Jessica Barnes at www.cinematical.com posted this today:
If you’re not a fan of comic book flicks, it’s going to be an interesting couple of years at the movies for you. Between Marvel and Disney joining forces, and DC having started their own media conglomerate (as Elisabeth told us just last week), there is no escaping the ink and panel crowd. But there’s an upside if you’re especially sick of superheroes, because during a conversation between MTV and the head of the newly formed DC Entertainment, Diane Nelson, she hinted that DC is planning something a little different in the world of comic book movies. Splashpage recently spoke with the woman of the hour, and she told them that not only will DC be putting some lapsed titles back into the pipeline (leaving us to speculate on whether or not Wonder Woman will get her film debut), but that the so-called ‘lesser known’ titles of the Vertigo universe could be getting a big-screen makeover as well.
Fables
I have always loved fairy tales — and I especially love them when they’re a little bloody. So the stories of fairy tale ‘rejects’ living in a ghetto in New York City appeals to the little kid and the post modernist in me. Plus any story that has a murderous Goldilocks gets a gold star in my book.
Sandman
Neil Gaiman’s classic comic about the family ties of the immortals has been kicking around Hollywood for long enough, and now that Nelson’s in charge maybe this is one of those long-gestating projects that she’s promising to kick back into production.
Read more here.
OMG, a movie adaptation of Fables would be fantastic! If you haven’t read the series, go get it! Its such a great series! 🙂 And do I even need to tell you how wonderful Sandman is? It could be tricky to adapt, but I would definitely go see it.
Would you like to see any of these titles adapted for the big screen?
