William Monahan Adapting Joseph Kosinski's Oblivion

William Monahan adapting Joseph Kosinski's Oblivion
William Monahan adapting Joseph Kosinski's Oblivion
Walt Disney Pictures has hired Oscar-winning screenwriter William Monahan (The Departed) to adapted the graphic novel Oblivion, which was created by Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski. This news comes from Deadline.

Joseph Kosinski is on board to direct his vision of a future earth that has been polluted to the point of inhabitability. What's left of the human race lives above the clouds, safe from alien scavengers that dwell in the ruins of a once thriving race. The story revolves around a repairman named Jak who finds himself on a life-altering adventure after he discovers a mysterious woman in a crashed pod.

The film does not have a set start date at his time. It is rumored that Disney is waiting to see how well Tron: Legacy does at the box office to decide whether Joseph Kosinski should move ahead with Oblivion or go to work on a Tron: Legacy sequel.

Oblivion was released April 19th, 2013 and stars Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Melissa Leo, Zoe Bell, Abigail Lowe. The film is directed by Joseph Kosinski.



Sources: Deadline London

Do you like this story?


RELATED STORIES

BEST OF THE WEB

Comments (8)

  1. ZanyZap

    @Fallen: I'm no expert, but I'm guessing at your local movie theater opening night, or I've seen a bunch of advertisements for movietickets.com. Either one should suit your purpose... ;P

    But, I agree: with Monahan writing, I'm in.

    3 years agoby @zanyzapFlag

  2. the Narrator

    Stylized, futuristic fun? Cool. Joseph directing? Cooler. Billy Monahan writing... Where do I buy my ticket?!

    3 years agoby @narratorFlag

  3. Daveactor7

    sounds good and no tron sequel!

    3 years agoby @daveactor7Flag

  4. The Soylent Green Monkey

    William Monahan = One more ticket sold.

    3 years agoby @soylentgreen2Flag

  5. RojoDiablo

    Cool!

    3 years agoby @rojodiabloFlag

  6. gothamknight

    sounds cool, too bad disneys doing it

    3 years agoby @gothamknightFlag

  7. Cripple

    Good writer they got for this. Looking forward to this one.

    3 years agoby @crippleFlag

  8. Dan

    A dark version of the Jetsons or Fifth Element. It's not a new idea, but it could still be entertaining.

    3 years agoby @dan1Flag

(More)Recent Activity