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JOSEPH KOSINSKI'S [OBLIVION]


Tron legacy helmer Joseph Kosinski is shopping a new project around town that is gathering quite a lot of attention, Disney are currently one step ahead of the pack in acquiring the rights to "Oblivion", described as "a very spare science fiction film, with a small cast but with big ideas & a big landscape". 
Paramount, Fox & Universal have all made bids in the last five days. Kosinski had been developing the idea for the last five years and had originally intended it to be his debut feature before Tron came along. Oblivion is also a graphic novel by Radical Publishing by Kosinski & newcomer artist Andree Wallin.



Synopsis via Radical Publishing:
From Tron Legacy director Joseph Kosinski and critically acclaimed creator Arvid Nelson (Rex Mundi) comes an original sci-fi adventure of epic proportions. In a future where the Earth’s surface has been irradiated beyond recognition, the remnants of humanity live above the clouds, safe from the brutal alien Scavengers that stalk the ruins. But when surface drone repairman Jak discovers a mysterious woman in a crash-landed pod, it sets off an unstoppable chain of events that will force him to question everything he knows.



Kosinski told Comic book resources:

“It’s a sci-fi adventure that spans two different worlds and two different times. It’s epic in terms of its scale and scope, but it’s a character driven story with a small cast.” … “I first came up with the concept when I moved from New York to Los Angeles. I was inspired by old sci-fi models like The Twilight Zone” to find an emotional, dramatic story that would raise interesting questions and play with perspective. I wanted to build the story around those few characters, but at the same time ask the bigger universal questions that are integral to science fiction, questions about our existence, our purpose in the big scheme of things. …  The main character, Jak, is an ex-soldier who works as a drone repairman on this barren planet. He fixes the drones that patrol the surface looking to destroy what’s left of the Scavengers, a savage alien race. Jak has a partner, Vika, who’s a by the book kind of career officer and she works as his “eye-in-the-sky,” scanning for damaged drones and monitoring Scavenger activity. One day, Jak comes across a spacecraft that’s crashed, and inside he finds this mysterious woman in “deltasleep.” He rescues her from the Scavengers and takes her back to their Skytower, which is high above the clouds. When the woman wakes up, her story turns their lives upside down and sends each of them on an adventure of self-discovery.

The book stands at 125-130-page 11×14-sized hardcover featuring painted art, some of which will span 2 pages. Right now Kosinski has a 25-page treatment, which will be fleshed out by one or two writers for the graphic novel, which is due out in 2010. A screenwriter will then be brought on board to help adapt it for the screen.


 
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