New Regency is adapting Cormac McCarthy's 1985 novel Blood Meridian into a feature film, with John Hillcoat set to direct, Deadline reported. The movie will be produced by New Regency, Black Bear Pictures' Keith Redmon, and Hillcoat. McCarthy and his son, John Francis McCarthy, will serve as executive producers.
Hillcoat also directed the film adaptation of McCarthy's The Road. He most recently directed episodes of the Showtime limited series George & Tammy, starring Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon.