According to Variety Josh Bazell’s novel Beat the Reaper has writers for a film adaptation. Movies sites have you covered on that info, but you come to the BSC to bridge the gap between the visual and literature, and we have you covered on the novel.
First, New Regency has placed the adaption in the hands of to Brian Koppelman and David Levien. The film has Dicaprio’s name attached to it to star, but that doesn’t seem to be official (yet).
Regarding the novel, BSC has two opinions for you on it. Brian gave you the lowdown in an edition of The Electric Mayhem, and the NerdofNoir gave you his unabashed, cut throat, opinion.
Book Synopsis:
Meet Peter Brown, a young Manhattan emergency room doctor with an unusual past that is just about to catch up with him. His morning begins with the quick disarming of a would-be mugger, followed by a steamy elevator encounter with a sexy young pharmaceutical rep, topped off by a visit with a new patient–and from there Peter’s day is going to get a whole lot worse and a whole lot weirder. Because that patient knows Peter from his other life, when he had a different name and a very different job. The only reason he’s a doctor now is thanks to the Witness Protection Program–and even they can’t protect him from the long reach of the New Jersey mob. Now he’s got to do whatever it takes to keep his patient alive so he can buy some time…and beat the reaper.
Here is the book trailer to boot:
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