Bryan Lee O’Malley has posted on his Live Journal page some info about the next installment of Scott Pilgrim.
Title: SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE UNIVERSE
Release date: February 4, 2009
To “debut” at New York Comic-Con, February 6-8, 2009.
EDIT: IT’S RAMONA ON THE COVER, OKAY? DEAL WITH IT
Most excellent!
Major Spoilers reported on the new graphic novel coming from Oni Press, and today the company has sent us a sneak peek of Crogan’s Vengeance. I’ve had the chance to take a look at the entire story, and it looks pretty good. I’ll have a more complete review in the coming weeks.
Oni Press has announced a new ongoing century spanning series featuring the adventures of Catfoot Crogan, an honest sailor who finds his family tree littered with pirates.
“Each book in the series recounts the exploits of different members of the fictitious Crogan family over the last three hundred years or so,” said writer/artist Chris Schweizer. “The family tree is filled with adventurers of every sort and caliber: pirates, legionnaires, gunfighters, private eyes, flying aces, lion tamers, and a host of other daring professions.
Crogan’s Vengeance kicks off a series of graphic novels this September. It will be 192 pages in length and sell for $14.95.
Remember the American Dream? The one that promised a safe place to live, work and play? Uncle Slam is ready to fight for that dream in Uncle Slam Fights Back from Oni Press. The political satire arrives in features the title character that is part machine, part man, and all patriot.
According to Variety, Universal Pictures has purchased the rights to Oni Press’ The Last Call graphic novel series by Vasilis Lolos. The story centers around two teens who unintentionally wind up on an interdimensional soul carrier train, and must figure a way out to get back to the real world.
The Last Call is a series of graphic novels, but there is no word if the movie will be a single feature or a franchise of pictures. I haven’t read Last Call, Volume 1
This is the fourth title from Oni Press to get the movie treatment.
Oni Press has announced it has collected all 12 issues of Brian Wood and Ryan Kelly’s Local into a single hard bound tome.
The series follows the travels of Megan McKeenan as she discovers herself, while she discovers America. Crossing genres as it crosses the country, LOCAL examines how where you live impacts who you are. Each issues gives the reader another year in Megan’s life, as she tries to find a place where she fits in, where she can truly be local.
This will be an over-sized edition, come in at 384 pages, and set you back $29.99.
Word around H’wood this morning is that Mary Elizabeth Winstead (the cheerleader in Death Proof) is in negotiations to play the love interest of one Michael Cera in the big screen adaptation of Oni Press’ Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the film is only adapting the first volume of the Scott Pilgrim saga, and not the entire run (of which only four have been released).
As much as I really enjoy reading the adventures of Scott Pilgrim, I wonder how some of the material will translate (or not translate to the big screen) - especially the under 18 girl Pilgrim dates for a while.
For those of you who have read the Scott Pilgrim series, what are your thoughts on the flick?
The Oni Press titles Resurrection has been options by Universal Pictures to be turned into a feature film, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
“Resurrection” begins where most other alien invasion movies end, centering on a group of survivors trying to take back control of the planet after an apocalyptic invasion.
This is the third title from Oni Press that has been optioned in recent months, and points to Hollywood’s continued interest in comic titles and properties.
The Oni Press graphic novel The Damned has been picked up by DreamWorks and has signed David DiGilio to adapt.
Described as horror-noir, “Damned” follows a Los Angeles detective who discovers that a new gang with ties to the supernatural has infiltrated the city.
This is the second Oni Press title DreamWorks has picked up in the last couple of weeks - we previously reported on The Return of King Doug being adapted for the silver screen.
Ben Stiller has signed to produce The Return of King Doug, an adaptation of the title from Oni Press.
Written by Greg Erb and Jason Oremland, “King” centers on a man who must return to the fantasy world which he abandoned 30 years earlier. Erb and Oremland will also write the screenplay.
At this time Stiller is only signed to producer, but he may also take up the title role of Doug. Two other Oni Press titles; “Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things” and “The Damned”, were also picked up by Dreamworks Studios.
Oni Press has sent Major Spoilers the cover images and solicitation information for titles shipping in June 2008.
Is this Scott Pilgrim?
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Michael Cera is in final negotiations to play the lead in Scott Pilgrim’s Little Life based on Bryan Lee O’Malley.
“Life” tells the story of a young slacker (Cera) who meets the woman of his dreams but finds that he can only win her heart by battling and defeating her seven evil ex-boyfriends.
I think Cera would be a great Scott Pilgrim, and once all the roles are cast, Universal will begin production - probably in the fall.
This looks like it could be a fun title - there’s a guy fighting a giant crab on the cover.
Salt Water Taffy: The Seaside Adventures of Jack and Benny is an ongoing quarterly all-ages series to be released by Oni Press.
Jack and Benny are two young brothers on vacation in Chowder Bay, Maine for the entire summer. With no television or batteries for his Gameboy, Jack couldn’t be more bored. But when Benny, the youngest of the pair, spots a dark, indistinguishable shape creeping toward the ocean, the boys’ curiosity has them chasing one of Chowder Bay’s oldest legends. What exactly did Benny see? And what does it have to do with the recent rash of taffy thefts plaguing Dr. True’s sweet shop? Maybe the Putnam summer home won’t be as boring as the brothers feared! With surly old fisherman, sea monsters, warring seagulls, civil war ghosts, giant kleptomaniac eagles and mysteries around every corner–Chowder Bay may not just be the strangest place Jack and Benny have ever been to, it might be one of the strangest on Earth!
Fun! Salt Water Taffy: The Seaside Adventures of Jack and Benny will arrive May 7, 2008 for $5.95 (it’s 96 pages long).
via Oni Press
Leave it to the small guys to bring the exciting news. While the folks at Oni were busy working on their latest stuff, a truck ran through their front window.
We heard the initial impact in the street and everyone got up to see. I think the consensus was, uppp. we got ourselves another one. Im glad we got up because just then, our wall got hit and glass flew everywhere. James, our editor-in-chief was about a foot away from where the truck hit.
Everyone is okay, and it sure makes for a good story.
Love him or hate him, McG has taking his slick MTV style approach to directing and produced enough eye candy to keep one entertained for a few hours. Next up for McG is the Oni Press adaptation of Maintenance for Warner Bros.
Joe Ballarini is adapting the project, which follows the exploits of two janitors who work at Terrormax Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of weapons and doomsday devices to supervillains. As comicbook’s conceit goes, if they’re not too busy cleaning up toxic spills and performing menial repairs on time machines, they just might save the world.
I love this quote from McG on the project, “Some of the films that made me want to become a director like ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ are based on action, comedy and ground-breaking special effects,” McG said. “It is my goal to make ‘Maintenance’ in the same tradition.”
If that is the case, this is going to be the kick ass movie of all time - Back to the Raiders of the Lost Future! Don’t make me cry like you did with Charlie’s Angels 2 McG. Don’t make me cry…
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