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Universal Greenlights Adaptation of Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Saturation Point’

The adaptation will expand Universal’s genre slate with a climate-focused thriller exploring an uncharted rainforest.

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Overview

  • Universal officially greenlit development on June 30 for the feature adaptation of Adrian Tchaikovsky’s 2024 novel Saturation Point.
  • Cynthia Erivo and Solome Williams will produce through their Edith’s Daughter banner under a first-look deal with Universal Pictures.
  • Michael Bay and Brad Fuller will co-produce via Platinum Dunes, which also holds a first-look agreement with the studio.
  • Minnie Schedeen is attached to write the screenplay adaptation of the climate thriller.
  • The story follows Dr. Jasmine Marks on a rescue mission into The Zone, a lethal equatorial rainforest harboring nonhuman intelligent life.