The City of Ember Sci-Fi movie coming !

The partners are in talks with screenwriter Caroline Thompson ("Edward Scissorhands") to make the script. Gil Kenan ("Monster House" a Spielberg /Zemeckis Motion Capture Project) will make his live-action directorial debut.

The SF fantasy adventure is set in a future when Earth's citizens have moved underground to escape the planet's toxic atmosphere and deals with two teens. One who longs to be a messenger to venture above ground, and another who dreams of working underground to repair a generator whose failure will doom the city's power supply.

The movie will be co-produced and financed by Walden Media.

Source: SCI FI Wire