Spacewalk Empire
Few comic writers have found as much success in the world of film as Mark Millar. To date, the Scottish scribe has supplied the framework for Kingsman, Wanted, and Kick-Ass, and his groundbreaking work on The Ultimates helped shape the direction of Marvel's Cinematic Universe. Now, Millar's back at it again, with the Hollywood Reporter revealing that the rights for his Empress comic have been snatched up by producers Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum.
The new series, which only debuted (and sold out) last month, is a collaboration between Millar and artist Stuart Immonen, and concerns the titular Empress, who - tired of her Galactic Emperor husband's nefarious ways - abandons the Empire with her three children and the help of a sympathetic bodyguard. Far from spelling the end of her troubles, however, this causes ructions with her teenage daughter, who, it turns out, would rather remain with daddy dearest. To make matters worse, the Emperor wants her back and she becomes the focus of a galaxy-wide manhunt.
All in all, this is a far cry from Millar's other film adaptations (if not his comics output) and could pose some interesting challenges for Roth and Kirschenbaum. Then again, there's definitely a gap in the market for films that mix domestic drama with a dash of space opera.
Empress isn't the only of Millar's projects currently working its way through development. Starlight is apparently still on the cards, as is an adaption of the subversive superhero comic Superior. We're also getting a sequel to Kingsman, entitled The Golden Circle, in June 2017.
No comments:
Post a Comment