Devil’s Due Entertainment’s alien invasion comic series DRAFTED is being adapted for the big screen, reports Deadline. Production company Bederspink (THE RUINS, ZOMBEAVERS) will develop the property along with Devil’s Due and the comic’s creator, Mark Powers.
The comic, which was first published in 2007, is currently in the process of being rebooted for 2015. Here is the original series’ synopsis:
A celestial race appears out of nowhere, drafting humanity into a galactic war. In an instant, the world is changed forever. Forcibly removed from their old lives and placed into battalions in which ethnicity, status, and gender have no meaning – and facing the common threat of extinction – the human race must unite as never before. Gabriel Contreras, a convenience store clerk, is placed in a unit that includes the former President of the United States. As he and his fellow soldiers struggle with their own emotional demons, they are thrust to the forefront of Earth’s defense against a terrifying enemy: the World-Eaters – a species of colossal, predatory worms who exist only to consume and destroy.
“I’ve loved this property for seven years now,” said JC Spink of Benderspink, “and am so glad to be able to help make something happen for it in film.”
We’ll keep you updated on this as it moves forward.