Elliot Page Adapting Sci-Fi Novel THE DARKNESS OUTSIDE US Into Movie
Elliot Page (The Umbrella Academy) has announced that he is developing a film adaptation of the sci-fi novel The Darkness Outside Us.
Page’s production company, Pageboy Productions, is taking on the project, based on the the novel by Eliot Schrefer. “The Darkness Outside Us is a love story about two young men from enemy countries put aboard a space craft on a rescue mission.
Along the way, they learn they must work together, and that love may be the key to survival.”
Page and Pageboy producing partners Matt Jordan Smith and Tuck Dowrey said in a statement:
“We are proud to stand behind Eliot’s remarkable work. The Darkness Outside Us is exactly the type of story we want to champion at PAGEBOY – it’s subversive and deeply human at its core. It’s a complex love story, inventive thriller, and a space epic with twists at every turn. We cannot wait to take the next steps towards getting it on the big screen.”
Schrefer has a sequel, The Brightness Between Us, due out in October. The writer said in a statement:
“What would I hope for most for my novel? An agile, young, motivated production company that’s buzzy in Hollywood—and that’s just what I got with PAGEBOY Productions. I’m so excited by their vision for The Darkness Outside Us and honored to have the talents of Elliot and Matt and Tuck and the rest of the team devoted to it.”
The project is just getting off the ground. We will let you know more as it develops.
via: THR