Warner Bros. Pictures has paid mid-six against seven figures to pick up feature film rights to Richard Morgan's debut sci-fi crime novel, "Altered Carbon," reports The Hollywood Reporter.
"Altered Carbon" is described as a cross between "The Matrix" and "Chinatown." Set in the 26th century, when mankind is spread throughout the galaxy on many worlds, the United Nations keeps control with its Envoy troops. It also is a time when one's personality and consciousness can be stored away and downloaded into a new body for a price.
John Pogue is set to adapt the novel.