The Gotham Group has optioned the underwater adventure novel “Dark Life” by Kat Falls for a big-screen adaptation. The book is being published this May 2010 by Scholastic.

The story is set in a post-apocalyptic future where most of humanity struggles to survive on remaining land after the oceans rose and swallowed most of it, though some people do settle and prospect underwater. A young man named Ty seeks to save the only home he’s ever known against outlaw raiders who may or may not be what they seem. A girl from the surface, or “Topside”, joins him as they discover the truth of the mystery and why Ty and his mysterious “Dark Gift” might be more important than they know.

Gotham’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Lee Stollman are onboard to produce the project, and are in the process of finding a director.

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By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Variety)