Bavaria Pictures will be creating a live-action film adaptation of the German novel “Death of a Superhero,” Variety reports.
The film deals with a teenage comic artist suffering from leukemia, as he retreats into the heroics of his creation, Miracle Man, as he fights his nemesis the Globe.
Freddie Highmore from Burton’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and German actress Jessica Schwarz are slated to star. The picture is currently budgeted between $7-10 million.
February 23rd, 2009 at 11:52 pm
I guess Alan Moore’s gonna have to change the name of his character to Mackarelman now, just like he said.