December 14, 2017 Kill or be Killed Comic Book Optioned While John Wick director Chad Stahelski is already booked to return for the 2019-scheduled John Wick: Chapter 3 and has burgeoning prospects for a movie reboot of Highlander, it appears that a most intriguing comic book movie project in Kill…

December 1, 2017 Goldie Vance Comic Book Optioned 20th Century Fox has bought the rights to the BOOM! Studios graphic novel Goldie Vance with Kerry Washington and Rashida Jones teaming up to bring Hope Larson and Brittney Williams’ comic to the screen. Described as a mix between Nancy Drew and Eloise, the book follows…

November 16, 2017 Danger Girl Comic Book Optioned Constantin Film acquired rights to the comic book series Danger Girl, and will team with Jeremy Bolt’s Bolt Pictures and Adrian Askarieh’s Prime Universe Films to produce a film and develop a TV show from the property. Constantin’s Robert Kulzer will produce…

November 13, 2017 Morbius Comic Book Optioned Sony is looking to expand its Spider-Man shared universe with a film centered on Morbius, the Living Vampire. Power Rangers writers Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama developed the script, which was submitted to Sony “after a secret development process.” Created by writer Roy Thomas and…

November 6, 2017 Darkness Visible Comic Book Optioned The Darkness Visible comic book series by Mike Carey and Arvind Ethan David is getting the TV series treatment from IDW Entertainment. According to a report from Deadline, IDW will be developing, financing and producing the series. David will serve as executive producer under the Ideate…

October 31, 2017 Snow Blind Comic Book Optioned Fox has began work developing the BOOM! Studios miniseries Snow Blind by Ollie Masters and Tyler Jenkins as an hour-long drama, reports Deadline. Fox, which co-owns BOOM! Studios, has agreed to a “script commitment plus penalty” for the show under the development…

October 27, 2017 Nonplayer Comic Book Optioned You might not be familiar with Nonplayer right now, but if Legendary does it right, then everybody might know the name “Dana Stevens” in the future. According to Deadline, Legendary has acquired the movie rights to the beautifully drawn comic book series by…

October 4, 2017 Velvet Comic Book Optioned Image Comics spy series Velvet is set to become the very first original scripted drama created for the Paramount Network. Kyle Killen (Awake, Lone Star) will adapt the series, which comes from the creative team of writer Ed Brubaker and artist Steve Epting,…

September 28, 2017 Lazarus Comic Book Optioned Amazon has set up three high-profile drama series for development: Ringworld, based on Larry Niven’s classic science fiction book; Lazarus, based on the comic book by Greg Rucka (Jessica Jones); and Snow Crash, based on Neal Stephenson’s cult novel. The streaming platform has been ramping up its…

September 23, 2017 Kill the Minotaur Comic Book Optioned A fresh Image Comics series is getting the silver screen treatment. The Hollywood Reporter announces that Skybound Entertainment, the company operated by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, has joined forced with Universal Pictures to adapt Kill the Minotaur, which just…

September 13, 2017 Strangers in Paradise Comic Book Optioned Terry Moore’s Strangers in Paradise has been optioned for a big-screen adaptation, with filmmaker Angela Robinson at the helm. The long-running comic, which will return for a short engagement in 2018 to celebrate its 25th anniversary, centers on three characters: Katchoo,…