The Jeff Somers Sci-Fi novel “The Electric Church” and the two other books in the cult series, including “The Digital Plague” and “The Eternal Prison” have been picked up by Sony Pictures, who has hired Trevor Sands to adapt the first book. Jimmy Miller is producing the adaptation, which is working under the moniker of the The Avery Cates Project, named after the book’s main character.

If you haven’t read The Electric Church, check out the description below.

In the near future, the only thing growing faster than the criminal population is the Electric Church, a new religion founded by a mysterious man named Dennis Squalor. The Church preaches that life is too brief to contemplate the mysteries of the universe: eternity is required. In order to achieve this, the converted become Monks — cyborgs with human brains, enhanced robotic bodies, and virtually unlimited life spans.

Enter Avery Cates, a dangerous criminal known as the best killer-for-hire around. The authorities have a special mission in mind for Cates: assassinate Dennis Squalor. But for Cates, the assignment will be the most dangerous job he’s ever undertaken — and it may well be his last

[Source] THR