Filmmaker James Cameron (Avatar, The Terminator) took to FB today to announce that his production company, Lightstorm Entertainment, has acquired rights to author Joe Abercrombie‘s latest novel, The Devils. Cameron will co-write the feature adaptation with Abercrombie. As for the plot, the novel follows a special task force of monsters enlisted to save Europe from […]
Filmmaker James Cameron (Avatar, The Terminator) took to FB today to announce that his production company, Lightstorm Entertainment, has acquired rights to author Joe Abercrombie‘s latest novel, The Devils.
Cameron will co-write the feature adaptation with Abercrombie.
As for the plot, the novel follows a special task force of monsters enlisted to save Europe from flesh-eating elves.
The official synopsis reads: “Holy work sometimes requires unholy deeds. Brother Diaz has been summoned to the Sacred City, where he is certain a commendation and grand holy assignment awaits him. But his new flock is made up of unrepentant murderers, practitioners of ghastly magic, and outright monsters, and the mission he is tasked with will require bloody measures from them all in order to achieve its righteous ends.
“Elves lurk at our borders and hunger for our flesh, while greedy princes care for nothing but their own ambitions and comfort. With a hellish journey before him, it’s