Lionsgate has chosen Charlie Kaufman to pen the screenplay adaptation of The Knife of Never Letting Go, the first book in the series Chaos Walking by Patrick Ness. The book is about a dystopian future were all thought is audible due to an infection called Noise.
Read more after the jump.
The first book in the trilogy, The Knife of Never Letting Go begins shortly before Todd Hewitt is to come of age and become a man. In Prentisstown, Todd has been brought up to believe that the Spackle released a germ that killed all the women and unleashed Noise on the remaining men. After discovering a patch of silence out in the swamp, his surrogate parents immediately tell him that he has to run, leaving him with only a map of New World, a message, and many unanswered questions. He soon discovers the source of the silence: a girl, named Viola. The two must hurry to warn an incoming ship of settlers as Mayor Prentiss prepares an army for war.
I’m sure Lionsgate is actively looking for the next Hunger Games. Maybe they’ll find it in Patrick Ness? The story seems a little far out there for a general audience to catch on, but with Charlie Kaufman writing the screenplay… I have high hopes. That guy is a genius.
A little video for you to watch. 
[Deadline]