Scott Derrickson (Sinister, The Exorcism of Emily
Rose) will direct the screen adaptation of the iconic
Square Enix video game Deus Ex: Human Revolution.
Derrickson will also write the screenplay for the film with C. Robert Cargill (Sinister)!
LOS
ANGELES – November 15, 2012 – CBS Films announced today that Scott
Derrickson (Sinister, The Exorcism of Emily Rose) will direct the screen
adaptation of the iconic Square Enix video game Deus Ex: Human
Revolution.
Derrickson will also write the screenplay for the film with C. Robert Cargill (Sinister). Roy
Lee and Adrian Askarieh are attached to produce the film withJohn P.
Middleton serving as Executive Producer.
Set
in the near future, when dramatic advances in science, specifically human
augmentation, have triggered a technological renaissance, Deus Ex:
Human Revolution follows Adam
Jensen, an ex-SWAT security specialist who must embrace mechanical augments in
order to unravel a global conspiracy.
"Deus
Ex is a phenomenal cyberpunk game with soul and intelligence,” said Derrickson,
who continued, “By combining amazing action and tension with big, philosophical
ideas, Deus Ex is smart, ballsy, and will make one hell of a
movie. Cargill and I can't wait to bring it to the big screen."
The Deus
Ex franchise
was originally introduced in June 2000. Its latest entry, Deus
Ex: Human Revolution, launched to universal
acclaim in 2011, ranking #1 across global sales charts and
earning over 100 industry awards. Developed by Eidos-Montréal and
published by Square Enix, Deus Ex: Human Revolution will serve as the
primary template for the film.
Executive
Vice President of Production Maria Faillace and Creative Executive Alex Ginno
are overseeing the project for CBS Films.
Scott
Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill are represented by WME and managed by
Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Their legal is handled by Jackoway, Tyerman,
Wertheimer, Austen, Mandelbaum, Morris & Klein.
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