Jeff Zucker to Produce Movie Based on Daniel Silva's Spy Series

12:53 PM PDT 4/1/2011 by Gregg Kilday

Universal acquires rights to books featuring former Iraeli operative Gabriel Allon.

In the hunt for a new spy series, Universal Pictures has acquired the rights to Daniel Silva’s books about Gabriel Allon, a former Israeli intelligence operative turned art restorer, and Jeff Zucker, who stepped down as NBC Uni CEO in January, has come on board to produce.