Fake Empire books 'Madman's Daughter'

Aguirre-Sacasa"Glee" co-producer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is at predicts adapt Megan Shepherd's approaching youthful adult novel "Madman's Daughter" for Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage's Fake Empire banner.The medieval thriller, the very first in the planned trilogy of books, will probably be launched within the month of the month of january by HarperCollins' Balzer + Bray imprint. Vital Pictures optioned it for Fake Empire last August.Schwartz and Savage will produce via Fake Empire, while Lis Rowinski, who runs the shingle's film business, introduced the project in.Aguirre-Sacasa can be a versatile scribe who's active in film, TV and theater, additionally to comics. He rewrote it for your Broadway show "Spider Guy: Turn Off the Dark" and contains been broadly credited with making the show effective. He recently completed the script for MGM/Screen Gems' remake of "Barbara," using the Stephen King novel. Furthermore to being a co-producer on Fox's hit series "Glee," he composed this season's episode "The First Time,In . Aguirre-Sacasa also co-written the initial season of Marvel's new "Fantastic Four" comic with David Marquez.Best known to as banner behind the CW's hit series "Gossip Girl," Fake Empire's first film, "Fun Size," hits theaters in October. Furthermore to making with Savage, Schwartz directed the pic in the script by Max Werner. Fake Empire is presently developing "Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick," "Let it Snow," "The Luxe" as well as the Savage-scripted "The Likeness."Aguirre-Sacasa is repped by WME. Contact Rob Sneider at rob.sneider@variety.com