Source: Hollywood Reporter

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal Pictures has acquired the rights to Ken Kalfus' short story THE MOMENT THEY WERE WAITING FOR, setting Matthew Ryan Hoge to write the adaptation and John Crowley to direct.

David Heyman is producing via his Heyday Films banner.

In the story, a killer is executed, setting in motion a supernatural phenomenon whereby the entire citizenry learns of the date on which they will die.