Earlier today, /film published a story about how Samuel Bayer is not interested in directing a sequel to
A Nightmare on Elm Street, and hinted that he is developing an adaptation of a graphic novel...
There’s a comic– I’m sure my agent would kill me for this, because I’m sure I’m not supposed to talk about it or whatever, but I don’t really care, is that– no, my assistant is shaking her head. No. No? No? I was going to mention a project. Shut up? Okay. I’m doing what people tell me. Yeah, I’ll bury myself with this one. There’s some very, very cool stuff out there. I’m really into graphic novels and really into the superhero genre, and I really think there’s some interesting stuff going on, and I think that’s what I’m leaning towards.
But then in an interview with Shocktillyoudrop, Bayer spilled the beans!
There’s one comic book I really dig that I want to go after that’s bad-ass. I’d like to get it, it’s called The Boys. It’s about a group of mercenaries and they’re job is to kick the shit out of superheroes who get out of line. It doesn’t get any better than that. In the world of The Boys, superheroes are scumbags. My youngest brother is a comic book historian and he introduced me to a lot of graphic novels like “The Dark Knight.” There are some great books I don’t think people have tapped into yet.
Well, news of
The Boys movie is coming at a fare pace it seems. Earlier on we heard from the artist of the comic, Darrick Robertson, and how much he loved the first draft of the script. Although I didn't think
Nightmare looked to be up to much, I really hope it is now if this dude will be directing
The Boys! Not many people seem to have heard of this comic on here, so here is the official description of the first graphic novel which the movie will likely follow,
"The name Of The Game"..
“This is going to hurt! In a world where costumed heroes soar through the sky and masked vigilantes prowl the night, someone’s got to make sure the “supes” don’t get out of line. And someone will! Billy Butcher, Wee Hughie, Mother’s Milk, The Frenchman, and The Female are The Boys: A CIA-backed team of very dangerous people, each one dedicated to the struggle against the most dangerous force on Earth - superpower! Some superheroes have to be watched. Some have to be controlled. And some of them, sometimes, need to be taken out of the picture. That’s when you call in The Boys!
I really hope this happens. And with stuff like
Kick Ass making headlines, there has never been a better time for it.
Thanks to /film and Shocktillyoudrop.
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