2084

2084

from X-Files News by tiffany_devol@xfilesnews.com (Joselyn Rojas - Staff Reporter)

James Wong (The X-Files, Millennium, Final Destination, The Event) and Howard Gordon (24, Homeland) have paired up to give life to the 1948 dystopian fiction novel by George Orwell, 1984. The novel is considered one of the classic social science fiction works, ranking 13 on the list of the best English-language novels of the 20th century. For us Philes, the novel was the first to introduce popular conspiracy terms such as “Big Brother”, “doublethink”, “memory hole”, and even the adjective “Orwellian” has been coined to be used when referring to manipulation, surveillance and cover-ups by a totalitarian administration.

The project is set on doing a movie with Alloy Entertainment, and a young adult book series with the help of writer Gregg Rosenblum and HarperCollins publishing company. The movie plot consists of a world like in 1984 but with a Terminator touch. The 2084 story is set in the late 21st century, where robots turn over humankind and control every move of the population. The producers will be Leslie Morgestein and Bob Levy (both having worked on Pretty Little Liars, Gossip Girl and The Vampire Diaries), with Gordon and Wong conceiving the project and serving as Executive Producers. 

Source- Hollywood Reporter

Image- Collider

Thanks to author Matt Hurwitz for the heads up!