Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders set to tackle Frederick Forsyth’s The Kill List

Snow White and the Huntsman filmmaker Rupert Sanders has signed on to direct the feature film adaptation of Frederick Forsyth's The Kill List.

The Kill List is a best selling novel that centres on a Marine, an Israeli special agent, a terrorist and a teen hacker who become embroiled in a complex conspiracy.

Deadline report that Sanders will be heavily involved in meetings with writers, to decide on who will take on the adaptation.

Chockstone Pictures and Nick Wechsler Productions will serve as producers for the film and Sanders said in a statement "Day of the Jackal, Odessa File and The Dogs of War are three of the finest works of modern espionage.

It is an incredible privilege to work from Forsyth's new novel The Kill List. It is a thrilling read and frighteningly accurate. It immerses us in the shadowy worlds of terrorists, spies, private contractors, US and UK special forces."