At last, a big screen adaptation of "Atlas Shrugged"

Rand adaptation hitting big screen

By JAM! Books

After a few failed attempts to bring to life Ayn Rand's sci-fi novel "Atlas Shrugged," a deal has finally been inked with the producers of "Ray" to adapt the book for the big screen, Variety reports.

Howard and Karen Baldwin acquired the "Atlas" film rights from businessman John Agilaloro, who will also produce the film.

The 1957 novel revolves around the economic collapse of the U.S. in the future.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, both fans of the book, are reported to be interested in playing the lead roles of Dagny Taggart and John Galt.

For several years, attempts have been made to bring it to the big screen with Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway all originally attached to it.

Most recently, a 1999 deal with TNT to adapt "Atlas" into a miniseries failed to materialize.

[To the tune of Pearl Jam, "World Wide Suicide", from the album "Pearl Jam".]