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'Aeon Flux' Scribes Sign for 'The Boys'
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I can't help but feel bad for Garth Ennis because it seems like lately, the guy can't catch a break. It was bad enough that the long-awaited adaption of his controversial series Preacher was shelved at HBO; but this is just adding insult to injury. The Hollywood Reporter announced that Columbia Pictures has hired Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay to adapt Ennis' anti-superhero comic, The Boys. Back in February, Elisabeth gave us the heads up that Columbia had picked up the property in the 'spirit' of looking for some titles that could give Watchmen a run for their money on the topic of superhero subversion. Originally published in 2006, The Boys was created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. The story was "set in a contemporary world very much similar to real one, with one notable exception: a number of people have some form of superpower. The series follows a superpowered CIA squad, known informally as "the Boys", whose job it is to keep watch on superheroes and, if necessary, intimidate or kill them."
So you might be wondering why the addition of Manfredi and Hay isn't good news. I mean everyone likes a comic book movie, right? Well, a quick glance at their collective resumes solves that mystery. Between the two of them, they have created some truly awful scripts (notably, The Tuxedo and crazy/beautiful). Hopefully the two have been brushing up on their 'superhero skills' by finishing their adaptation of R.I.P.D. for Universal. If not, I can't imagine that fans of the dark and violent world of The Boys will be pleased.
[Thanks: Comics2Film]
'The Boys' Are With Columbia Pictures
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In the never-ending race to land the next hot comic property, Columbia has just purchased the rights to Garth Ennis' comic series The Boys. The studio will be adapting the series into a film with producer Neal H. Mortiz under his Sony-based Original Pictures company.The Boys follows a CIA group assigned to keep tabs on superheroes and, when necessary, take violent action against them. Typical of Ennis, it's chock full of graphic violence and sexuality, and happily mocks the Marvel and DC pantheon of heroes.
Moritz, while enthusiastic, seems unaware of how black it is. "Rather than begin with a romantic idea of superheroes out to save the world, The Boys imagines a world in which superheroes really exist, with all of the flaws that real people have. The boys are there to make sure that people with superhuman powers don't get out of line."
I can't shake the feeling that Moritz heard about Watchmen, realized Warner Bros already had it, and asked an intern to find him something with flawed superheroes. Deconstructed superheroes are going to be all the rage in Hollywood now, 20 years after Alan Moore and Frank Miller have been there, done that.
Wow, I sound cynical. I don't mean to. Any original story that a studio picks up is a good thing, and a world where comic books are the hottest thing going is undeniably fun. But will Ennis make it to the screen with all that gleeful brutality and contempt intact? Or will it be neutered into a ordinary action movie?
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