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“Game of Thrones” co-creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss

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have been set to write and direct an adaptation of Stephen Hunter’s “Dirty White Boys” for 20th Century Fox.

In the original tome, the story revolves around three escaped convicts and the lawman trying to track them down.

There is no timeline as to when this film will get up and running as Benioff and Weiss’ hit TV show “Game of Thrones” was just renewed for a fifth and sixth season by HBO.

The show’s fourth season recently premiered to record ratings this past Sunday bringing in 6.6 million viewers.

The duo are repped by CAA and Management 360. Deadline Hollywood first reported the news.

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