Garth Ennis is able to cross one other comedian ebook adaptation off his listing. The creator, whose Preacher and The Boys have already been tailored for TV, has penned a script for a film adaptation of his comedian Crossed. And now indie outfit Six Studios has acquired the screenplay, with an intention to finance and again the film.
Crossed takes place in a pandemic-stricken world, by which those that catch a illness are marked with a cross-like rash on their faces. These comply with their worst impulses — suppose a zombie apocalypse, however as an alternative of zombies, these are people who retain their mind, however are homicidal maniacs.
The unique 10 points that encourage the film have been printed from 2008-10, however the franchise has spawned greater than 200 points from varied writers and artists, together with abilities like Watchmen scribe Alan Moore.
Six Studios is now on the hunt for a director for the undertaking, which they count on to be within the $2 million to $3 million vary, although that would enhance for the fitting expertise. The plan is to enter manufacturing within the fall.
Carl Choi of Six Studios will produce together with Ben Hung of Retro Leisure and Ken Levin of Nightsky Productions. Hung and Levin developed the undertaking with Ennis and introduced the property to Six Studios. Six Studios’ Jeff Huang will government produce together with Ennis, Carl Amari and Invoice Patterson.
Amazon’s adaptation of Ennis’ The Boys has turn out to be one of the acclaimed comedian ebook exhibits of the last decade, with Amazon saying its fourth season is among the many service’s most seen seasons of TV ever. It has launched a number of spinoffs, and can conclude with season 5. Preacher, in the meantime, ran for 4 seasons from 2016-19.
Six Studios’ Choi says the script is an intimate, human story. “It was essentially the most trustworthy adaptation potential,” says Choi, who likens it to Contagion meets The Strolling Useless, with hints of Alex Garland’s Civil Battle, in that it’s a street film throughout a ravaged United States.
Six Studios can also be growing The Riftwar Saga for TV, and was behind Curse of the Sin Eater, which Samuel Goldwyn acquired in October.
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