Jonathan Mostow to bring The Megas to the screen

TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES helmer Jonathan Mostow is teaming up with Virgin Comics to bring a graphic novel entitled The Megas to the screen. The director is also the man behind the idea of the original comic book.

Trade paper Variety says that the film presupposes an America that has a ruling class called the Megas, for whom there is a special set of laws. A detective who believes in the monarchy rethinks his position after investigating a crime that reveals ugly truths about the elite society.

At the moment Mostow is just developing the project, and it is not know if he will write or indeed direct the feature. The original novel was written by John Harrison and Peter Rubin.