Preacher Comic To Spawn HBO Series?
Here on Film Junk we’ve discussed at length the fact that there are far too many comic book movies coming out now, and that the trend (I hope) will probably not continue on for much longer. And yet, as much as I’m getting sick of seeing every single Marvel and D.C. character adapted for the big screen, there are certain comics that I will gladly make an exception for. In particular, it is the non-superhero comics that I am most interested in, primarily from D.C.’s Vertigo imprint which seems to consistently deliver the most unique and challenging stories in comics today. So naturally when I read this juicy little rumour my cold, robotic heartrate just may have increased ever so slightly. It seems that the feature film based on Garth Ennis’ Preacher is pretty much dead. James Marsden was attached to star for the longest time, but alas nothing ever came of it. However, now there is talk that Preacher is seriously being considered for a TV series — on HBO, no less. The producers from The Sopranos reportedly contacted Garth Ennis to discuss the possibilities, although little is known regarding the outcome of said conversations. I would be pretty pumped if this actually lead to something. Put some of the same people behind it who worked on Carnivale and you’d be well on your way to a kick ass show!
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HBO is the perfect platform for Preacher. A feature film would probably have to tone down or outright censor much of the content, let alone condense or completely change the storylines. If done right, the prospect of a quality series based on graphic novels would be a far better alternative for many titles being considered for film adaptions, including Y The Last Man and The Watchmen (as an HBO miniseries?).
Posted by Nuno on May 30th, 2006I think comic books lend themselves more to a TV series simply because of the serialized nature. I’m still not sure why we haven’t seen many successful live action TV shows based on comic books aside from say, Smallville, or the 60’s Batman series. I guess budgets are a major problem, but if HBO were involved, that wouldn’t be an issue.
Posted by Sean on May 30th, 2006Leave a Reply