Elizabeth Banks in talks to direct Victoria Aveyard's adaptation 'Red Queen'
'Pitch Perfect 2's' director Elizabeth Banks is in talks with Universal to direct their upcoming Victoria Aveyard young adult novel's adaptation 'Red Queen'.
The 41-year-old American actress and her Brownstone Productions partner Max Handelman might come aboard to produce the flick with Benderspink, which has developed a script with 'Breaking Bad' writer Gennifer Hutchison, Deadline.com has reported.
The story is all about a 17-year-old common girl, who lives in a world with a caste system that is based on blood, discovers she has an ability of her own that draws her into the dangerous intrigue of the king's palace.