Posted by bob in Comics, Films, News on August 22nd, 2008
Director John Moore told MTV that “The world’s pretty serious right now, and there’s an ironic lightness in Virulents,” the Virgin Comics one-shot he will adapt next for the big screen. John Cox (Boot Camp) is working on the screenplay as announced by Variety.
“There’s a touch of macabre ridiculousness to it. I think we’ve seen a lot of attempts to make serious movies about serious things, and it strikes me that we might be a little more artful about how we make a point [these days].”
He said Mark Wahlberg, who stars in his next release, the video game come to life Max Payne, as an ideal candidate to star in the film. “I think he’s an actor of unlimited potential and I’d just love to go around with him again.”
The Virulents is your typical soldiers vs. vampire zombies tale. Virgin describes it this way: “A small platoon of American soldiers in search of their missing comrades comes across Indian commandoes looking for a group of terrorists suspected of hiding a most heinous weapon in the craggy breast of the Hindukush. It’s a night of revelation as the Americans discover the fate of their lost brothers, and the Indians discover the fate of their terrorists. But the terror is not in the form of flesh and blood, or bullets or gunpowder”
Posted by bob in Comics, Films, News on July 23rd, 2008
Virgin Comics has sold film rights to their graphic novel, The Leaves, to Summit Entertainment. Newcomer Kevin J. Walsh, who wrote the story, will handle the screen adaptation according to Variety.
The one-shot’s artwork was from Ashwin Chikerur and the solicitation for the book described it this way, “Inspired by the real-life Naadi fortune-tellers of India and one man’s legendary experience, Doctor Max Mellick has the universe at his fingertips - a world-renown heart surgeon with a striking girlfriend and extravagant New York lifestyle. When he attends a friend’s funeral in India, something deep within him is forever changed. Identified as evil by an Indian fortune-teller, Max is forced to flee the country — to save his own life, but more importantly, to preserve his destiny.”
“Mining the great mysteries and mythologies of India and nurturing them into fresh films for the world to see has become what we’re known for at Virgin Comics,” Gotham Chopra, Virgin co-founder, said.
Posted by admin in Comics, News on April 1st, 2008
He sings, he acts, he writes comic books. Hugh Jackman, currently shooting , signed with Virgin Comics to create a new comic as part of their Signature imprint. His series, Nowhere Man, will be cowritten with Marc Guggenheim, who splits his time between comic books (Wolverine) and television (Eli Stone).
The story is said to be about a man in an unpleasant near future where privacy was swapped in favor of safety. The concept was said to be hatched by Virgin CEO Sharad Devarajan and chief creative officer Gotham Chopra and fed to Jackman.
Virgin’s Voices imprint has been home to other celebrities including porn queen Jenna Jameson, Eurhythmics’ Dave Stewart, Duran Duran, and director Guy Ritchie.
The company is only a few years old and despite high profile talent, has not made a large splash in the comics field. They have had one recent success, partnering with Sci Fi Channel to produce comics to act as pilots for the cable network. Their first effort, Mike Carey’s The Stranded, has been picked up as a filmed pilot.
Director John Moore told MTV that “The world’s pretty serious right now, and there’s an ironic lightness in Virulents,” the Virgin Comics one-shot he will adapt next for the big screen. John Cox (Boot Camp) is working on the screenplay as announced by Variety.
