Latest Hollywood script deals

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Universal has loaded up "2 Guns," picking up the rights to the graphic novel from Boom! Studios.

"Guns," written by Steven Grant with art by Mat Santolouco, follows a DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who are unwittingly investigating each other and who steal mob money for the good guys. They realize later that the mob actually got them to steal $50 million from the CIA.

The project is targeted to be a throwback to classic '80s buddy cop movies in the vein of "Lethal Weapon" and "48 HRS.," but with a modern spin.

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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Producer Lucas Foster ("Mr. & Mrs. Smith") has optioned "The Arms of the Sun," a novel by Roberto Zacco.

The novel, first published in Italy by Mondadori, is part of a trilogy about the ancient Egyptian pharaohs and focuses on Nefertiti, the consort of Akhenaton, the first royal to espouse belief in a single god.

The deal marks a first such foreign foray for Foster's Warp Films, which most recently released "Street Kings" starring Keanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker, and which is prepping "Law Abiding Citizen" with "300" hero Gerard Butler.

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NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Aline Brosh McKenna, the writer of "The Devil Wears Prada" and "27 Dresses," will take on Warner Bros.' single-mom tale "The Ivy Chronicles," starring Sarah Jessica Parker.

The plot centers on an upper-middle-class New York mother is forced to start over after getting divorced and losing her high-powered job in one fell swoop. Based on a novel by Karen Quinn, the project has drawn comparisons to "Prada" as well as to "The Nanny Diaries" and "The Starter Wife."

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter