Trollhunters and LegendsOfTomorrow EP Marc Guggenheim is adapting his graphic novel 'Too Dead to Die' for Universal
Arrow and Trollhunters executive producer Marc Guggenheim is in the process of adapting Too Dead To Die, the graphic novel he created with artist Howard Chaykin, into a feature film for Universal Pictures. Guggenheim has been talking about the process for a while on his Legal Dispatch newsletter, but TheWrap got some official details, in terms of who besides Guggenheim is involved with bringing the super-spy story to life.
The story centers on Simon Cross, a retired super-spy who is thrust back into the fray when he learns that he not only has a daughter, but that she has been targeted for assassination. The story raises some questions about the super-spy archetype, and interrogates some ideas about what, exactly, all those wonderful toys were being put to use in service of.
"I like to describe Cross as a super-spy who is as close to James Bond as I could get without being sued. He's basically America's answer to James Bond: Like Bond, he likes women and the finer things in life, but being American, he's more coarse. He's less proper. He has a tendency to break the rules. I don't think he takes orders as well as Bond does," Guggenheim explained to Dynamic Forces last year.
Guggenheim has been working on the screenplay for a while, having just turned in a new draft last week . He has been talking about the film adaptation since the graphic novel was released in December 2022, so it seems likely Universal actually optioned it before it was even published, and he was developing the two in tandem.
Per TheWrap, Kelly McCormick and David Leitch and Guy Danella of 87North will produce under their first-look deal at Universal. Executive Vice President of Production Matt Reilly will oversee the project for Universal.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Marc Guggenheim & Howard Chaykin's Too Dead To Die Actually On SaleToo Dead To Die by Marc Guggenheim and Howard Chaykin graphic novel is to be a movie but, unlike trade reports, has already been published.
Read more »
NJ shooting leaves 3 dead, including juvenile; gunman believed among dead found in home, police sayPolice in Linden, New Jersey, said two adults and a juvenile were killed in a shooting Sunday morning, and that the gunman is believed to be among those found dead.
Read more »
Police: 3 dead, 1 wounded in Union County; shooter believed among deadThree people were killed in a shooting in New Jersey, and the shooter is believed to be among the deceased, authorities said.
Read more »
Actor who had roles in ‘The Walking Dead’ and ‘Blue’s Clues’ dead at 28: reportsPolice say no foul play is is expected.
Read more »
1 person dead after Canton apartment fireOne person is dead after an apartment fire in Canton early Saturday morning, firefighters say.
Read more »