# ‘Divine Rivals’: Feature Take Of Rebecca Ross Fantasy Romance Bestseller Heads To Disney

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/divine-rivals-feature-take-of-rebecca-ross-fantasy-romance-bestseller-heads-to-disney/
- Published: 2026-10-27T16:45:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T19:06:54+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/disney-divine-rivals-movie-rebecca-ross-1237206178/
- Topics: Film

## Key points

- Disney has acquired the film rights to *Divine Rivals*.
- A new screenwriter is being sought.
- The novel has sold more than one million copies.

## Summary

Disney has acquired the film rights to Rebecca Ross’s fantasy romance *Divine Rivals*, after the rights previously held by Paramount lapsed. The move gives Disney a chance to develop a screen adaptation of a bestselling novel and adds original fantasy material to its franchise slate.

A new screenwriter is being sought, while producers Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Pouya Shahbazian remain attached; Ross will executive produce with Stephen Shafer. The 2023 novel follows two rival journalists who fall in love through a magical connection amid a war between gods. It has sold more than one million copies and spent 104 weeks on the New York Times Young Adult Bestseller List; sequel *Ruthless Vows* has sold more than 500,000 copies.

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