Paramount Options Young Adult Sci-Fi Novel ‘Earthseed’
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Earth is dying. In a last ditch attempt to keep humanity alive, humans blindly send an intelligent ship into space to raise a group of children hoping they’ll find a habitable planet to live on and keep the species going. That’s the set up ofEarthseed, an award winning 1983 young adult novel byPamela Sargentwhich has just been optioned by Paramount Pictures.Melissa Rosenberg, the writer of all fiveTwilightmovies as well asthe upcomingHighlander, will pen the adaptation and produce. Read more about the story and this deal after the break.
Earthseedspawned two sequels:Farseed, published in 2007, andSeed Seeker, published in 2010, so Paramount sees this first film as a potential franchise starter. It certainly sounds like it from this descriptionfrom Amazon:
It sort of sounds likeBattlestar Galacticacombined withEnder’s Gameand2001: A Space Odyssey. Here’s what Rosenberg said about the opportunity to adapt and produce the material.
EARTHSEED is an incredibly compelling world and I’m excited to dive into it. The film’s premise easily lends itself to an exciting franchise with plenty of room for invention and humor. I’m drawn to complex female characters in compelling high concept stories, and this is the perfect first movie for me to produce under my Tall Girls Productions banner.
Rosenberg has the twoTwilight Saga: Breaking Dawnfilms scheduled for release and is currently writingHighlanderas well as developing a show for ABC calledAKA Jessica Jones.
Have any of you read this book? Do you think it’s going to make a good film?
