Myriad Pictures has optioned best-selling author/television producer Stephen J. Cannell's novel "Riding the Snake," reports The Hollywood Reporter.
J. Cannell is on board to produce and adapt for the big screen.
"Riding the Snake" centers on Beverly Hills playboy Wheeler Cassidy, who embarks on a journey to find out who murdered his politically connected brother. In the process, he teams with a beautiful LAPD detective, and together they enter the dangerous world of Chinese organized crime.
Cannell will produce along with Myriad president Kirk D'Amico.