Nick Jonas Joins Chaos Walking Movie Adaptation

Chaos Walking

Nick Jonas has joined the cast of the upcoming photographic film adjustment ofChaos Walking . Based in part on the young adult scientific discipline - fiction series write by Patrick Ness ( A Monster Calls ) , the first chapter in a potentialChaos Walkingmovie trilogy is being train by Doug Liman ( The Bourne Identity , Edge of Tomorrow ) . focus around a world in which all living creatures can pick up one another ’s view in a stream of image , words , and sound in a phenomenon called Noise , the motion-picture show is being headlined by the care ofDaisey Ridley(Star Wars : The Force Awakens ) andTom Holland(Spider - human : Homecoming ) .

According toThe Wrap , Jonas has now joined theChaos Walkingcast - which , in addition to the aforementioned names , also include Demian Bichir ( The Hateful Eight ) . newly off his study in the independent Sundance hitGoatlast twelvemonth , Jonas is all set to make a big splash with his role inJumanji : Welcome to the Junglelater this year . The soda water singer - call on actor also released his third solo record album , Last twelvemonth Was Complicated , back in June .

TheChaos Walkingscript has gone through a handful of drafts now , with early versions penned by Charlie Kaufman ( Anomalisa ) and Jamie Linden ( Money Monster ) . The movie aim to both please fan of the YA dystopia grinder - writing style in spade and reverse the downward box office trend of YA sci - fi playscript adaptations in late years ( see , for example , the under - performance ofThe Divergent Series : Allegiant ) .

Liman has present several critical and commercial-grade hits in his vocation already , and with any luckChaos Walkingwill prove to be another satisfying sci - fi epic from the veteran Hollywood filmmaker . With Jonas joining a cast already pullulate with A - lean talent , thing appear to be mold up in a decidedly positive direction for the project .