Scott Derrickson to direct Deus Ex: Human Revolution film

By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan

  |   November 16th, 2012   |  

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CBS Films is dead serious about ensuring that the film adaptation of Deus Ex: Human Revolution turns out to be no joke.

The soberness with which the studio plans on handling its latest project became apparent after it announced the ‘Exorcism of Emily Rose’ and ‘Sinister’ captain Scott Derrickson as the director of the feature film.

Along with the directorial duties, Derrickson is also going to be writing the screenplay alongside C. Robert Cargill.

Both the gentlemen have already worked alongside each other on the ‘Sinister’ project and are therefore expected to have developed a great understanding of how the other works, something that would greatly benefit the upcoming film.

The director of the upcoming feature adaptation of Deus Ex: Human Revolution has earned himself a solid reputation in the industry.

For someone who has been showing-off his skills by working on a long list of horror flicks, it is a great opportunity for Derrickson to step out of his comfort zone and into a new genre, action.

“Deus Ex is a phenomenal cyberpunk game with soul and intelligence,” Derrickson said in a statement. “By combining amazing action and tension with big, philosophical ideas, Deus Ex is smart, ballsy, and will make one hell of a movie. Cargill and I can’t wait to bring it to the big screen.”

With the producer of ‘The Departed’ and ‘The Ring’ Roy Lee also brought on-board by CBS Films, the team being put together by CBS Films is without any doubt one of the best and more than capable of creating a memorable experience.

The studio will also have Square Enix and Eidos Montreal working with them on the project in order to make the film adaptation “worthy of the Deus Ex name.” It is not clear, though, just how much involvement would the publisher and developer of the action role-playing game (RPG) have in the making of the film.

CBS Films’ decision to make a film adaptation of a video game is undoubtedly bold. The fate of such projects have not brought the desired results in the past, with the audience as well as fans of the respective video game franchises failing to derive pleasure or satisfaction out of what was offered to them on the big screen.

The studio, along with the team that is being put together probably has a lot of faith in their capabilities and potential, as working on projects of such demanding nature always carries the risk of dealing a blow to the reputation of every member of the team associated with the project.

The fans of the Deus Ex franchise would definitely be keeping their fingers crossed and hoping for the best, whereas CBS Films would be aiming high in terms of quality of the project to meet the expectations of those fans.