According to the Hollywood Reporter, Josh Olson, who adapted John Wagner's A History of Violence graphic novel for director David Cronenberg, has been hired by New Line Cinema to adapt Monster, the best-selling manga series by Naoki Urasawa. New Line, which also produced A History of Violence, recently acquired the rights to Urasawa's 18-volume manga series (see 'New Line Nabs 'Monster''). Although it didn't win any major awards, Cronenberg's film version of A History of Violence received good notices at the Cannes Film Festival (see 'A History of Violence Boffo at Cannes') and should open here this fall.