Sci-Fi Film and Television Developments

Legend

5/27/11 - CBS Films has tapped writers Andrew Barrer and Gabe Ferrari to adapt Legend, Marie Lu's forthcoming novel, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  The hiring comes two weeks after CBS tapped Jonathan Levine to direct the adaptation, which is being produced by Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey.  According to the company, the book "takes place in Los Angeles over a hundred years in the future, when North America is split into two warring nations. "Legend" focuses on Day, a 15-year old Robin Hood figure who happens to be the nation's most wanted criminal, and June, a teenage prodigy who is hired to hunt him down. The pair are caught in a game of cat and mouse until an impossible truth about their totalitarian leaders forces them to work together."

5/12/11 - CBS Films has tapped Jonathan Levine to direct Legend, a futuristic book series by Marie Lu, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey are producing.  Legend takes place in Los Angeles over a hundred years in the future, when North America is split into two warring nations. Legend focuses on Day, a Robin Hood figure who happens to be the nation's most wanted criminal, and June, a teenage prodigy who is hired to hunt him down. The pair are caught in a game of cat and mouse until an impossible truth about their totalitarian leaders forces them to work together.  Penguin is releasing the first book this November.

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