Disney acquired the film rights to Rebecca Ross' romance-fantasy novel Divine Rivals from Paramount. The rights had lapsed when Paramount merged with SkyDance after winning them in a June 2025 bidding war, according to Deadline.
Divine Rivals, published in April 2023, is the first book in Ross' Letters of Enchantment duology. It has sold over one million copies and built a following on BookTok. The novel follows Iris Winnow and Roman Kitt, competing newspaper reporters at the Oath Gazette who develop an unlikely magical connection through letters after Iris' brother disappears during a war for the Gods.
Sofia Alvarez, who adapted Netflix's To All the Boys I've Loved Before, was attached to write the screenplay when Paramount held the rights. Disney is now searching for a new writer. The project is in early production stages.