Columbia Pictures says filming is now underway on The 5th Wave, an action-adventure film based on Rick Yancey’s bestselling young adult book and starring Chloe Grace Moretz. J. Blakeson is directing from a script by Susannah Grant, with Columbia Pictures aiming for a January 29, 2016 release date.
Yancey’s The 5th Wave spent 21 weeks on the NY Times’ bestsellers list. The second book of the trilogy (The Infinite Sea) just hit stores last month.
In addition to Moretz, the cast includes Nick Robinson, Ron Livingston, Maggie Siff, Alex Roe, Maika Monroe, Zackary Arthur, and Liev Schreiber. Tobey Maguire, Graham King, Lynn Harris, and Matthew Plouffe are producing the film, with Denis O’Sullivan and Richard Middleton executive producing.
According to the announcement, fans of the book will be able to see what’s happening with the film via updates on social media. “One of the ways Rick Yancey made The 5th Wave so special is that it feels like it’s happening right now – and the characters react as teenagers today would react,” said Dwight Caines, president, Theatrical Marketing for Sony Pictures. “To stay faithful to that, we are making sure fans are on the inside from Day One.”
The Plot:
In The 5th Wave, set in the present day, four waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, 16-year-old Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. As she prepares for the inevitable and lethal 5th wave, Cassie meets a young man who may become her final hope.
