Warren Ellis' Black Summer to Get Adapted

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Warren Ellis' Black Summer to Get Adapted

Source:Variety

November 1, 2009

Vigilante Entertainment is launching operations by developing Warren Ellis' comic book series "Black Summer" with Ryne Pearson (Knowing) attached to write the screenplay, reports Variety.

"Black Summer," published by Avatar Press in 2007, centers on superhero team the Seven Guns, a group of scientist-adventurers who modified their own bodies for street-fighting in order to take back their West Coast city from a corrupt police force, criminal local government and rapacious private security forces.

Vigilante is headed by Hicham Benkirane, former head of audiovisual development at French comicbook publisher Les Humanoides Associes.

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Posted by: Savior on November 2, 2009 at 00:18:33

Should make a good movie...hopefully

Posted by: Alon on November 2, 2009 at 00:20:41

Judge Dred look alike anyone?

Posted by: deacon on November 2, 2009 at 01:27:21

yeah, is dreadful alrite

Posted by: HalJordanispara_relaxingtilhisnewmoviecomesout! on November 2, 2009 at 03:52:46

I actually enjoyed reading this.. I'm excited to see it happen. I hope they get SOMEONE awesome for Tom Noir. John Horace is so bad ass... I cant wait for this.

Posted by: BIGW1966 on November 2, 2009 at 08:59:47

This was an excellent read. A really good take on the whole Superhero genre.
It is also the first of a trilogy of mini series that approach superhero comics from a different stance.

Black Summer- Self enhanced superhumans against corrupt government.

No Hero- Organization chemically enhances people who in reality are unknowingly helping one person control human destiny and rule the world.

Supergods- This one looks at Superhero's as god like figures and how that effects the world.

All would make for crazy films

Posted by: WarPig on November 2, 2009 at 10:15:51

This has the potential of being an entertaining movie! I really enjoyed the comic but I'm not so sure how the anti-government tones of the book will come across on the screen.

Posted by: PlanBFromOuterSpace on November 2, 2009 at 10:25:39

As far as the Dredd-lookalike comment goes, try looking at more than that cover. The helmet has similarities, but aside from that, the character looks nothing like him.

Anyway, I read Black Summer when it originally came out, and I thought it was OK. Like someone else said, it has some real potential though. Some really, really violent potential...

Posted by: Old Gregg on November 2, 2009 at 12:07:53

I think the premise sounds pretty interesting. I'd give it a shot!

Posted by: monkeyporn on November 2, 2009 at 12:54:04

Holy smokes! I crapped my pants when i read this! OOOhh, I wonder how they're going to nail down that subversive tone and all the 9-11 stuff?

Posted by: Dammit on November 2, 2009 at 13:25:36

OMG!!! No, not Ryne Pearson, he sucks!!!!! Knowing was an ultra failure!!!!!!

Posted by: monkeyporn on November 2, 2009 at 13:28:23

Knowing was fantastic, and I normally wouldn't say that about a film that has a semi-christian message.

Posted by: Jere: Master of the Universe on November 2, 2009 at 19:49:37

This was a really great comic but seriously? I really think this one should be left to ink and paper...

Posted by: HalJordanispara_relaxingtilhisnewmoviecomesout! on November 3, 2009 at 02:56:10

I hope they start off by killing the prez like they do in the book. I also think patrick duffy should play Tom Noir.

Posted by: Mr.mellow on November 3, 2009 at 13:25:39

i agree with Jere: Master of the Universe, this is a great read but i don't know if they should make a movie. I liked for some comics to just stay comics.

Posted by: monkeyporn on November 4, 2009 at 01:02:12

What can go wrong? It's a very brief comic, so there's no trouble squeezing it into a 2 hour timeframe.
My only worry is that they will be afraid to take the serious 9-11/George Bush conspiracy potshots. Obama's administration doesn't really translate the same.

Posted by: Jere: Master of the Universe on November 9, 2009 at 01:02:53

I'm more worried about the gore. One of the things I loved about the comic was the "in your face" blood and guts... it just won't happen on screen...

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