Brett Ratner To Direct 'Harbinger'
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The man fanboys (and girls) love to hate has landed another comic book property. Variety reports that Paramount has purchased the rights to Jim Shooter's Harbinger, with an eye to giving Brett Ratner the franchise. He's looking for the chance to start a franchise from scratch -- and probably regain the goodwill of comic fans everywhere.
Harbinger is a story about superpowered people, humans who are the next stage in evolution. But unlike the mutants of X-Men, their powers must be activated by the Omega Harbinger. The series follows one Harbinger teen, Peter Stanchek, as he teams up with others to bring down Toyo Harada, the Omega, who has used his powers to slowly conquer the world. I think it's pretty much faded into obscurity, though at one point, it was popular enough to boast a Frank Miller cover on one of the issues.
Will the Harbinger fans be up in arms at the choice of Ratner? Will people just be annoyed in general, X-Men 3: The Last Stand being too dreadful a sin to be forgiven? Or will this be his way back into the fold? I know what annoys me -- producer Alexandra Milchan's Blade Runner comparison! "The movie is in the vein of a young Blade Runner, as this 17-year-old gifted kid helps other kids tap into these parts of their brains." Has no one in Hollywood actually sat down and watched Blade Runner?
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3-11-2008 @ 12:46PM
The Addict said...
Dear Mr. Ratner,
Fall off a cliff. Do not survive.
F*ck your mother,
The Addict
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3-11-2008 @ 12:47PM
The Addict said...
...should that have been a semi-colon between the two main points? As in "cliff; do?"
*sings* what do you do with a B.A. in English? *sighs*
3-11-2008 @ 1:37PM
Sam said...
No, not necessarily. It's fine that way. Adds emphasis, I think. Also, I share your sentiment.
3-11-2008 @ 1:37PM
Lance said...
"back into the fold"? Dude, Ratner's first movie was Money Talks. He was never in the fold. He should be homeless.
Respect to the Avenue Q reference though, previous commenter.
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3-11-2008 @ 1:43PM
The Addict said...
*takes a bow*
More than anything, I just want this hack out of Hollywood and away from good franchises.
3-11-2008 @ 6:17PM
Cath said...
I loved this book when Shooter was writing it. I sure hope Ratner doesn't ruin it, but as we've all seen, hope's cheap.
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3-11-2008 @ 8:48PM
ndahmer said...
Nice to see Valiant getting some love, although I'm not so sure about Ratner. I'd love to see Eternal Warrior, Solar and X-O Manowar as well.
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