Here everyone consumes daily grams of soma, to fight depression, babies are born in laboratories, and the most popular form of entertainment is a 'Feelie,' a movie that stimulates the senses of sight, hearing, and touch. 'Community, Identity, Stability' is the motto of Aldous Huxley's utopian World State. The book itself is a vast novel that tells of a futuristic dystopia. As far as we can tell, Andrew Nicholls is a TV writer who hasn't actually written a feature film until now.

The original confirmation actually came from an article a couple of months back in the LA Times that specifically stated that 'a movie of 'Brave New World' is in the works, produced by George DiCaprio and starring his son, Leonardo, directed by Ridley Scott with a screenplay by Andrew Nicholls.' I'm not sure how this got passed over, but alas, it's been discovered and it confirms that Scott will be directing an adaptation of that book presumably with DiCaprio starring. The classic sci-fi novel presents a strikingly realistic warning about our present society and seems like an immense work of fiction perfect for Ridley Scott to bring to life.

The 1932 masterpiece has been adapted five times previously, as a radio broadcast, multiple films, and multiple stage performances, including a 1998 made-for-TV film directed by Leslie Libman and Larry Williams. Our friends over at Rope of Silicon did some snooping and discovered that Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is most likely the tome he will tackle next.

After the news broke yesterday that Ridley Scott would be returning to sci-fi in the coming years, speculation quickly began surrounding exactly which book Scott might be adapting.

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