Alpha, from Robopocalypse author Daniel H Wilson, has been picked up by Brad Pitt's company, Plan B.
Whilst Daniel H Wilson's Robopocalypsesits in development, awaiting the re-interest of Steven Spielberg, another of the author's books has nudged closer to the screen. This time it's Alpha, described as a sci-fi survivalist thriller, and Wilson - who we interviewed here - is attached to pen the screenplay of this one.
The film is set to be directed by Anthony Scott Burns, which will mark his feature directing debut, and the rights to it have been picked up by Brad Pitt and his Plan B production company. Pitt will therefore produce, but it's unclear whether we'll see him before the camera as well.
Lionsgate is set to distribute Alpha, and we'd imagine it'll be heading towards production shortly.
THR.
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