Do not be alarmed! The third season of Heroes that everybody (but me) hates so much is NOT getting a feature film extension. Instead, Universal pictures has announced a movie adaptation of Viper Comics’ miniseries Villains, the tale of young kid who discovers his destiny is becoming a supervillain, rather than a superhero.
If that premise sounds too much like Wanted (the OK comic book, not the terrible movie), go ahead and start launching the cynical remarks. However, if Heroes and Wanted haven’t completely spoiled the idea of a villain-driven narrative for you yet, take a look at some of the details about the film adaptation of Villains and then see how you feel.
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The Villains comic book miniseries was launched in 2006 by indie publisher Viper Comics. It was written by Adam Cogan and drawn by Ryan Cody. The plot followed the journey of Nick Corrigan, a 20-something loser who one day discovers that his elderly neighbor used to be the nefarious supervillain known as Hardliner. Instead of doing the “heroic” thing and turning Hardliner over to the proper authorities, Nick decides to blackmail the old man into training him in the use of the super-suit that was once the source of Hardliner’s evil powers. Nick’s new destiny: become one of the most badass super villains the world has ever seen.
Villains gained critical praise for its twisted vision of the superhero origin story–its sales, however, were just ok. The movie will likely be the first many people have heard of the series. A script is being written by Matt Jennison and Brent Strickland, the duo who wrote the script for the stalled Wonder Woman movie. Indie production company Idealogy is handling the film, with Idealogy execs Sean Bailey (Gone Baby Gone) co-producing along with Viper Comics’ Jessie Garza. Matt Smith is executive producing.
Kudos to all the indie-flavored comics currently getting the big-screen treatment (Watchmen, Fathom, Black Hole, and Kick-Ass). It’s nice to know that the whole spectrum of the comic book cannon is fair game for the Hollywood makeover. But are we really ready for another movie that’s all about the bad guy?
What do you think? Is Villains something you want to see in theater near you?
Source: Super Hero Hype & MTV Splash Page
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I must be from the future because I’ve already seen Apt Pupil.
Yes, I am ready for another movie all about a bad guy. This actually sounds like a pretty good idea. Never heard of this comic before, but I like the premise.
I guess I’m the only one interested in hearing the tales of villains. I’d love to see a major movie following an A list villain from Marvel or DC. I think there are enough villains that are complex enough for their own movie. That would certainly look cool, and I bet people would be surprised how many people turn out for a movie like that.
Yes, please. It’d be pretty fun to see a new twist to things. With the hero dynamic, it’s always “save the people!” but villains actually get to have fun doing what they do best, which varies from petty crimes to breeding killer hybrids and unleashing them on unsuspecting civilians. Needless to say, I’m curious to see what happens with this.
Actually i know quite a few ppl that like the 3rd season of heroes. The second season however, was definately lacking and i think that was just due to the strike.
I actually like the idea of this movie. I also like that it’s being handled by an indie company, so maybe it won’t be commercially dumbed down to get the major audiences. I’m curious to see how they do this. I might have to see if I can find that comic book and check it out.
@Deadpool, didn’t Marvel toy with the idea of a Magneto movie?
@Andy S
I believe they still are planning on eventually doing a Magneto movie. But Marvel has nothing to do with it. FOX owns the character, I believe. At any rate, the proposed Magneto movie was supposed to deal with Erik’s tragic past growing up in some sort of concentration camp. Basically chronicling his life growing up as a good guy and ending with his switch to the opposing side. So if you think about it, it wont really be a movie following the views of a villain the whole way through. It’ll just be a movie about a man whom eventually becomes a villain, and maybe only get to the villain part with the last 30 mins.
Now if they changed the plot a little, just briefly mention his tragic past. They could focus on his future fighting the xmen and generally being a bad dude. Now that would be cool!
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