'The Hunger' (Donner Party Cannibalism Film).

[Himmel]

Fox has acquired movie rights to a book proposal “The Hunger,” based on the Donner Party tragedy, and tapped Ridley Scott’s son Luke Scott to direct from his own script.

The studio has set the project up with Ridley Scott’s Scott Free company producing. Fox executive Steve Asbell is overseeing “The Hunger.”

The novel is being created by New York-based Paper Lantern Lit with Alma Katsu writing the story, which contains zombie elements. Lauren Oliver and Lexa Hillyer, co-founders of Paper Lantern Lit, will be executive producers on “The Hunger.”

The Donner Party was trapped by deep snow for several months in the Sierra Nevada in late 1846 and early 1847 on its way to California with many resorting to cannibalism in order to survive. Only 48 of the 87 original members survived the winter.

http://deadline.com/2016/08/the-hung...ee-1201804975/