miles finally meets the love of his life, he must battle ever shifting timelines to find her again.21 Laps’ Shawn Levy, Dan Levine & Dan Cohen are producing.
Becca Edelman brought the project into the company.Taxe’s credits include Moonshot, a sci fi romantic comedy starring Lana Condor that’s set up with Berlanti Productions, Entertainment 360, and HBO Max.Deal comes after 21 Laps was staked to five-year film deal at Netflix, where his TV deal
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