Scott Derrickson will direct ‘Hyperion’ adaptation

Scott Derrickson (The Day the Earth Stood Still) has been selected to helm the Warner Bros feature-film adaptation of the ‘Hyperion’ books by Dan Simmons. The script will be written by Trevor Sands.

Story is set in the distant future, as a space war threatens Hyperion, a planet known for the Time Tombs — large artifacts that can move through time and are guarded by a gruesome monster called the Shrike. — Variety

Now, here’s another example of what NOT to do when turning a book into a movie… This project will apparently take two science-fiction novels, “Hyperion” and “The Fall of Hyperion” and combine them (aka, cram) them into one feature-length movie. Not a good move, but it is a good way to piss off fans of the novels. Then again, I doubt they really care.

[source: Variety]