Scott Derrickson headed to The Outer Limits? Before you start panicking that Marvel has lost its grip on yet another director, calm yourself. He’s looking to adapt an episode of the classic sci-fi series as a future project, not giving up on **Doctor Strange{
MGM, which holds the rights to the show, has Derrickson and his Sinister co-writer C. Robert Cargill working on a cinematic adaptation of Demon With A Glass Hand, a famous episode from the first run of the series between 1963 and 1965.
Demon, originally written by sci-fi legend Harlan Ellison, follows a man named Trent who is trying to figure out a huge mystery. He has no memory beyond the past 10 days, and a sophisticated computer encased in a protective transparent cover has replaced his left hand. The machine tells him it can’t reveal any more unless he finds the three missing fingers. And that’s the least of his worries when it turns out that there’s a strange alien race known as the Kyben and some time travel involved…
Derrickson and Cargill will figure out the** Outer Limits** script even as the director prepares to make Doctor Strange**, which will itself be written by Jon Spaihts. Those wanting to see Derrickson’s latest dabble in horror can catch Deliver Us From Evil, which arrives in the UK on August 22.