Andrew Niccol ("Lord of War") is set to write and direct the big-screen adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's adult novel "The Host" after Nick Wechsler, Steve and Paula Mae Schwartz have acquired the rights to the book.

Meyer, of course, is best known for her "Twilight" series. "The Host" is a love story set on Earth in the future and follows an alien parasite known as Wanderer that is fused with a dying human named Melanie Stryder.

To tell you the truth, this does already sound a bit more intriguing to me than the whole vampire romance thing, even though I admit I haven't read "The Host."

As for Niccol, he most recently wrote and directed "The Cross," which should open next year. His credits also include "S1m0ne" and "Gattaca," and he wrote "The Truman Show" and worked on the story for "The Terminal."

Source: Variety