Exclusive: We hear that Evil Doghouse Studios has secured the rights to the popular Norwegian book series about eco-terrorist Rino Gulliksen written by author Lars Lenth.
Norwegian director Geir Henning Hopland and screenwriter Rolf-Magne Golten Andersen are attached to the project, which is currently in development as a scripted series.
Lenth’s book series follows lawyer Leonard Vangen and the misanthropic muscle-for-hire, Rino Gulliksen, as the two find themselves unlikely allies in a darkly comedic eco-thriller. The optioned books include the titles The Norwegian Patient (2011), The Vega Brothers (2015), Men Who Hate Wolves (2017), and Gimme Shelter (2020). The book series has not yet been released in the United States.
“I have been a fan of Lenth’s work for many years,” said Evil Doghouse founder and CEO Egil Ødegård. “With each book in the series he has continued to craft a sardonically inventive tale dealing...
Norwegian director Geir Henning Hopland and screenwriter Rolf-Magne Golten Andersen are attached to the project, which is currently in development as a scripted series.
Lenth’s book series follows lawyer Leonard Vangen and the misanthropic muscle-for-hire, Rino Gulliksen, as the two find themselves unlikely allies in a darkly comedic eco-thriller. The optioned books include the titles The Norwegian Patient (2011), The Vega Brothers (2015), Men Who Hate Wolves (2017), and Gimme Shelter (2020). The book series has not yet been released in the United States.
“I have been a fan of Lenth’s work for many years,” said Evil Doghouse founder and CEO Egil Ødegård. “With each book in the series he has continued to craft a sardonically inventive tale dealing...
- 6/30/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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