Movie based on Stephenie Meyer's "The Host" due in theaters in 2013

Open Road Films has announced that the film adaptation of “The Host” — “Twilight” writer Stephenie Meyer’s 2008 sci-fi novel — will be released in theaters on March 29, 2013.

The film is set to star Saoirse Ronan (“Atonement,” “Hanna”) as a young woman whose body is taken over by the soul of an alien. It will begin shooting in Louisiana and New Mexico in February, reports EW.com.

Writer-director Andrew Niccol will adapt the novel and helm the film. His previous credits as a writer-director include “Gattaca” and “Lord of War.” He also wrote one of my all-time favorite films, “The Truman Show.”

Here is the synopsis for the book “The Host”:

Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away.

Our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact and continue their lives apparently unchanged. Most of humanity has succumbed.