Academy Award nominee
Jennifer Yuh Nelson is set to make her live-action directorial debut with the
adaptation of author Alexandra Bracken's YA trilogy Darkest Minds for 20th
Century Fox.
Set in an America devastated
by a pandemic that killed most of the country's children and teenagers, Darkest
Minds is being described as a combination of post-apocalyptic survivor tales
like The Walking Dead, superhero conventions, and classic coming-of-age stories
such as Stand By Me.
"When
Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something
frightening enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the
police. Something that got her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government
“rehabilitation camp.” She might have survived the mysterious disease that had
killed most of America’s children, but she and the others emerged with
something far worse: frightening abilities they could not control.
Now
sixteen, Ruby is one of the dangerous ones. When the truth comes out, Ruby
barely escapes Thurmond with her life. She is on the run, desperate to find the
only safe haven left for kids like her—East River. She joins a group of kids
who have escaped their own camp. Liam, their brave leader, is falling hard for
Ruby. But no matter how much she aches for him, Ruby can’t risk getting close.
Not after what happened to her parents. When they arrive at East River, nothing
is as it seems, least of all its mysterious leader. But there are other forces
at work, people who will stop at nothing to use Ruby in their fight against the
government. Ruby will be faced with a terrible choice, one that may mean giving
up her only chance at having a life worth living' to."
Nelson's credits include
The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest, and Spawn animated series, as well as Kung
Fu Panda 2 and 3.
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