Marc Webb to direct This Above All, written by Nick Hornby…

Can’t wait… Amazing Spider-Man director Marc Webb is turning to the Nick Hornby-penned drama This Above All for his next project…

Following his Amazing Spider-Man movies and the light-hearted drama Gifted, director Marc Webb’s turning to a much darker subject matter for his next project. ,The upcoming feature film, This Above All, will tell the true-life story of Megan Phelps-Roper, former member of the infamous Westboro Baptist Church. Written by Nick Hornby, the film will be produced by, among others, actress Reese Witherspoon.

This Above All is being adapted from both an article written by Adrian Chen for Condé Nast’s The New Yorker and from Phelps-Roper’s soon-to-be-published memoir. There’s no release date for This Above All as yet, but when we get one, we’ll be sure to keep you posted.