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Lionsgate Acquires ‘Carry Me to My Grave’ – Lawrence Directs

5/16/2026

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Lionsgate acquired the film rights to “Carry Me to My Grave.”
Francis Lawrence will direct and produce the adaptation under his first-look deal.
The novel, released July 21 by St. Martin’s Press, follows a man guarding his dead mother’s body from evil.
Lawrence will produce with Cameron Maconomy and Scott Glassgold’s 12:01 Films.
Golden, a New York Times bestseller and Bram Stoker award winner, has a Sony adaptation of “Road of Bones” in development.

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Lionsgate acquired the film rights to “Carry Me to My Grave.”
Francis Lawrence will direct and produce the adaptation under his first-look deal.
The novel, released July 21 by St. Martin’s Press, follows a man guarding his dead mother’s body from evil.
Lawrence will produce with Cameron Maconomy and Scott Glassgold’s 12:01 Films.
Golden, a New York Times bestseller and Bram Stoker award winner, has a Sony adaptation of “Road of Bones” in development.