John August may soon find himself getting a case a severe case of writers' cramp...He will script both "Frankenweenie" and the comic book adaptation "Preacher" according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Directed by Tim Burton, "Frankenweenie" is based on the comedic horror short that director Tim Burton made as a student back in 1984 about man who brings his dog back to life after it is killed by a car.
The stop-motion animation film will be shot in black and white 3-D hitting theaters in 2011.
August and Burton worked on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Big Fish and Corpse Bride .
Sam Mendes helms the "Preacher" flick based on the popular DC /Vertigo series from Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon about a down-and-out Texas preacher who gains immense powers. Soon he teams up with a former girlfriend and a hard-drinking Irish vampire and sets out on a journey across America to find God - who apparently had abandoned his duties in heaven- and hold him accountable for his negligence.
August is a great writer who can certainly pull off doing double duty The Charlie screenplay notwithstanding...
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