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Apple lands pitch to adapt bestselling psychological thriller ‘The Teacher’

Deadline reports that Apple has acquired the pitch for a feature adaptation of the 2024 bestseller “The Teacher”. Here are the details.

Apple wins out in ‘competitive situation’

In an exclusive report, Deadline said that:

In a competitive situation, Spenser Cohen & Anna Halberg have sold Apple Original Films the pitch for a feature adaptation of The Teacher, the bestseller from hot genre author Freida McFadden.

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Published in February 2024, The Teacher is a psychological thriller about a high school math teacher, Eve, who becomes suspicious of a manipulative student, Addie, who was involved in a past scandal with a former teacher. The plot thickens as Eve’s husband, Nate, also a teacher, develops a bond with Addie, leading to a series of twists and secrets that reveal a dark and complex story of revenge.

The report says that the movie will be adapted by Cohen and Halberg, who recently scored a hit writing and directing Tarot, which had an $8 million budget, and “grossed just under” $50 million.

Deadline says that the duo will also executive produce the adaptation, alongside author Freida McFadden.

When asked about the project, Apple declined to comment.

Since the adaptation is just entering development, there’s still no information on when production will begin or when the film might be released.

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Marcus Mendes is a Brazilian tech podcaster and journalist who has been closely following Apple since the mid-2000s.

He began covering Apple news in Brazilian media in 2012 and later broadened his focus to the wider tech industry, hosting a daily podcast for seven years.