Hammer Films has aquired the rights to the steampunk zombie novel, Boneshaker. That’s right John Hiliary Shepherd is going to be taking Cherie Priest’s novel to the big screen and it’s going to be epic. So far Hammer Films has put together so many amazing films (The Woman in Black, Let me In, and Wake Wood) that this one is clearly going to be a smash hit. It’s a Hugo Award nominated novel and a won the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction. Guys and gals really c’mon – steampunk and zombies. ‘Nuff Said!
An example of “steampunk†science-fiction, which incorporates futuristic innovations into a Victorian setting, Priest’s novel is set in an alternate version of 1880s Seattle, where the city has been walled in and a toxic gas has turned many of its remaining residents into “Rotters,†more commonly known as zombies. A young widow hunts for her teen son in the Seattle underworld, while dealing with airship pirates, a criminal overlord and heavily armed refugees.
Boneshaker is a classic zombie movie with a modern twist which is quintessentially Hammer so it’s a perfect fit for us,†said Simon Oakes. “Cherie Priest’s steampunk series are fantastic with a distinct, unique style and we’re really looking forward to bringing her ‘Rotters’ to the big screen.
[via: Bloody-Disgusting.]
