MGM has announced that it has picked up the screen rights to the book Metro 2033. The Dmitry Glukhovsky novel is the basis for the game of the same name.

F. Scott Frazier is set to write the script for the movie adaptation. Mark Johnson, whose credits include The Chronicles of Narnia movies and Galaxy Quest, is producing via his Gran Via Productions.

Metro: Last Light, a sequel to Metro 2033, is being developed by 4A Games with a planned release in early 2013.