Alan Moore will be delighted!
After several attempts to reboot seminal comic series The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen for the big and small screen, Disney-owned 20th Century Studios is taking another crack at re-adapting Moore's acclaimed Victorian superhero tale for the Hulu streaming service.
No director is attached, but Justin Haythe (Revolutionary Road, Red Sparrow) has been tapped to pen the screenplay. Don Murphy, who also produced the much-maligned 2003 movie, is back as a producer alongside Susan Montford and Erwin Stoff of 3 Arts Entertainment.
The previous TLOEG film starring Sean Connery took some major liberties with the source material, and significantly lightened the dark and cynical tone. Although it was lambasted by critics and tends to be miscategorized as a flop, it actually took in a very respectable $180 million at the worldwide box office.
We assume this new take will be more faithful, but we still expect the material to be toned down to at least some extent. Moore's comics contained quite a few shocking moments, including Mr. Hyde raping The Invisible Man to death in the second volume (yes, you read that right).
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