10 Cloverfield Lane Scribes to Wield a Scythe
Steve Barton
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You know, in retrospect, scythes don’t get enough love in the horror genre. Sure, occasionally one of our genre favs like Michael Myers will get to briefly wield one, but you’d think the implement made infamous by the Grim Reaper of all things would be a bit more popular.
In any event, Deadline is reporting that Universal Pictures has set 10 Cloverfield Lane scribes Josh Campbell and Matt Stuecken to adapt Scythe, the Neal Shusterman YA novel. Dylan Clark will produce alongside Trevor Engelson. Shusterman will be executive producer.
Scythe is set in a future where humans have eradicated disease — leaving the population to be controlled by people called Scythes. They are aptly named, tasked with killing others at random in the name of population control. The studio acquired the book last fall, and it subsequently became a bestseller.
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