Koepp Charged With Writing The "Brilliance" Script

David Koepp has been hired to pen the adapted script for the big screen version of author Marcus Sakey's upcoming novel "Brilliance" says THR.

The story takes place in a world where a rare set of people are born with extraordinary abilities and are called “brilliants.” At the center of the story is a federal agent with great hunting gifts who is drafted to hunt down a terrorist, another such brilliant who intends to start a civil war.

Joe Roth ("Alice in Wonderland" and Oz The Great and Powerful) and Palak Patel will produce the film.

Koepp has penned such successful movie adaptations as Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park and Sam Raimi's first Spider-Man movie among others.

The book is due to hit stores this Summer