Sony Pictures acquires film adaptation rights for Will Simmons’ short story “Renegades,” with Goldstein and Daley set to direct

Sony Pictures has landed the feature film adaptation of “Renegades,” a short story by Will Simmons, with Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley attached to direct, according to Deadline. The studio is developing the project as an action-thriller, though the reports say the plot details are being kept under wraps at this stage.

Deadline said Simmons is also attached to adapt the work for the screen. Simmons’ prior screenwriting and adaptation work includes film projects cited by Deadline, but additional specifics about his past assignments beyond that brief reference were not included in the report summary provided for this write-up.

Goldstein and Daley, who Deadline identifies as directing, are known for having previously led the directing team on film projects including “Mayday.” In this new Sony Pictures arrangement, the report frames their role as directing the feature adaptation from Simmons’ short story.

Hutch Parker is set to produce the film under his deal at Sony Pictures, Deadline reported. Parker’s producing credits referenced in the report summary include franchise work connected to action and genre titles, including “Venom” and “X-Men,” and those prior associations are being treated by the trade as relevant context for his involvement in the studio project.

The short story acquisition and development announcement follows Sony Pictures’ continued effort to build out its slate of genre content for a broad audience. While “Renegades” is described as an action-thriller, the report does not disclose casting, a release date, or additional creative details such as the script’s tone beyond the genre tag.

No distribution plan, budget range, or production timeline was included in the Deadline report summary. For now, the studio’s next step in the process would be to move the project through development tasks such as finalizing screenplay drafts, confirming creative personnel details beyond those named, and determining casting and scheduling once the story elements are established.

Deadline also noted that additional plot specifics for “Renegades” are under wraps, meaning that public-facing information about the central conflict, characters, and setting is expected to emerge later as the adaptation advances.

The company’s acquisition of the short story rights and the attachment of a director-producing team indicate that Sony Pictures has committed to early development, but the project remains at the stage where key production decisions have not yet been publicly detailed. Any further updates would be expected to come from subsequent trade reports or official studio announcements as the project moves toward principal photography.