Alan Moore's LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN Heading To The Small Screen

Alan Moore's LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN Heading To The Small Screen

After a loose big screen adaptation (which was torn apart by critics) in 2003, League of Extraordinary Gentleman is getting a second chance as a TV show. Michael Green (Green Lantern) is set to serve as writer and executive producer and you can find more details after the jump!

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By JoshWilding - Jul 09, 2013 02:07 PM EST
Source: The Hollywood Reporter


Fox have given a pilot commitment to a small screen adaptation of Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's League of Extraordinary Gentleman. Michael Green (whose credits include the likes of Green Lantern, Smallville and Heroes) is set to write and executive produce, while The Matrix's Erwin Stoff will also serve in the latter capacity. Moore and O'Neill won't be producers on the series, and it's safe to assume that the writer will have no role in this adaptation, although we should still probably expect him to have nothing but bad things to say if the past is any indication. How do you guys feel about this news? Sound off below and stay tuned to CBM for further updates.

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Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 7/9/2013, 2:47 PM
A property better suited for TV.
sameoldthing
sameoldthing - 7/9/2013, 2:52 PM
Yes..better suited for TV series.
Didn't hate the movie,had many cool moments.

Taken separate from the books the movie was fun stuff but tv show can definatly flesh out the story & characters better.
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 7/9/2013, 2:53 PM
I barely even remember the movie. Was it that bad?
jcfrommars9
jcfrommars9 - 7/9/2013, 2:54 PM
Hopefully this will be done much better as a TV show. The movie in my opinion ripped the soul of out of Alan Moore's brilliant storytelling.
jcfrommars9
jcfrommars9 - 7/9/2013, 2:54 PM
@ALegendaryPanda

Worse.
CaptainAmerica31
CaptainAmerica31 - 7/9/2013, 2:57 PM
Lol when reading the title I can't help but think " mad men?..."
CharlesBryant97
CharlesBryant97 - 7/9/2013, 2:58 PM
Every movie that has been adapted by Alan Moore so far has never been positively received by critics. You know why? Alan Moore's stories are not for sale, or price, or film adaptations, they're there to send messages, show symbolism, and teach lessons, that only Alan Moore himself can achieve. And, I don't care how accurate Watchmen was to the comics, you could tell the film crew and production studios didn't understand it, which is why it was so flawed. But, the point is, his stories are not for film adaptations, there for educating.
marvel72
marvel72 - 7/9/2013, 2:59 PM
it'll probably work better as a tv show.
CherryBomb
CherryBomb - 7/9/2013, 3:00 PM
This is great, despite the negative reviews, I really enjoyed the film ...
Mostly because I loved that they turned Mina Harker into a bad-ass vampire and arguably one of the most strongest members.

I hope they make her a vampire again.
billytwohats
billytwohats - 7/9/2013, 3:04 PM
@CherryBomb Just get out! Go! :p
wookiefit
wookiefit - 7/9/2013, 3:08 PM
CherryBomb - Agree! It was cool how they did her charater.

I too liked the movie a lot. It did have some blah moments, but overall I liked it. I think the series could be done really well on tv. To have more time to develop the characters and give the back stories to those veiwers not familiar with reading books will help a lot also. I didn't lke Tom Sawyer in the movie, but I do get why they thru him him. In just hope they keep it a period piece and try not to update the series to modern times.
knighted
knighted - 7/9/2013, 3:19 PM
I liked the movie.
Marveloverdc
Marveloverdc - 7/9/2013, 3:20 PM
The movie was the studio and opinion groups bastard child. Was more a raping than the invisible man gets in the books (sorry for the spoiler). Could work on the small screen if they keep the spirit of the books. Moore is a comicbook writer, taking his work out of that media only weakened it. Read the books people, there fantastic!!
invalensname5
invalensname5 - 7/9/2013, 3:22 PM
@CharlesBryant97... spot on.
The book works as a narrative, but it is a slow burning story, more an examination of fictional characters. It is not a gripping week by week tv narrative.
And the depth of the narrative- the way in which it weaves various fictions into a cohesive text- that will not translate to mainstream tv, ie. it will be dumbed down.
I wish they would stop 'adapting' things. Just give it another title, and distance it from a (inevitably) far superior work of art. Just like Once Upon a Time and Fables.
WarnerBrother
WarnerBrother - 7/9/2013, 3:23 PM
@jimoakley666

Good luck getting an American audience to give a sh't about 19th century British Literary figures.Funny you bringing up American xenophobia in context of a show featuring characters created during the height of British imperialism. Ironic.
Shaggy
Shaggy - 7/9/2013, 3:25 PM
this story deserves a better movie
Spartan
Spartan - 7/9/2013, 3:26 PM
The movie was very good I thought, better then most dreck Hollywood puts out.
The addition of Tom Sawyer was inspired.

