Columbia Pictures has inked the writing team of Tim and Tom Mullen to adapt the raucous comedy novel The Swap by Antony Moore for the screen, it was announced today by Doug Belgrad and Matt Tolmach, presidents of Columbia Pictures. John Calley, Diana Napper, and Lisa Medwid will produce the film for John Calley Productions.
The Swap is a superbly plotted comedy that centers on an out-of-shape comic book dealer who, haunted by the casual loss of a priceless comic book, tries to reverse his fortunes at his high school reunion – and becomes involved in murder, romance, and the unearthing of long-buried secrets. Read more at the Sony Pictures press release..