Warners gets a Heist Society

Warner Bros. Pictures won themselves the latest hot young adult novel entitled Heist Society after going through a bidding war with several other studios. Among those studios were Summit Entertainment, Disney and Paramount Pictures. What the yet to be released novel is about follows a young woman named Katarina Bishop who hails from an extended family of cat burglars and master thieves. The girl leaves her illicit life behind, but when her father is the prime suspect behind a mobster’s missing art collection, she assembles a crew to track down the art and steal it back (THR).

The novel is written by Ally Carter, who’s written several other spy based young adult thrillers prior to Heist Society. Penning the adaptation is Shauna Cross with Alison Greenspan and Denise Di Novi producing under Di Novi Pictures.