Gewirtz penning 'Final Orbit' adaptation

Inside Man screenwriter Russell Gewirtz has signed on to pen a big screen adaptation of Platinum Studio's comic Final Orbit, reports Variety.

Scheduled to be published next year, Final Orbit revolves around a lottery system that allows the winners to holiday in outer space. After the space station is damaged, the tourists are left stranded without any trained astronauts to help them.

The film will be produced by Gale Anne Hurd from Valhalla Motion Pictures and Platinum's Scott Mitchell Rosenberg.

The comic company recently set up Atlantis Rising at DreamWorks.