Arrival and Bird Box screenwriter Eric Heisserer’s debut novel, Simultaneous, was published earlier this week, and Sony Pictures has acquired rights to adapt it into a feature film, per Deadline.
Simultaneous, Published on October 28, 2025, by Flatiron Books, sees “a past-life regression therapist and an agent from the Predictive Analytics department of Homeland Security become unlikely partners when they discover a phenomenon tied to reincarnation, uncovering a supernatural killer exploiting his own past lives.”
The film will be developed as part of Heisserer’s first-look deal with Sony Pictures, which also includes Dissolution, an adaptation of Nicholas Binge’s novel.
Heisserer’s novel is already amassing critical acclaim from notable writers. Leigh Bardugo, author of “Shadow and Bones,” which was adapted for Netflix by Heisserer, called the book “A twisty, mind-bending thriller that will keep you guessing until the final gut punch.”
Cold Storage author and Jurassic Park writer David Koepp said, “Eric Heisserer’s Simultaneous has a mind-blowing premise and razor-sharp execution. Wildly imaginative, emotional, and propulsive—I could not put it down!”
The praise, along with the novel’s premise, suggests a pulse-pounding thriller ahead from Sony.
Heisserer earned an Oscar nomination for “Best Adapted Screenplay” for Arrival, but his horror credits include Lights Out, Final Destination 5, and The Thing (2011).
Stay tuned.
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