Showing posts with label Garth Ennis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Garth Ennis. Show all posts

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Darren Aronofsky to Direct Garth Ennis' PREACHER?

Darren Aronofsky is busy but very lucky man. It was reported yesterday that he is rumored to be in the hunt to direct the Superman reboot, now Newsarama is reporting that Darren Aronofsky may also be interested in directing Preacher and that it's likely he'll have to choose one project over the other, as both are slated to move into development soon.

Preacher, based on the Vertigo series by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon that ran in the late '90's, tells the story of Texas reverend Jesse Custer who, after merging with the escaped offspring of a demon and an angel, find himself imbued with the word of God, the power to command anyone to do his bidding. Teamed with his ex girlfriend, Tulip O'Hare and an Irish vampire named Cassidy, Custer sets out across America to track down the almighty and force him to explain why he abandoned creation.

Preacher has been rumored for development almost as far back as the series' debut in 1995, but was most recently in development with Sam Mendes directing and a script in the works from John August. It is uncertain whether or not Aronofsky, if he took the project, would work from the same draft.

This is a tough call for me.  I think Aronofsky would do a great job as the director on the Superman reboot, but I am a huge fan of Ennis' Preacher and would love to see the story move forward as movie(s).  If I was God, I would choose Aronofsky to direct the Preacher.  It's a a unique story that needs someone with his film background (pi, Requiem for a Dream, Wrestler and The Fountain) to direct and shepherd through the process.  What do you think?

Sunday, July 11, 2010

What's Better than a Comic Book Starring a Hooker, A Movie (NSFW)

Ever read the Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner and Garth Ennis one-shot called THE PRO?  It was published by Image in 2002 and people still talking about it today.

The premise of the story is a filthy, foul-mouthed hooker who suddenly gains super-powers and gets recruited by a thinly-veiled parody of the Justice League. To put it mildly, her membership with this team doesn’t work out well.

There's been talk of a live action version of "The Pro" before (with creators calling for actresses such as Sarah Silverman for the leading role) along with a supposed movie "demo," but yesterday's post by Palmiotti on YouTube marks the first time this particular animation's been made widely viewable.  If the video belwo does not work, click here to see the video via YouTube.

WARNING - - FOR MATURE VIEWERS ONLY. This clip is definitely R-Rated, it's definitely is for adults only and you definitely shouldn’t watch it at work...

Source via Comic Alliance and Comic Vine

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Anchorman Director Close to Making The Boys into a Movie

Collider is reporting that director Adam McKay of Anchorman fame is in serious talks with Sony Pictures to bring Garth Ennis' comic book series The Boys to the big screen.

McKay is a die-hard comic book fan and that he’s been looking to tackle a movie in the comic book genre. The Boys is an aggressive first comic book movie to tackle, but all the power to him. 

Gfest LOVES The Boys, and have always thought it was too hard edged to ever see the big screen.  Now let's just wait and see how watered down the movie version will be. 
Somehow we doubt that scenes like the one to the left will make it through Sony's executives.