Deadline revealed last fall that Ang Lee would be directing Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk for TriStar. Now, Jeff Robinov's Fosun-backed Studio 8, together with Chinese distribution company Bona Film Group, have become partners with Tom Rothman's Sony shingle and Film4 on the adaptation of Ben Fountain's acclaimed novel. Sony will release the film worldwide, except for Greater China, which Bona Film Group Ltd will handle.