Deadline are reporting that William Monahan, who penned the Oscar-winning screenplay for The Departed, will next be adapting Radical Publishing’s Oblivion property for Disney.

Oblivion, an illustrated novel from the pen of Arvid Nelson, looks set to be directed by Tron: Legacy’s Joseph Kosinski for a summer 2011 release. The press release for the film goes as follows:

Radical Publishing is proud to announce that Disney has acquired the film adaptation of OBLIVION, based on Radical Publishing’s illustrated novel created by Tron: Legacy director, Joseph Kosinski, written by Rex Mundi creator, Arvid Nelson, and with illustrations by Andrée Wallin.

OBLIVION will be directed by Joseph Kosinki and will be produced by Radical’s President and Publisher, Barry Levine, and Kosinski. Radical Studios’ Executive Vice President Jesse Berger is signed on as Executive Producer.

In a future where the Earth’s surface has been irradiated beyond recognition, the remnants of humanity live above the clouds, safe from the brutal alien Scavengers that stalk the ruins. But when surface drone repairman Jak discovers a mysterious woman in a crash-landed pod, it sets off an unstoppable chain of events that will force him to question everything he knows.

Radical Picture’s Barry Levine had this to say on the appointment of Kosinki:

“We’re thrilled to partner with Joe Kosinski on OBLIVION. Joe is one of the most creative forces in filmmaking today.  From the moment he teamed with Radical to produce the book and film, he had such a clear vision of the OBLIVION landscape and universe.  Add to that Joe’s successful partnership with Disney on Tron: Legacy, and you have all the ingredients for a phenomenal action/adventure film.”

A property lacking much in the way of name recognition, readers are encouraged to visit the publisher’s website for more information regarding the 128 page post-apocalyptic sci-fi novel.