Disney acquires Joseph Kosinski's 'Oblivion'

Walt Disney has scored the rights to the big-screen adaptation of Joseph Kosinski's Radical Publishing graphic novel "Oblivion." Radical announced Kosinski will direct the project. Barry Levine will produce.

“We’re thrilled to partner with Joe Kosinski on 'Oblivion,'” Levine said. “Joe is one of the most creative forces in filmmaking today." Levineis president of Radical Pictures. Kosinski also directed "Tron: Legacy."

"Oblivion" goes like this: In a future where the Earth’s surface has been irradiated beyond recognition, the remnants of humanity live above the clouds, safe from the brutal alien Scavengers that stalk the ruins.

But when surface drone repairman Jak discovers a mysterious woman in a crash-landed pod, it sets off an unstoppable chain of events that will force him to question everything he knows...