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lordultimus ([personal profile] lordultimus) wrote in [community profile] scans_daily2018-03-23 05:13 pm

Astro City TV Show in the works

source: Deadline.com



American Gods producer FremantleMedia North America has acquired the rights to Astro City superhero comic book series to develop as a live-action TV drama series.

Despite the fact that the comic books’ current publisher, DC Comics, is owned by Warner Bros., Busiek owns all of the rights to Astro City, which he will now exploit in TV with FMNA.

Busiek and Rick Alexander will pen the pilot episode. Gregory Noveck serves as executive producer of the proposed TV series, along with Alexander and Busiek, for FremantleMedia North America.

“It’s a thrill to be working with Rick, Gregory and FremantleMedia on this,” said Busiek. “Everyone, at every turn, is supportive, helpful and completely focused on capturing the feel of Astro City and bringing it to life as a TV show.”
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[personal profile] crinos 2018-03-24 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
SCREECH EXCITEDLY!
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[personal profile] berani00 2018-03-24 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!

[personal profile] xakko 2018-03-24 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
shut up and tell me what streaming service/pay cable i need to subscribe to so they can take my money now please

also please don't suck please don't suck please don't suck
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[personal profile] liliaeth 2018-03-24 08:59 am (UTC)(link)
yes please :-)

[personal profile] agharta75 2018-03-24 01:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Please don't suck. Please don't suck. Please don't suck.
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[personal profile] goattoucher 2018-03-25 05:55 pm (UTC)(link)
If they adapt "The Nearness of You" and -don't- knock it out of the park, I will raise the black flag and start slitting throats.
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[personal profile] zachbeacon 2018-03-24 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Astro City is arguably the best comic out now but I'm really skeptical about how it will work on a screen.

I sort of feel Astro City needs to be episodic but with a blockbuster movie bugget. I can't see that happening.

Or just do the Sin City anthology movie thing but I don't think that was exactly a comercial success.
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[personal profile] tripodeca113 2018-03-24 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh.
Well on one hand I'm excited, but on the other hand I shall wait for more concrete information to come out.
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[personal profile] zylly 2018-03-25 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
I've been clamoring for a comic book to tv adaptation set in an "established" universe rather than one building from the pilot on up for a long while, and often thought Astro City is the place to do it.

It's well suited to it too, since the "big" and "flashy" stuff tends to happen off-screen and the character bits happens in between.