Ross Katz has signed on to direct the Nicholas
Sparks adaptation The Choice for Lionsgate,
which is scheduled to begin production this
October in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Published in 2007, Nicholas Sparks ' The Choice
follows a man and a woman who first meet as
neighbors in a coastal town in North Carolina,
whose relationship blossoms into a romance
neither of them imagined would happen.
Bryan Sipe is writing the adapted screenplay,
with the author producing through his new
Nicholas Sparks Productions company,
alongside Theresa Park and Peter Safran .
The project marks the 11th Nicholas Sparks
novel to be adapted for a feature film, joining
other hit adaptations such as Message in a
Bottle , A Walk to Remember , The Notebook ,
Dear John , The Lucky One and last year's Safe
Haven. The author currently has two
adaptations in post-production, The Best of Me
and The Longest Ride .
Ross Katz made his directorial debut with the
HBO TV movie Taking Chance .
The Choice comes to theaters in 2016. The film
is directed by Ross Katz.
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