In a seven-figure deal, John Logan has been set by Fox 2000 to adapt The Passage, the Jordan Ainsley vampire novel being developed for Ridley Scott to potentially direct. It marks the first time that Logan and Scott have collaborated since the Oscar-winning Gladiator. In the novel, terminally ill patients become healthy after they are bitten by bats in South America, and the government conducts secret tests on human subjects to see if the virus can cure illness. The result is an apocalyptic unleashing of bloodthirsty vampire test subjects that include death row inmates. Fox 2000 acquired the book two years ago, paying seven figures for the three-book series right after its publishing rights sold to Ballantine for $3.75 million.
Sounds cool!
Is Richard Matheson going to start getting paid for all these rip-offs of his book ,"I Am Legend"?
With Romero's Zombie flicks, Resident Evil, 28 Days Later and now this...I think it's time for these people to "pay-up"!
Thats a lot of money for the rights and the script writer. Plus I'm guessing at a hefty budget if Scott's involved. So I can see this being watered down to recoup the outlay. Sounds inriguing though, just hope Scott will be directing.
Why do they test death row inmate's in film's, it just asking for trouble. Could be cool if Scott direct's. But i still say Iam Legend has not been made right.
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