Com.x's Cla$$war - the Movie
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Posted by Andy Oliver on Oct 3, 2009
Tags: classwar, com.x, mandeville, rob williams, trevor hairsine
A major announcement at Long Beach Comic Con is the news fom the Com.x panel that Cla$$war, the critically-acclaimed series from Rob Williams, Trevor Hairsine and Travel Foreman, has been tapped as a movie by Mandeville Films.
From the official Com.x press release:
"CLA$$WAR has recently been tapped for development as a major motion picture by Mandeville Films, the production company behind the recent Touchstone Pictures release of the Jonathan Mostow directed, comic book based action thriller SURROGATES, starring Bruce Willis, and the upcoming Christian Bale, Mark Wahlberg starrer, true life boxing drama THE FIGHTER, from Paramount Pictures. Rick Alexander, currently a Producer on the MGM fantasy adventure comedy, EVP OF FAIRYLAND, brought the critically acclaimed Com.x title to Mandeville¹s VP of Development, David Manpearl (who will serve as the film’s Executive Producer), through his transmedia production outfit, Alexander Content, and will partner with Mandeville principals David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman to produce. Discussions regarding the adaptation of CLA$$WAR to the big screen are underway with a soon to be announced screenwriter."
For more on the graphic novel read our interview with creator Rob Williams here.
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