Alan Moore and David Lloyd’s famous comic V for Vendetta is returning to our screens. No, we’re not just screening next year’s 20th anniversary revival of the cult favorite. HBO has hired Pete Jackson to adapt the film for television.
To be clear, that’s Pete Jackson from Somewhere Boy and The Death of Bunny Munro, not Peter Jackson from The Lord of the Rings. Neither Jackson nor Warner Bros. said anything about the report when contacted by Variety (which broke the news).
There is no word yet on whether the series will be a direct adaptation of the comic or an expanded version of the story. Moore and David Gibbons’ Watchmen was adapted into a movie in 2009 and a sequel aired on HBO in 2019, picking up the story in real time more than 30 years after the original comic book series.
V for Vendetta follows V, an anarchist terrorist bent on overthrowing a fascist government in a near-future dystopian United Kingdom. He can be identified by his robe, hat, and stylized Guy Fawkes mask. He was rescued by Evie Hammond, his partner and hostage in his quest.
James Gunn and Peter Safran will produce the film for DC Studios, along with Poison Pen’s Ben Stevenson and Warner Bros.’ Rian Klein. ” wall-to-wall media.
The original comic started in 1982 and was serialized as a feature in the British anthology comic Warrior. DC then took over the publishing baton, and V for Vendetta has been in continuous print since it was first recorded, becoming one of DC’s best-selling “evergreen” titles.
The 2006 film adaptation, directed by James McTeigue and produced by the Wachowskis, is one of the most beloved comic book movies of all time, and is the rare R-rated comic book movie that earned solid reviews and strong box office success. The comic and film have been compared to other cautionary tales such as 1984 and The Handmaid’s Tale, and their success helped mainstream the popularity of Guy Fawkes’ mask as a symbol of political dissent.
Moore, per tradition, is not named in the official credits or press materials for any film adaptation of his work, as he has expressed his dissatisfaction and disgust with Hollywood, DC, and basically every aspect of his films being adapted into films. Usually, his share of royalties goes to his comic collaborators.
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