Sam Raimi to direct 'Kingkiller Chronicle'

Sam Raimi is in talks with Lionsgate to direct the upcoming adaptation of

Pat Rothfuss

' bestseller

'The Kingkiller Chronicle'

. In 2016, Lionsgate tapped

'Hamilton'

star and creator

Lin-Manuel Miranda

to serve as creative producer and musical mastermind of the feature film and TV series adaptations of 'The Kingkiller Chronicle,' along with Rothfuss.


The film's script is being penned by

Lindsey Beer

. The series is centered on the wizard Kvothe, who survives a tragic childhood to become a notorious household name.