Pic partners astounded by 'Wither'

'Wither'Lauren DeStefano's dystopian sci-fi fantasy "Wither" is headed for your bigscreen, as Prospect Park and Crimson House Prods. allow us feature rights for the first book in the planned trilogy.Producers are Rob Kwatinetz and Make the most of Carliner through their Prospect Park banner and Aly and AJ Michalka via their Crimson House shingle."Wither," the initial of three books in first-time author DeStefano's "Caffeine Garden" trilogy, was released in March by Simon & Shuster and assigned the Barnes & Noble and Entrepreneurs Weekly's youthful adult bestseller lists. Story is occur the following where the world's inside a condition of stress due to a not successful effort to make a perfect race that's left women getting a lifespan of 2 decades while males die at 25.It series follows a kidnapped girl and her try to prevent a forced polygamous marriage made and also hardwearing . population from dying out. The second book, "Fever," arrives out next season. Prospect Park will be a producer with Scott Free on "Easy."DeStefano is repped by APA as well as the Irene Goodman Literary Agency. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com