Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman's Playtone are set to adapt Jeanne DuPrau's bestseller
The City of Ember, says Variety.
The story is a futuristic sci-fi fantasy adventure, where Earth's citizens have moved to underground cities when the planet's atmosphere grows too toxic. The focus is on two teens: One longs to be a messenger because the job will allow her to venture above ground, while the other dreams of working underground to repair a generator whose failure will doom the city's power supply.
'Edward Scissorhands' scribe Caroline Thompson is in talks to adapt, while Gil Kenan is in talks to direct the feature.