Woolverton Dives Into Fathom

[J.A.F._Doorhof]

Screenwriter Linda Woolverton (Beauty and the Beast) will adapt the comic book Fathom for James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment and 20th Century Fox, Variety reported. Woolverton will write the fantasy adventure of a young woman named Aspen who discovers that she is descended from a race that evolved below the ocean's surface, the trade paper reported. Michael Turner wrote and illustrated the Fathom comic.

Fox Animation originally acquired rights to the Top Cow comic series three years ago, and Lightstorm came on board last year to develop a live-action version of the series. Woolverton shared a writing credit on Disney's The Lion King.