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Warner Bros. to develop movie based on book written by Professor John Temple

John TempleWarner Bros. is developing a movie about illegal painkiller trafficking, buying movie rights to Associate Professor John Temple’s upcoming book “American Pain.”

The book chronicles the recent rise and fall of a painkiller trafficking ring, named after the American Pain clinic in Florida. “Dallas Buyers Club” writer Melisa Wallack has been hired to write the screenplay. Read the full story on Variety.com.