The Viper Comics mini-series Villains by Adam Cogan and Ryan Cody has been optioned by Universal, with the current Wonder Woman movie writers, Matt Jennison and Brent Strickland, attached to script.
Per the Hollywood Reporter:
The graphic novel, by Adam Cogan and Ryan Cody, puts super bad guys center stage. The plot, told from the baddies’ perspective, follows a young man who is failing at life and finds purpose when he meets a Svengali-style villain who takes him under his wing.
Idealogy’s Matt Smith is executive producing. Viper Comics’ Jessie Garza will co-produce. Scott Bernstein is overseeing for Universal.
Other Idealogy projects in development include the “Tron” re-imagining at Disney, with Joe Kosinski directing; “The Blade Itself” at Miramax; and “Solace” at New Line, which Bailey wrote with Ted Griffin and Mark Pellington is directing. Bailey also just sold the spec pilot “The Unlimited” to ABC.
Cogan and Cody are currently working on a second mini-series, which is due this fall.
