Screenwriter Randy McKinnon will adapt Justin A. Reynold's novel Opposite of Always for Paramount Players, Deadline reported. McKinnon wrote the Disney+ feature Safety; is a staff writer on the Netflix series Chambers; adapted the memoir Notes from a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi (with Joshua David Stein); and serves as co-producer on a forthcoming series for Apple Plus, from creator Simon Kinberg.
Producers on Opposite of Always include Marty Bowen, John Fischer and Isaac Klausner from Temple Hill, whose credits include The Fault in Our Stars, Twilight, Maze Runner and Love, Simon, Deadline wrote, adding that Paramount executives working on the project are Matt Dines and Gabby Canton.