Philip K Dick’s Vulcan’s Hammer is coming to the big screen, with The Hunger Games’ Francis Lawrence set to direct.

The book, first published in 1960, is set in 2029 after a devastating world war, when the 70 nations of Earth that form the Unity Party cede global governance to the Vulcan AI system, which algorithmically dictates policies for Unity to carry out. But after Vulcan is attacked and a special agent is murdered, Unity director William Barris is called to unravel the mystery to figure out who — or what — wants to destroy the system to which he has dedicated his life.

“We’re very pleased to partner with the passionate team at New Republic and thrilled by Francis’s ambitious vision for bringing Vulcan’s Hammer to the big screen,” said Isa Dick Hackett of Electric Shepherd.

No scriptwriter has yet been announced.

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