The Darkest Minds is an upcoming American science fiction thriller film directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson and written by Chad Hodge, based on Alexandra Bracken’s young adult novel of the same name.
When teens mysteriously develop powerful new abilities, they are seen as a threat by the government and sent to detainment camps. Sixteen-year-old Ruby soon escapes from her captors and joins other runaways who are seeking a safe haven.
The film stars Amandla Stenberg, Mandy Moore, and Gwendoline Christie, and follows a group of teenagers who are on the run from the government after mysteriously obtaining superpowers. The film will be released in the United States on August 3, 2018, by 20th Century Fox
