Vicky Jones (Killing Eve) will write the screen adaptation of Simon Parkin's upcoming nonfiction book, A Game of Birds and Wolves: The Secret Game That Won the War. The Hollywood Reporter wrote that Amblin Partners and its DreamWorks Pictures banner, which was behind Steven Spielberg's classic Saving Private Ryan, acquired film rights to the book.
The project will be produced by Marc Platt and Jared LeBoff of Mark Platt Productions, as well as DreamWorks. Platt, who last produced Mary Poppins Returns, was nominated for Oscars for La La Land and Bridge of Spies.