RiskyBiz is reporting that Universal has set up an adaptation of Aldous Huxley‘s 1932 Brave New World novel. Scott and DiCaprio will produce with hopes to direct and star, respectively. Apocalypto scribe Farhad Safinia has been hired to write the script. The book can be found online for free, or purchased on Amazon for around $10. Thanks to /Film here is the synopsis:
Aldous Huxley’s tour de force, Brave New World is a darkly satiric vision of a “utopian” future—where humans are genetically bred and pharmaceutically anesthetized to passively serve a ruling order. A powerful work of speculative fiction that has enthralled and terrified readers for generations, it remains remarkably relevant to this day as both a warning to be heeded as we head into tomorrow and as thought-provoking, satisfying entertainment. When the novel Brave New World first appeared in 1932, its shocking analysis of a scientific dictatorship seemed a projection into the remote future. Here, in one of the most important and fascinating books of his career, Aldous Huxley uses his tremendous knowledge of human relations to compare the modern-day world with his prophetic fantasy. He scrutinizes threats to humanity, such as overpopulation, propaganda, and chemical persuasion, and explains why we have found it virtually impossible to avoid them. Brave New World Revisited is a trenchant plea that humankind should educate itself for freedom before it is too late.
Ridley Scott has had quite a number of misfires lately, but I’d gladly welcome his adaptation of this. Dark sci-fi is where he succeeds. I’d actually be more interested in seeing this then the supposed Alien prequel announced recently.
What do you think of this project?