The Internet: “I just knew after Wanted made a killing, pun intended, that Hollwood would greenlight more comic book movies about assassins. I just knew it, so I’m blogging about it. ‘Cause I’m psychic.” Anyhow, Matthew Fox (Lost, Racer X) is in deep talks to star as the title hit man in Billy Smoke, one of those movies based on a comic book that’s announced before its source material hits the stands a la Cowboys & Aliens. No director is attached. Here’s the logline:
Story centers on an elite hit man who’s nearly killed during a botched job and realizes that his only way to find redemption is to rid the world of all assassins.
More promising is that Billy Smoke was sparked from the brain of writer B. Clay Moore, the co-creator of Image’s excellent ongoing series Hawaiian Dick (yes, recommended). Also kicking ass is Oni Press, which has adaptations like Scott Pilgrim with Michael Cera, The Last Call and Moore’s own Hollywood spy spoof Leading Man, in the movie oven, and will publish Smoke next year. No teaser art is available. Anyone remember when Johnny Knoxville was attached to New Line’s adaptation of Hawaiian Dick? Daltry Calhoun aside, I still think he could have pulled it off to a T. Bummer it didn’t happen.
via Variety
June 30th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
is it just me, or is this the most cliched plot ever milked out?
June 30th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
good thing Hunter does his research, to know that the WANTED comic isn’t based off fucking assassins.
June 30th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
@ uh
http://is.gd/Jj4
June 30th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
sounds lame. Matthew Fox cannot carry movie.
June 30th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
@ mr death
i totally agree with you that it sounds very worn out, but i think the way they’re telling it will make it unique. i think fox will thrive in a departure like this.
June 30th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
IF Wanted stuck anywhere near the comic, we’d have the costumed freaks running around. And more on the Looms of Fate. And The Fox would be Halle Berry and so forth. It did ok as is, but definitely not the organisation of villains like you’d recall from the comics.
June 30th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Didnt anyone learn from speed racer that he is movie poison?
June 30th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
You know whats interesting about mathew fox?
July 1st, 2008 at 1:05 am
Am I crazy, or is Cowboys and Aliens already out? I’m pretty damn sure that i’m holding a copy in my hands (well, kind of, I had to set it down to type this).
July 1st, 2008 at 7:43 am
@ Thumb
Hi. The movie rights to Cowboys & Aliens were sold long before the comic book hit stores.