Washington, Feb. 11 -- 'The First Omen' writer Ben Jacoby is adapting the Thomas Ray novella 'Silencer' for Paramount Pictures, reported Deadline.

Lorenzo di Bonaventura will produce alongside NeoText Corporation, the publisher of the novella. Russell Ackerman, John Schoenfelder, and Jay Schuminsky will produce for NeoText, with Greg Cohen overseeing development for di Bonaventura Pictures.

The story follows a "CIA field agent who is sent to bring in the ultimate CIA target who's been out in the cold for decades. An operative who dates back to the dark times of MK Ultra, the target is a silencer -- someone who can read minds, and wipe them from a distance, making him impossible to find or catch," as per the outlet.

Jacoby, along with C...