Posts Tagged ‘Devil’s Due’
Posted by bob in Comics, Films, News on August 12th, 2008
As discussed in previous news, Todd Lincoln (From Dusk till Dawn) will be directing the big screen adaptation of Devil’s Due’s, Hack/Slash. Now screenwriter Justin Marks reveals more intimate details on the plot.
In an interview with Newsarama, Marks excitedly reveals the Hack/Slash film adaptation will take a new direction in which it will be “the first chance [we will get] to see a slasher movie where there is more than one slasher!” Slashers, for those of you who are unfamiliar, are what the government calls “Revenants” and whose purpose is solely to kill. The film will be heavily character based and “[you're] going to get to know the people who are surviving and dying.” (more…)
Posted by bob in Comics, News on August 5th, 2008
Stefan Hutchinson is writing Halloween: The First Death of Laurie Strode, a follow up to his well received Halloween: Nightdance for Devil’s Due Publishing. “The big news is the second series, which has been designed as a jumping point for new readers. It’s set in 1979,” the writer told Bloody-Disgusting.
“It’s illustrated by Jeff Zornow (who is known in the horror community for his ‘Fright Rags’ t-shirt designs). I’m on-board for the writing duties, and the story is about what happened to Laurie Strode following the events of Halloween and Halloween II, so it also fills in a lot of back-story for fans of the films.”
The collected edition for Nightdance goes on sale August 16 and the new series debuts next month.
Posted by bob in Comics, Films, News on July 27th, 2008
Devil’s Due had a good convention, first announcing a talent search in conjunction with actor Kevin Spacey, then following that with news that Spooks, their comic from Ryan Schifrin (Abominable) and Larry Hama (G.I. Joe) has been optioned for film. Larry Josephson (Enchanted) will handle the live-action adaptation. He will begin hunting for a screenwriter shortly then set the film up with a studio. Josephson is no stranger to genre productions, having helped produce Men in Black, The Professional and The Fifth Element.
According to Devil’s Due: “This is the untold story of SPOOKS, the secret branch of the government that protects humanity from things that go bump in the night. But when the king of all vampires forms an alliance with the deadliest of witches to launch an invasion of classic monsters on Washington, D.C., the Spooks find themselves in an all-out battle for the fate of the planet!”
The comic was conceived with R.A. Salvatore, Geno Salvatore and Schifrin with artwork from Adam Archer and colorist Jonny Rench. The four issue miniseries just published its final issue so expect a trade collection in the not-too-distant future.
Posted by bob in Comics, Films, News on July 25th, 2008
“It’s really about doing a movie that’s not something we have seen before,” writer Justin Marks said of adapting Devil Due’s Hack/Slash into a motion picture. He and director Todd Lincoln spoke to a full room at Comic-Con International where they described their vision as “a blood soaked buddy movie.” While there remains no casting, both were optimistic that production could start before year’s end.
Meantime, the only comic news of note was that the Hack/Slash Annual would guest star the Suicide Girls. Will Cassie become one of the dolls? We’ll just have to wait.
Posted by bob in Comics, Films, News on July 18th, 2008
For those looking for adventure on the open highways may want to check their rearview mirror in case they’re pursued by Chopper Zombie. Todd Livingston (The Black Forest) has written the series for Devil’s Due with the first issue coming out on July 30. It is already being produced as a feature film by Thom Beers who is stepping aside from his work in reality TV to handle something truly horrifying. The film is in pre-production with no behind-the-camera talent announced.
The premise has a motorcycle engineer creating a new superfuel which a corrupt corporation wants for their own purposes. When he rejects their offer, he’s attacked and drowned in his own concoction. The formula resurrects his body and the man is out for revenge, aided by other zombie bikers.
Art comes from newcomer Scott Keating.
Posted by bob in Comics, News on June 30th, 2008
Also at WizardWorld Chicago, Devil’s Due announced it has picked up the rights to create a new Vampire Hunter D miniseries, American Wasteland. DDP president Josh Blaylock will cowrite the event and he spoke with ComicMix (http://www.comicmix.com/) about the project.
