Summit Entertainment is proving to be a serious powerhouse. After the success of the “Twilight” franchise, it’s rearing its head in the comic book adaptation market with “Alibi”. Based on the Top Cow comic about a well-known socialite whose public presence establishes a perfect alibi for the his secret twin brother, a government assassin. According to Heat Vision, Summit has hired John Hlavin (TV’s The Shield, and also one of my all-time favorite shows. Ever.) to pen the adaptation to be produced by Mandeville’s (produced Disney’s summer hit “The Proposal” and is in post-production on The Fighter starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale and Amy Adams) David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman.
For Top Cow, the deal is aimed at duplicating the success of “Wanted”, which topped $340 million in worldwide gross. Here’s hoping more studios look outside the box for independent books to adapt. I’d personally love to see the Witchblade movie get off the ground, or maybe something like Courtney Crumrin or The Nocturnals.
No casting has been announced yet.
December 2nd, 2009 at 2:39 pm
wouldn’t mind seeing a movie based on Echo, or Queen & Country or any of Ellis’s crazy ass books from Avatar
February 28th, 2011 at 3:18 am
A movie with both brains and brawn and a knockout performance from Bale, The Fighter takes a familiar rags-to-riches story and delivers a feelgood hit. -Alex Jones