Jake Gyllenhaal's Prophet movie is taking a new direction with Atomic Blond writer Kurt Johnstad now penning the script.
The upcoming adaptation of Prophet, set to star Jake Gyllenhaal, has tapped a new writer in the form of Atomic Blonde’s Kurt Johnstad. Created by Deadpool’s Rob Liefeld for Image Comics in the early '90s, the original Prophet comics follow the story of a homeless man who volunteered for medical experiments conducted by a time-traveling scientist during World War II.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Plans for a live-action adaptation of the property had been in place as early as 1995 when Tri-Star Pictures first acquired the film rights. However, that project would never make it past the early pre-production phase. More recently Studio 8 picked up the rights for the property and attached both Gyllenhaal and Extraction director Sam Hargrave.
What To Expect From Gyllenhaal's Prophet Movie With Johnstad the latest name attached to the project, Gyllenhaal’s Prophet movie has plenty of action bona fides behind it. Johnstad is no stranger to bringing high-action comic book properties to the big screen, having first made his mark in 2006 with the script for Zack Snyder’s 300 based on the Frank Miller comic series.
While he only recently made his directorial debut in 2020 with the Chris Hemsworth film Extraction, Hargrave also has a long list of action credits to his name as a stunt performer and coordinator, including working on Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame with the Russo brothers. Given the resumes of Prophet’s creative team, comic book fans should likely expect to see Gyllenhaal take center stage in what is likely to be a very stunt-heavy adaptation of the property.
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