“I think there’s something cool about him that transcends,” Blaylock said of the character created by Hideyuki Kikuchi.. “It has a very hardcore fan following who are very faithful to the Manga and the anime. In the ’80s there were only a few anime you could get a hold of, especially edgy animation. As a comic book fan, you craved that type of content but there was only so much you could get. There was Vampire Hunter D, Fist of the North Star… and D was this crazy, short cut-and-dry story that I got into way back when. It just seemed like it would be a lot of fun to do a Westernized take on him. I’m not talking about changing the look of the character drastically or anything like that, though.” (more…)
Posted by bob in Comics, News on June 26th, 2008
Producer Vin Di Bona has formed Invisible Hand Studios to produce graphic novels for Devil’s Due Publishing. The deal, according to Variety, is for Di Bona to generate new titles that could become feature films or television series. The first release will be August’s Serpo, described as “an interplanetary exchange program between 12 Americans and aliens from the planet Serpo.” At the end of the program, only eight humans return which raises questions. The story will be from Jason Burns and Joe Eisma, the team behind A Dummy’s Guide to Danger. (more…)
Posted by bob in Comics, News on June 4th, 2008
Devil’s Due has announced a one-shot comic celebrating the 30th anniversary of John Carpenter’s Halloween. The comic, due in October of course, will feature five stories with artwork from Daniel Zezelj (Loveless), Tim Seeley (Halloween: Nightdance) and three others. The cover will be by Tom Mandrake (The Spectre) and the usual assortment of characters will be present to shriek and escape Michael Meyers’ attempts at murder.
Posted by bob in Comics, News on April 9th, 2008
Our pals at Fangoria attempted a comic book line last year and then bad things happened and the books vanished. Robert Kurtzman’s Bump, though, has survived and is coming to the screen via Scream Factory. Hellraiser veteran Ashley Laurence has been announced as Elaine, the star, alongside Tobin Bell (Saw).
The four issue miniseries was written by Kurtzman with art by Mark Kidwell (Image Comics ‘68) and colorist Jay Fotos (Frank Frazetta’s Death Dealer). Kidwell described Bump as “part ghost story, [part] survival horror, and [part] full-blown monster movie,” Bump is a supernatural tale of extreme horror, where even the confines of the grave aren’t able to contain the brutal spirit of serial killer Edgar Dill, and his legion of monstrous Treehuggers.”
The characters will be seen first in a crossover with Devil’s Due’s Hack/Slash #12-13, a project announced for last Halloween. The original miniseries is available as digital downloads at the free book site Wowio.
Posted by bob in Comics, News on April 9th, 2008
Devil’s Due’s Hack/Slash just took a big step closer to filming with Justin Marks named by Rogue Pictures to write the script. Todd Lincoln (From Dusk till Dawn) is already on board to direct the adaptation of the comic, created by Tim Seeley and Stefano Caselli. Adrian Askarieh and Daniel Alter (Hitman) are also attached to produce the film.
The comic debuted in 2004 in a series of one-shots, beginning with Euthanized, followed by Girls Gone Dead, drawn by Fedrica Manfredi. It has since spawned an on-going series and a series of trade paperback collections including an Omnibus bringing people quickly up to date.
The series is about Cassandra “Cassie” Hack, daughter of the Lunch Lady, a famed slasher. She grew up a wall flower with low self-esteem until her mother snapped and as the Lunch Lady, killed Cassie’s cruel classmates. Cassie turned her mother in, only to see her commit suicide, rise from the dead to kill again and daughter was forced to slay mother. This set her on a course that changed her into a fearless hunter of serial killers.
As she crisscrossed the country, she attacked Vlad, thinking him the killer but when he proved his innocence they teamed up to get the real culprit. A partnership and friendship blossomed between them despite Vlad being enigmatic, hiding his disfigured face under a gas mask.
The initial stories have already been adapted for theater as Hack/Slash: Stage Fright. Rogue’s movie option was announced in 2006 and actress Megan Fox (Transformers) says she wants to play Cassie. Lincoln, a fan of the material, cowrote a script with Martin Schenk and Rogue anticipated shooting last year. The project has languished since.
The producers are no strangers to comics properties as they are also at work on a live-action Jonny Quest for Warner Bros.; Lost Squad for Rogue; Kane and Lynch for Lionsgate; and Spy Hunter at Universal.
Marks has also become a comics and video game specialist with scripts already produced for Voltron: Defender of the Universe for New Regency and 20th Century-Fox; He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and a Green Arrow project for Warner Bros. His Street Fighter script is already shooting for Fox.
As discussed in previous news, Todd Lincoln (From Dusk till Dawn) will be directing the big screen adaptation of Devil’s Due’s, Hack/Slash. Now screenwriter Justin Marks reveals more intimate details on the plot.
