Variety has the latest comics-to-movies deal: 300’s Gianni Nunnari and Nick Wechsler have optioned OCEAN by Warren Ellis and Chris Sprouse.:
Nunnari and Wechsler will produce, and Craig J. Flores is exec producing.
Story concerns the thousands of coffins containing angel-like bodies, and a giant weapon of mass destruction, discovered by a scientist on Jupiter’s ice-covered moon Europa. A U.N. weapons inspector sent to investigate uncovers a chilling secret about the history of humanity.
[...]Wechsler called the graphic novel “an alien thriller with a fresh take on the origin of man.”
Frankly, we’re surprised more Hollywood types haven’t glommed onto Elli’s high concept oeuvre, although they do have visuals that would require a lot of high budget — unless they didn’t, if you take our meeting.
“”Frankly, we’re surprised more Hollywood types haven’t glommed onto Elli’s high concept oeuvre”"
Have you seen the grosses for Sunshine?
Don’t worry, you’ll find more in spare change in a rental car.
Hollywood has a secret commandment that all science fiction must be rock-stupid to get made.
Wasn’t always this way and there are plenty of modern exceptions, but when the budget goes into the eight- and nine- figures, the IQ ratings heads to double digits.