To all the haters : All your taste is in your mouths
Shaggy
Shaggy - 7/9/2013, 3:27 PM
what happens to Invisible Man is so messed up
airbeyonder18
airbeyonder18 - 7/9/2013, 3:28 PM
I kinda enjoyed the film although I'm on board for a TV series.
RyGoR
RyGoR - 7/9/2013, 3:33 PM
Good news hopefully it's not bad got high hopes for this!!
Odin
Odin - 7/9/2013, 3:34 PM
Sounds good.
chrismyers
chrismyers - 7/9/2013, 3:35 PM
@CharlesBryant97 & invalensname5

Couldnt agree with the two of you more, I love nearly everything alan moore has written, and you hit the nail on the head when you say he is sending a message with his work, although i did feel some of the message through v for vendetta, all the others no. His stories are/were never meant for live action. Although you CAN send a message through film they will never ever risk sending the message that Alan Moore wants. How dare some of these people think they can adapt Alan Moore, that seems to be Moores thoughts and based on the movies at present I agree, Swamp thing is the bar in comics that he set that has never been met (in my eyes)
Odin
Odin - 7/9/2013, 3:36 PM
Wonder if they'll use aby of the movie's cast(it had a good choice of actors)?
chrismyers
chrismyers - 7/9/2013, 3:37 PM
@spartan, they admitted at the time that they only included tom sawyer because they were worried that americans wouldn't know who any of the other characters were and wanted them to have a recognisable name, it wasn't inspired it was pathetic marketing. Im English but im aware that americans aren't that dense
invalensname5
invalensname5 - 7/9/2013, 3:40 PM
@Chrisymyers- and I agree with you re. V for Vendetta. It was never going to be as deep as the book, but that's the one exception of Moore adaptations; I loved the film.
chrismyers
chrismyers - 7/9/2013, 3:49 PM
@ckal - lol so true
ChanchoMcGrady
ChanchoMcGrady - 7/9/2013, 3:49 PM
The movie was not bad. At least, not nearly as bad as the critics would have you think. Now I never actually read the comics, so I suppose I can't say how close it was to the source material, but as a movie, it was entertaining. A good popcorn flick.

Plus, Sean Connery as awesome, so that made the movie better.
CherryBomb
CherryBomb - 7/9/2013, 3:51 PM
Say what you will about this movie, but no one can say they didn't enjoy the gorgeous Peta Wilson as Mina Harker ...
chrismyers
chrismyers - 7/9/2013, 3:52 PM
@invalensname5- I got goose bumbs when everyone wore there guy fawkes masks towards the end. Really had the feeling of the book. I think thats as good as we will ever see an alan moore story put on film, although im really looking forward to seeing guilermo do hellblazer and swamp thing
chrismyers
chrismyers - 7/9/2013, 3:53 PM
Im shocked at the amount of people defending this film, the book is a modern master piece and the film was scary movie standard
invalensname5
invalensname5 - 7/9/2013, 4:02 PM
The movie is a travesty! And yes, it's shocking how people are defending it. It's the movie that convinced Sean Connery to give up his career.
I met Alan Moore last year (an extraordinary gentleman if ever there was one), and I also was in the audience when he spoke about adaptations. He spoke very eloquently on the subject. If people want to see Moore on screen, they'd be much better off supporting his current KIckstarter campaign.
sarahsatire
sarahsatire - 7/9/2013, 4:02 PM
The comics were GREAT!

*Spoilers* I still think back upon Mr. Hyde's rape/murder of the Invisible Man (to "defend" Mina) in disbelief. The way they did the invisible blood showing after his slow/painful death all over Hyde and the banquet table while he was eating was very memorable.

The story is dark, obviously. It's also very human. As a result, no justice will be done unless they give it the GoT treatment.
TerminalVoyd
TerminalVoyd - 7/9/2013, 4:03 PM
I guess someone is tracking Showtime's Penny Dreadful series (produced by Sam Mendes) to be a hit and is creating some literary based competition. And now I'm hoping it's not for network.

Anything less than a Hannibal approach for network won't do and Hannibal, while renewed for a second season, was struggling to find an audience. A cable home would be better suited for this. That aside, I'm a little iffy on Michael Green's involvement. This one is one definitely wait and see on some news about about the approach before developing any kind of expectations one way or the other.
chrismyers
chrismyers - 7/9/2013, 4:07 PM
@invalensname5, ive also met Alan Moore in an autograph session at a comic shop in Leeds, he was ridiculously cool, and you can totally tell that he plays up to the idea that everyone thinks hes nuts. He loves to keep the public guessing, I got to ask him one question....I had mulled this over for ages in the line and had so many good questions....by the time i got to the front i said.....erm....I love your books....and then got pushed to the side ha.... i think my brain melted
phoenixforce9
phoenixforce9 - 7/9/2013, 4:08 PM
@CherryBomb
Agreed. i liked the film too.

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Spartan
Spartan - 7/9/2013, 4:28 PM
@chrisymeyers
I'm not defending the movie as a faithful adaptation of Moores work but rather as it's own standalone creation. Sawyer may have been a blatant attempt at mollifying poor illiterate american audiences but I thought it was a well executed one. I liked his mid western cowboy ethos and how he interacted with Quartermain on different levels.
"You like it? I brought two.."
"He's in."

The scene where the old English lion Quartermain passes the torch to Sawyer and references
the coming "American Century" was also poignant.
Connery may not have enjoyed the production but I thought he was his usual great self.
Also loved Nemo and the Nautilus, great production design.


Liked it for what it was not what it could have been.
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