Karlak will direct the feature adaptation as well.

Lin, who is an executive producer on the upcoming Tom Cruise-starrer American Made, and Oliver, who produced Hacksaw Ridge and Black Swan, among others, will fully finance and produce the film, and are planning Rise as a driver for a film franchise. Roy Lee at Vertigo also is producing with Trevor Engelson of Underground.

"Brian and I are extremely excited to have an opportunity to build a film franchise based on David Karlak’s wildly popular short," said Lin. "I hope this is the start to a long-lasting financing and producing relationship."

Karlak, who is repped by Underground and Bloom Hergott, previously sold a pitch to Fox called Outliers. Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan are writing the supernatural action pic, with Karlak attached to direct.

Watch the short film here.