Sierra/ Affinity will introduce to international buyers in Berlin next week and Paradigm handles US rights. Phillip Noyce will direct from a screenplay by Oren Moverman.

The screenplay is based on Paul Leyden’s adaptation of the novel of the same name by Kevin Wignall.

Anthony Rhulen and Navid McIlhargey will produce for FilmEngine with Worthington, John Schwarz and Michael Schwarz of Full Clip Productions as well as Leyden.  

For The Dogs follows an assassin whose efforts to help a college girl exact revenge on her family’s killers fan her fires of vengeance while he ultimately seeks peace and absolution.