Oscar-winning writer Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind, I Am Legend, Doctor Sleep) will be penning the adaptations of Marcus Sakey’s bestselling Brilliance trilogy books, Deadline has confirmed.
Goldsman will also be producing the project alongside Shane Salerno and The Story Factory.
The author regained the rights and wrote two sequels, A Better World and Written in Fire, before Goldsman and The Story Factory signed onto the potential movie franchise.
Sakey’s trilogy has sold two million copies worldwide, and the books were originally sold to Legendary with Will Smith set to potentially star.