Leonardo DiCaprio Starring In J.J. Abrams’ Stephen King Adaptation ‘Billy Summers’

Stephen King‘s novel, Billy Summers, is getting a film adaptation with J.J. Abrams directing and Leonardo DiCaprio starring as the title character.

The news came via Deadline that the script based on the book, published in 2021, is being written by Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz.

“Billy Summers is a 44-year-old hitman and former U.S. Marine sniper, who only accepts jobs killing truly evil men, but now he wants to retire from the assassin life altogether. Nick Majarian, a mobster whom Billy has worked for many times before, offers him one last job–one that pays $500,000 upfront and $1.5 million after it’s done. But something doesn’t add up for Summers.”

Abrams produces for Warner Bros., with DiCaprio producing for Appian Way.