According to a report from /Film, Disney has procured the movie rights to Tron: Legacy director Joe Kosinski’s “Oblivion.” Oblivion is a graphic novel written by Kosinski, with art by Andree Wallin, and published by Radical Publishing due out later this year. Kosinski has been developing this story for roughly 5 years. Hit the jump for more information on the world and story of “Oblivion.”
For those unsure of the story of Oblivion, here’s a brief summary:
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 explained the plot in more detail to Comic Book Resources as:
“. . .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.
It was reported that Kosinski was shopping around the project and was due to present to Disney on Monday. I’m sure all the hype from Tron: Legacy’s outstanding showing at Comic-Con a few weeks ago played a large role in Disney’s acquisition of the film rights.
The premise sounds very interesting and ambitious. The book itself will contain around 40-50 wide page images (think 300) and is scripted by Arvid Nelson, based on story by Kosinski. You can read a segment from the story over at Ain’t It Cool News. I eagerly await the release of the graphic novel, but until the end of the year, let’s take a look at some of Andree Wallin’s art:
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