Summit Entertainment buys teen thriller pitch “Puzzle Palace” from writer David Guggenheim:

“Puzzle” follows a kid who gets locked in a police station trying to steal evidence and has to escape crooked cops to get out.

Guggenheim’s background:

Guggenheim is the US Weekly editor with no prior screenwriting experience who made a splash last month when he sold his spec “Safe House” to Universal in a competitive environment.

Which we posted about here. THR notes:

With his screenwriting kicking into high gear, Guggenheim is planning on relocating to L.A. with his wife and newborn baby.

So bye-bye US Weekly. Hello La-La-land.

Guggenheim is repped by APA and Madhouse Entertainment.