Thursday, October 30, 2008

"Better Than The Movies"

Sony Pictures is prepping a film version of the popular 1990's comic book series "Preacher" says The Hollywood Reporter.

Created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, the story followed a down-and-out Texas preacher possessed by Genesis, a supernatural entity conceived by the unnatural coupling of an angel and a demon

Given powers beyond measure, the preacher teamed with an old girlfriend and a hard-drinking Irish vampire and set out on a journey across America to find God -- who apparently had abandoned his duties in heaven -- and hold him accountable for his negligence.

Sam Mendes is due to call action on the pic-- And with the quirkiness of the Oscar winning American Beauty on his resume--He just might be the right guy to handle this very different comic book flick

The property was set up as a Mark Steven Johnson-penned, Howard Deutch-directed pilot for a HBO series in '06 but that was put into turnaround. Before that a $25 million feature with James Marsden in the lead was planned.

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