The novel hasn’t even been published yet but Deadline reports this afternoon that Greg Silverman’s Stampede has acquired the movie rights to Glen Zipper and Elaine Mongeon’s Devastation Class, a sci-fi novel that’s been tapped for big screen adaptation.
“The novel follows an unlikely group of young cadets forced to mutiny aboard a revolutionary starship to save themselves from an annihilation force of invading aliens. When their escape transports them to a reality they don’t recognize and reveals unimaginably terrifying secrets, they must fight their way home to save not just everyone they love but also humanity itself. Standing in their way is an insurmountable enemy, a mystery eons in the making and the fabric of time and space itself.”
“Zipper and Mongeon have created an incredible cast of brave young characters and a fresh approach to the classic space opera for a new generation,” said Silverman, Stampede’s founder and co-chairman. “We’re thrilled to be bringing this story to the screen.”
The film is being described as a “mind-bending space epic.”