Variety reports that the, yet-to-be published (2006) John Nance novel “Orbit” is already being adapted by Sheldon Turner (The Longest Yard) for a feature film release.
FOX 2000, in partnership with Apartment 3B Productions will produce the movie about a civilian who wins a place on a Space Shuttle mission only to find himself alone and adrift aimlessly in space after the mysterious death of the Shuttle crew.