The big screen adaptation of Top Cow’s Witchblade begins production in September 2008, and Platinum Studios and Arclight Films have launched an official teaser website at Witchblade2009.com, and released an official teaser movie poster. I’m not sure what to think about this as I’ve never read the comic book series.
The original Top Cow comic book series has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide since it was created in 1995. It also spawned a TNT television series which ran for two seasons beginning in 2000, and a Japanese Anime television show in Japan in 2006. The story follows a specially chosen female who comes into possession of “a supernatural, sentient artifact with immense destructive and protective powers” called the Witchblade. The jewel-encrusted gauntlet gives the wearer extraordinary powers. The feature length theatrical live-action film will take a “more horror-based approach.”
“It’s not a gore-fest, but certainly more horrific than the TV series. With the supernatural elements this is pretty easy to do,” Executive Producers Matt Hawkins told Newsarama. “The live action film will be more in line with the comics than anything else.” … “One of the great things about the Witchblade is that the basic mythology and origin allows us to do pretty much just about anything we want.”
IMDb lists Battlestar Galactica producer/director Michael Rymer attached to the project, although I haven’t seen his involvement confirmed officially. The plan right now is to release the film in late 2009.
May 27th, 2008 at 4:01 am
Peter,
Like most titles under Top Cow, it’s a shitty comic. The selling point is that it’s a naked chick whose “naughty bits” are covered by spiney “Gigeresque” armor when someone says bad words or something.
The armor is probably a genius metaphor for an STD.
May 27th, 2008 at 4:27 am
Lemme guess - we’re going to get Milla Jovovich.
May 27th, 2008 at 5:37 am
Milla would work
May 27th, 2008 at 7:40 am
The girl in the image, especially her hair and eyes, remind me of Rachel Luttrell from Stargate: Atlantis.
I never read the comic, but I suppose she fits the character somewhat.
May 27th, 2008 at 9:44 am
Frank, I was just thinking the exact same thing! That would be awesome, I’d love to see her in this role.
May 27th, 2008 at 9:44 am
yawn… only a top cow movie would release a poster with a girl on it BEFORE the girl was cast! LOL!
WACK!!!
May 27th, 2008 at 10:11 am
Well at least it’s not possible for it suck as bad as the TV series, right?
May 27th, 2008 at 10:21 am
I quite enjoyed the TV-series. But seeing how the poster relies heavily on the T&A-ness of the comics, I think i’ll just skip this one.
May 27th, 2008 at 10:51 am
“yawn… only a top cow movie would release a poster with a girl on it BEFORE the girl was cast! LOL!”
Wow, that is LOL bad. Nicely said. I hope they put that up in the movie theatre so that I can have this conversation with my 9-year-old daughter..
“Daddy, why is that girl naked?”
“Because she’s a marketing whore, sweetie.”
“So what’s the W stand for”
“Whore.”
“I thought whore started with a “H”.”
“That’s a good guess pumpkin, but the “W” is actually silent”
May 27th, 2008 at 11:04 am
Like Peter, I too have never read the comic, but I have heard of the character and the comic, but somehow the permise of hot chick with revealing outfit never caught on with me, weird. but if I had to pick, I would say Summer Glau or Megan Fox.
May 27th, 2008 at 11:12 am
Wow… this poster is sad. Cast first please.
May 27th, 2008 at 11:13 am
Someone must create a naked Hellboy poster.
May 27th, 2008 at 11:30 am
I’d witch her blade.
May 27th, 2008 at 11:31 am
Anyone really want this?
May 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
I recoiled in terror when Captain Awesome mentioned “Gingeresque armor.” Then I read it correctly.
May 27th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
They did the same for the Conan movie.
Another set for 2009 movie that will only be idle and probably won’t ever see the light of day…
LOL @ ‘let me guess…’
May 27th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
“The armor is probably a genius metaphor for an STD.
rofl @Captain Awesome
May 27th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
The fact that they say they are taking a more horror based approach on this interests me but the marketing approach knocks it back to a big whatever.
May 27th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
lol, it has asscrack!
August 1st, 2008 at 7:38 pm
wow, i don’t think top cow should have put this poster out as i have read many bad things just on this forum about it. but i have to say i actually read the comic and its very good. despite what you people say about a women getting naked all the time, its not like that. the stories are very good. the witchblade is like symbiote, if you will. maybe you people should check into things more before you start criticizing what they are. the girl in the pic is computer generated please who know who they will cast. oh and by the way i’m a girl who reads this comic.
August 3rd, 2008 at 10:50 am
if there is a Witchblade movie to be made, Rhona Mitra is the one! I believe Rhona Mitra from “Underworld and Doomsday” would be perfect!!!!!
August 3rd, 2008 at 10:51 am
I believe Rhona Mitra from “Underworld and Doomsday”should play the role in Witchblade!