Peter Sollett To Direct ‘Runaways’

According to reports, Peter Sollett (Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist) is negotiating with Marvel Studios to direct the big screen adaptation of ‘Runaways’. ‘Runaways’ will be distributed by Paramount Pictures, as it is a part of Marvel’s pre-Disney deal. Here is a synopsis of the story:

Runaways follows a group of teenagers who find that some family secrets are bigger than others when they discover their parents are actually super-villains. Running away from their homes, the teens band together and begin a journey of discovery, both of their parents’ origins and of their own inherited powers, while trying to make up for the evil done by their folks.