Two Unpublished Graphic Novels Will Be Made Into Movies!

Two Unpublished Graphic Novels Will Be Made Into Movies!

Yesterday, "Variety" reported that Vanguard Films picked up the film rights to two unpublished graphic novels (said in the article to be in "galley form") at the Comic-Con in San Diego.

By MarkCassidy - Aug 13, 2009 01:08 PM EST
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Source: variety.com

The lucrative comic to movie trend shows no sign of easing up as two graphic novels that have not so much as seen a printing press have been optioned for movies by Vanguard.

This is all of the information there seems to be so far.

'Circus Galacticus' from screenwriter-author Michael Walker tells of "a fantastical circus with mythic creatures, fantasy aerialists, and heroic guerrilla fighters. They navigate the dark realm ruled by despotic tyrants who've taken control of Earth and have designated the circus as the only permissible form of entertainment."

'The Oz Wars' is an action film set in the Emerald City, where a fierce war is waged by the Witches in their evil citadel against the resistance fighters led by the beleaguered Wizard. The storyline was penned by an established screenwriter who's using the pseudonym "Dorothy Gale."(Dorothy's uncle in "Wizard Of Oz" was called Henry Gale. "Lost" fans will recognize the name!)

They do sound interesting. But does anyone else think that if these studios want to make obscure comic book movies they should focus on ones that are..y'know..written! Like "Badger" or "Nexus?"

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superdog
superdog - 8/13/2009, 1:30 PM
agreed. they should have just wrote them as a movie script if thats what they wanted. although the wizard of oz one actually sounds like an interesting take on the subject matter.
SpiderBat209
SpiderBat209 - 8/13/2009, 1:54 PM
That's GREAT News for us Indie Comic Dudes! I hope somebody scoops on my Comic/Graphic Novel at the Next convention!

Speaking of which, looks like my book is gonna take a little longer than October to put out! Sorry, CBM Friends! :(

This Horror Film I'm doing is eating up all of my time!!! :P

I'll keep you guys posted though! :D
JeremyBentham
JeremyBentham - 8/13/2009, 2:15 PM
whoa ror! i never knew that the wizard's name was henry gale...that is such a perfect name for ben to call himself in his first appearance. thats great how it ties in with the whole "man behind the curtain" aspect of ben. especially after seeing this past season and finding out how he never saw jacob before, etc...argh lost is so great, can't wait for final season!!!
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 8/13/2009, 2:21 PM
Pretty cool eh? I only found out a while ago myself..although i knew the name was familiar. Final season is sure to be surprising at the very least!

SpiderMan209 that is great news for guys getting started and i didn't mean to sound as if i didn't want new comics being optioned, its just that these studios seem to be scrambling for obscure comics to make movies from and there are so many ones already out there i would prefer them to focus on first.
Spock
Spock - 8/13/2009, 2:36 PM
I mean dam Ror what kind of work do u do to posting all of these articles. LOL

Never heard of it, will wait and see.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 8/13/2009, 2:43 PM
I'm 5 hours ahead of you guys!
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 8/13/2009, 2:46 PM
And im a male prostitute, so i can type while i work:)
SirJediFrank
SirJediFrank - 8/13/2009, 3:02 PM
209@ great. don´t stop telling the status of your work. well all mayor most famous graphic novels and characters movie copyrights are already attached to some studio, so now they are heading t heir attention to these Indy´s work.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/13/2009, 3:09 PM
Lol @ ROR! ; D
longbowhunter
longbowhunter - 8/13/2009, 3:33 PM
Hmmm, both sound like very good stories.
BigHeadSarge
BigHeadSarge - 8/13/2009, 4:34 PM
Actually, Henry Gale was Dorothy's uncle, and Emily Gale was her aunt. The closest you get to the Wizard's real name is "Professor Marvel".
superdog
superdog - 8/13/2009, 4:43 PM
Bigheadsarge@ your right. Ror doesn't know what he's talking about :)
BigHeadSarge
BigHeadSarge - 8/13/2009, 4:49 PM
@ superdog: lol, I'm not usually the one to get technical on this site, and Ror usually is spot on! Had to call that one, though. My daughter has made me watch that movie waaay too many times. :)
BigHeadSarge
BigHeadSarge - 8/13/2009, 4:55 PM
Speaking of being in different time zones, I just might have the oddest schedule on this site. I'm in Iraq, which is 7 hours ahead of Eastern Time, but I work the night shift, 7pm - 7am. I think eventually I'll have the record for number of "final" posts. :)
superdog
superdog - 8/13/2009, 5:06 PM
What r ya doin in Iraq? Don't you know there's a war going on there;)
BigHeadSarge
BigHeadSarge - 8/13/2009, 5:12 PM
participating... or at least supporting. The "Sarge" part of my screen name isn't just for show. I also wear a 7 5/8 size hat, so I guess I'm covered on both parts. :)
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 8/13/2009, 5:18 PM
Oh yes! Your right! Grrrr, ill have to edit that.
superdog
superdog - 8/13/2009, 5:39 PM
Bigheadsarge@yeah sounds like your covered on all fronts.(pun intended :)) Thanks for your service man. I appreciate all that you do. Stay safe!!!

Ror@ it's cool man. We all make mistakes

shyhook@ right on!!!

These movies will be cool. Hopefully
Spock
Spock - 8/13/2009, 5:40 PM
nice way to void the ? Ror, but it still stands.
BuckyB7588
BuckyB7588 - 8/13/2009, 7:04 PM
I hope its watchmen....
TheNameIsBetty
TheNameIsBetty - 8/13/2009, 11:04 PM
wow, this is a good topic for a forum XD
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