Priest is a
manhwa (which, I
understand, is the word for a Korean comic) series by writer Min-Woo Hyung. According to an early
online review, the first volume in the series - about a
former priest who, upon his death, is forced to trade his soul to a devil "in return for resurrection and the
power to pursue his revenge against [a] fallen archangel" who he pursues across the American west - is "a
fighting comic" that reads "like...a videogame." If that's true, it sounds right up the alley of pretty
much everyone making movies these days, including
Priest production team
Joshua
Donen,
Michael
De Luca, and the very busy
Sam Raimi. Plus, as a bonus, the
violence, western setting, and revenge theme make it sound a little like
Django,
but that might be wishful thinking on my part. (
Variety offers a slightly different summary of the story -
theirs involves "a band of renegade vampires" and a "young sheriff." I assume this specific event
is from a later volume in the series that was adapted for the movie, but I'd love a firm answer from a
Priest
reader.)
The film -
Cory
Goodman's screenwriting debut - is due to be directed by
Andrew
Douglas, whose directorial experience consist of the rather mismatched pair
The Amityville Horror and the
Jim White road picture,
Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus; production is set to being
this summer.
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