Devolution, the latest book by World War Z author Max Brooks, is getting the feature film treatment.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Legendary Entertainment has acquired the new novel, titled Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre, which hit shelves on Tuesday via the Del Rey imprint of Penguin Random House.

Image credit: Del Rey Books.
Image credit: Del Rey Books

The supernatural story is drawn from the journals of Kate Holland, recovered from the bloody wreckage of a volcanic eruption in the eco-community town of Mt. Rainier that has been rampaged by ferocious beasts known as the Sasquatch. The Bigfoot thriller is described as “part survival narrative, part bloody horror tale, part scientific journey into the boundaries between truth and fiction.”

Devolution was originally set to be developed as a creature feature back in 2012, with Lost TV director Jack Bender and David Leslie Johnson attached to the project alongside Brooks, who was working on the concept for Legendary, but Brooks switched mediums and decided to turn the idea into a book first. However, now that Devolution has been optioned for an adaptation, Bender and Leslie Johnson are no longer involved.

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Brooks is best known for writing World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, which was adapted by Paramount into the Brad Pitt-starring zombie horror movie that grossed $540 million worldwide following its release in 2013. A sequel was in development at one time, but the entire production was put on hold last year due to budget issues and a lack of momentum.

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Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Source: IGN.com World War Z Author's Bigfoot Book 'Devolution' Is Headed for the Big Screen