Newtype Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 HBO is developing a one-hour series based on the popular 1990s Vertigo comics series, Preacher, says The Hollywood Reporter. Mark Steven Johnson (upcoming Ghost Rider, Daredevil) is writing the pilot, while Howard Deutch is attached to direct. Johnson and Deutch will executive produce along with Michael De Luca, George Agusto, Chris Bender and JC Spink. Preacher, which ran from 1995-2000, told the story of a down-and-out Texas preacher possessed by Genesis, a supernatural entity conceived by the unnatural coupling of an angel and a demon. Given immense powers, the preacher teamed with an old girlfriend and a hard-drinking Irish vampire and set out on a journey across America to find God -- who apparently had abandoned his duties in heaven -- and hold him accountable for his negligence. The series was created by Irish-born writer Garth Ennis and British artist Steve Dillon, who will serve as co-executive producers. Ken F. Levin, who represents the duo, also will serve as co-executive producer. Sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I think most Preacher fans will prefer this to a big screen adaptation due to a series being likely to be more faithful. Wonder if it'll stick to the comic and make it a limited run series o try to make it on going.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldier of fortune Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Sounds excellent, i agree with El Jax, TV show is probably a better format for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Bob Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 (edited) Waitwaitwait...Mark Steven Johnson and Howard "Pretty in Pink" Deutch? I mean, it's steps above Rachel Talahay but not that many. At least Ennis and Dillon are getting exec producer status, Edited November 29, 2006 by Silent Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Lindsay Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Wonder if it'll stick to the comic and make it a limited run series o try to make it on going.... well hbo is pretty good about letting things go when the story is done rather than go by ratings. so it may just be a limited series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 2T, i called it. i should get a bottle out of this deal or something. Holding the cursed Preacher film script in my hands since 2001, ive echoed over at Preacher's numerous times that this is viably the only way my favorite series can get justice. LL, Jax, you both need to get on this one before it starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganny McVagflaps Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Motherfucker....always tryna take advantage of my good nature and willingness to get everybody drunk. I hope they don't fuck this one up. I've been waiting for this bad boy for so fucking long. 66 epiosdes would be the best, but that really is wishful thinking. Fuck this IC - we need to celebrate. Any news on the armadillos? I mean we've already fucked our way through most of the petting zoo.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jont Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Pleasant suprise, but these days I'm not getting excited until I see footage. This has been what a lot of fans were hoping for though. I think Garth Ennis went on record to say it wasn't happening, but I guess he changed his mind/ was lying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganny McVagflaps Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Yeah, Fabry said it was happening then Ennis said it was bollocks. Probably had to keep mum until they inked the deal or something. See how fucking hollywood I am "inked the deal". I need a sidekick and a bag of coke - stat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycaon Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 (edited) Sounds good (I have to read this series). Any word on whether it'll be live action or animated like that limited Spawn series HBO did a while back? Edited November 29, 2006 by Lycaon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jont Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I'm hoping for live action. Is it too soon to start casting calls? Clancy Brown as the Saint? Not the most grizzled picture in the world, but damn does he look dreamy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganny McVagflaps Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Good call. I'd still like to see Desmond Askew as Cass: and Michael Parks would be perfect for Root Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycaon Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I'm hoping for live action. Is it too soon to start casting calls? Clancy Brown as the Saint? Not the most grizzled picture in the world, but damn does he look dreamy. Dunno, Preacher's kind of a good guy, right? Not sure that Clancy Brown can play a good guy (not saying anything like he's a crappy actor, or something like that, just that the world would implode or something). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 (edited) Comic spoilers No the Saint was kind of a villain... sort of, I don't know what the hell you'd classify him as but I'll lean more towards villain. That is perfect casting though, he'd play an awesome Saint. Too bad Chris Penn is dead, he would have done a great job of playing that one Eunich guy who shot the fuck out of Cassidy with that old timey rifle. Edited November 2, 2015 by alive she cried Added Comic spoilers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganny McVagflaps Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Lycaon get reading damn it! I don't want us to ruin anything for you. I can't wait for "Until the End of the World", arguably the greatest comic book arc ever. Shove that up your Marvel/Miracleman you lousy cunts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 (edited) Comic spoilers I always felt that the saint of killers was more of the ultimate victim of God's abuse in the books... an everyman in a sense or at least a man embodying all the virtues of self determination being turned into a force of nature by a manipulative God, to have his free-will stripped away and to be turned into God's tool... um... And Clancy Brown can definately play the tragic badass Edited November 2, 2015 by alive she cried Added Comic spoilers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycaon Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 I always felt that the saint of killers was more of the ultimate victim of God's abuse in the books... an everyman in a sense or at least a man embodying all the virtues of self determination being turned into a force of nature by a manipulative God, to have his free-will stripped away and to be turned into God's tool... um... And Clancy Brown can definately play the tragic badass Well when you put it that way, have you seen Carnivale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbie Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 (edited) Is Carnivale still going? Being a Nick Stahl and Brown fan, I always wanted to see that, but we don't get it in Guyana. If carnivale is still going then Brown's out simply from scheduling, isn't he? ANyways, the major casting decision needs to be addressed... WHo plays Arseface? Comic spoilers Also, won't this 'last scion' thing with the retard descendant of the blood be kinda stale after all the exposure The DaVinci Cunt has given to the idea of a secret church group hiding the heir to Christ? Edited November 2, 2015 by alive she cried Added Comic spoilers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Sorry, don't have cable, so if it's not network TV or if Bishop and Gunsmith haven't bit-torrented it or gotten the DVDs... it's new to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganny McVagflaps Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 It was cancelled. From what I know it ended on a cliff-hanger too. As for Arseface let's hope they go back to this design: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Wasn't that picture of Brown from that old sci-fi show Earth2? That also ended on a cliffhanger... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Bob Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 (edited) Yeah, sadly got canceled after two seasons and never got to wrap up the story (though I've heard the last episode has at least a little bit of closure to it) so Clancy Brown might be free. He's a pretty good choice. Comic spoilers As for the last scion bit, it's a fairly small part of the story in the grand scheme of things, and it's played a completely different way from The Da Vinci Code. A lot of people probably wouldn't even make the connection. Edited November 2, 2015 by alive she cried Added Comic spoilers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Clancy Brown was my original first choice for Sabretooth in an X-Men long before it started production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbie Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 (edited) Comic spoilers yeah, but I'm thinking that Starr gets his launch through the last scion plot and it is the first major arc of the story so the success of the enture series could rest on how people react to it. Edited November 2, 2015 by alive she cried Added Comic spoilers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 (edited) Comic spoilers No the Saint was kind of a villain... sort of, I don't know what the hell you'd classify him as but I'll lean more towards villain. That is perfect casting though, he'd play an awesome Saint. Too bad Chris Penn is dead, he would have done a great job of playing that one Eunich guy who shot the fuck out of Cassidy with that old timey rifle. Chris(Reservoir Dogs) Penn is DEAD?! When the hell did that happen? Edited November 2, 2015 by alive she cried Added Comic spoilers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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