Summit acquires The Night Circus

From THR – Summit Entertainment has acquired the rights to Night Circus, a forthcoming young adult novel by first time writer Erin Morgenstern. Story revolves around two young magicians at the turn of the 19th century, pawns in an age-old rivalry between their mercurial, illusionist fathers, and the enchanted circus where their competition – and romances – play out. Fates of everyone involved, from creators and performers to patrons, hang in the duo’s balance.

Night Circus was a big hit at the Frankfurt book fair last year and had been scouted by other studios. Summit plans on taking the material out to talent as soon as next week in the hopes to nabbing a filmmaker with a strong point of view on the material.

The book itself will be released by Doubleday later this year.