Edward Burns' Comic Book to (Also) Become a Movie
"Dock Walloper!"
Guy Ritchie's Gamekeeper just became the first Virgin Comics book to earn a movie deal. And it looks like Ed Burns' Dock Walloper is about to be the second.
Actually, Rosario Dawson's Occult Crime Taskforce also got a deal with Dimension, so expect a whole bunch of celebrity-backed comic books to become movies some time soon. Co-written by Burns and Jimmy Palmiotti, the story is "a stylized gangster tale set in the 1920s, where Prohibition has created a struggle to control the criminal underworld."
According to Variety, Mr. Burns (no, not that Mr. Burns) plans to recreate the era by using lots of green-screens. Just like they did with Sin City and 300. The writer/director will play a gangster in the film, but he'll also be casting for a few stars too. Although it doesn't sound like a "traditional" comic book movie, this should make for an interesting experiment. Edward Burns is generally known for chat-heavy indie flicks like She's the One and The Brothers McMullen.
But hey, you gotta love a title like "Dock Walloper."
Actually, Rosario Dawson's Occult Crime Taskforce also got a deal with Dimension, so expect a whole bunch of celebrity-backed comic books to become movies some time soon. Co-written by Burns and Jimmy Palmiotti, the story is "a stylized gangster tale set in the 1920s, where Prohibition has created a struggle to control the criminal underworld."
According to Variety, Mr. Burns (no, not that Mr. Burns) plans to recreate the era by using lots of green-screens. Just like they did with Sin City and 300. The writer/director will play a gangster in the film, but he'll also be casting for a few stars too. Although it doesn't sound like a "traditional" comic book movie, this should make for an interesting experiment. Edward Burns is generally known for chat-heavy indie flicks like She's the One and The Brothers McMullen.
But hey, you gotta love a title like "Dock Walloper."
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(1-8 of 8 posts) | Reply
on Jul 27 2007 10:41 AM Should we be worried about another Madonna movie? (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 27 2007 11:40 AM Ed Burns' movie sounds jammed with originality... not. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 27 2007 11:51 AM You just busted the "not" tag out. But I do agree with you. (Reply to this) |
on Jul 27 2007 12:03 PM I wonder if Guy Ritchie has become a good director in his absence? (Reply to this) |
on Jul 27 2007 12:22 PM I'm really curious as to how this will turn out, I like Burns and this is unlike anything he's ever directed. Plus it sounds pretty good, I usualy like gangster films. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 27 2007 01:36 PM Comic book movies are big. Directors/Actors want their pet projects to be made. Directors/Actors decide to make poorly made/recieved comic book. Producers see it's a comic book, think big money, decide to produce movie. I'm not saying it isn't a briliant way to get around the stupidity that is a producer's mindset in making a movie, it just doesn't mean that these will be good movies. Neither does it mean that fanboys are actually going to care, nor turn out in droves to support these movies. I mean, dang, I like Ed Burns but that sounds like a rip-off of a rip-off. Is anyone actually buying these 'celebrity' comic books?!! (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 27 2007 03:06 PM In reply to this comment (#980116) I've never heard of any of these celebrity comic books. I like Guy Ritchie though. Snatch is awesome. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 27 2007 10:27 PM it seems like everyday i check this site there are 3 new comic book movies being made...geeze. (Reply to this) |
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