Sony Pictures has picked up the rights to the sci-fi book “The Electric Church” by Jeff Somers.

Trevor Sands has been hired to pen the adaptation, which is working under the title “The Avery Cates Project,” the name of the series of books from Somers. Jimmy Miller is producing the adaptation.

The official publisher’s synopsis for “The Electric Church” writes;

“In the near future, the only thing growing faster than the criminal population is the Electric Church, a new religion founded by a mysterious man named Dennis Squalor. The Church preaches that life is too brief to contemplate the mysteries of the universe: eternity is required. In order to achieve this, the converted become Monks — cyborgs with human brains, enhanced robotic bodies, and virtually unlimited life spans.

Enter Avery Cates, a dangerous criminal known as the best killer-for-hire around. The authorities have a special mission in mind for Cates: assassinate Dennis Squalor. But for Cates, the assignment will be the most dangerous job he’s ever undertaken – and it may well be his last.”

No other information has been released so far on the adaptation.

Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more on “The Electric Church” adaptation.

By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: The Hollywood Reporter)