Scott Derrickson Tackling 'Deus Ex' for CBS Films

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Scott Derrickson has landed the ambitious gig of writing and directing CBS Films’ adaptation of the acclaimed video game Deus Ex.

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Roy Lee and Adrian Askarieh are attached to produce the project, which Derrickson will co-write with his Sinister co-writer Robert Cargill.

The Square Enix game was introduced in 2000 and has since seen a sequel and a prequel as the franchise tacked up many awards and millions in sales.

The movie, however, will borrow heavily from the more origin-oriented Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

Human Revolution takes a Batman Begins-like approach to the hero of the story, Adam Jensen, an ex-SWAT security specialist who must embrace “mechanical augments” in order to unravel a global conspiracy. The game is set in a near future where dramatic advances in science, specifically human augmentation, have triggered a technological renaissance.

Derrickson is most known for his horror work, co-writing and directing The Exorcism of Emily Rose and last month’s Sinister. He did tackle sci-fi with 2008’s remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still which starred Keanu Reeves.

He is repped by WME, Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Jackoway Tyerman.