David DiGilio, creator of ABC’s Traveler, has been tapped by DreamWorks to adapt the Oni Press supernatural crime drama The Damned.
The miniseries, created by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt, is a Prohibition-era thriller in which rival gangs have to join forces to take on a demonic clan that muscles in on their territory.
DreamWorks announced it had acquired the rights back in July, during Comic-Con. Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald (Sweeney Todd, Road to Perdition, Gladiator) are producing along with Oni’s Eric Gitter. Peter Scherwin (Scary Movie) will executive produce.
Earlier this month, DreamWorks acquired the film rights to Oni’s forthcoming graphic novel The Return of King Doug.
I believe that shows was simply called “Traveler.”
Does Variety ever get any details right?
Comment by Kiel Phegley — April 14, 2008 @ 9:55 am
This is awesome news! Congrats to Brian and Cullen. They and this book deserve all the attention they can get.
Comment by Nick — April 14, 2008 @ 8:32 pm
The Damned is one of the best trades I picked up this year. I hope DiGilio stays true to the source material–it’s already a hell of a story and it deserves a great adaptation. Can’t wait to see how this progresses.
Comment by Safraz — April 22, 2008 @ 11:34 am