DreamWorks Studios and Doubleday Acquire Rights to “Robopocalypse”
DreamWorks Studios and Doubleday have acquired, in a pre-emptive deal, the rights to Daniel H. Wilson’s unpublished manuscript, “Robopocalypse,” it was announced today by Mark Sourian and Holly Bario, Co-Presidents of Production at the studio, and Jason Kaufman, Executive Editor and Vice President, at Doubleday.
DreamWorks acquired the film rights from literary manager Justin Manask and is putting the project into accelerated development. Kaufman acquired world publishing rights to “Robopocalypse” from Laurie Fox at the Linda Chester Literary Agency and a tentative 2011 publication date has been set for the book.
“Robopocalypse” explores the fate of the human race following a robot uprising.
Mark Sourian said:
“Daniel H. Wilson’s cautionary tale of man versus machine grabbed us from the very beginning”
“Wilson’s background in robotics and artificial intelligence grounds his story with a frightening level of realism and he has created an exhilarating story that we think audiences will really respond to.”
“As a book editor, you’re always looking for something unique and riveting to come across the transom,” said Jason Kaufman. “‘Robopocalypse’ is one of the most exciting and original novels I’ve read in a very long time. Daniel H. Wilson is not only a brilliant robotics engineer but also an extraordinary writing talent.”
