ROTTEN TOMATOES: Hollywood Adapting Every Comic from Hex to Y

Hollywood Adapting Every Comic from Hex to Y

It's the apocalypse for male fantasies.

by Sara Schieron | July 24, 2007

Warner Bros and New Line are planning adaptations of two comic books critiquing famous male fantasies: Jonah Hex and Y: The Last Man.

Warner Bros has put Crank writing/directing team Mark Neveldineand Brian Taylor on board to adapt DC Comics' Jonah Hex. An anti-hero from the Civil War, Hex and his famous facial deformity and confederate uniform first appeared in 1970’s All Star Western before receiving his own spin-off comic in 1977. Hex was launched anew in 2005, continuing the story in the future, with Hex becoming a Mad Max-style cowboy of the apocalypse. No word on the villain of choice (Quentin Turnbull aka "The Man with the Eagle Topped Cane," "El Papagayo," or "The Chameleon") or on the possibility of the story going back to the future. Andrew Lazar and Akiva Goldsman will produce under Production Company Mad Chance.

Meanwhile, New Line is presenting their own apocalyptic cowboy with an adaptation of Brian Vaughn's Y: The Last Man. A critique of the old “if you were the last man on earth” fantasy, The Last Man tells the tale of Yorick Brown (or "Y"), amateur escape artist and sole survivor of a plague that has wiped out the male members of every mammalian species on earth. Accompanied by his male monkey Ampersand and wielding his sharp wit, Y navigates the femme future where survivor guilt and male impersonators reign supreme. Y: The Last Man will be adapted by Disturbia helmers D.J. Caruso and Carl Ellsworth, with J.C. Spink, Chris Bender and David S. Goyer producing.

Source: Hollywood Reporter

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ZiGyStRdUsT writes:
on Jul 24 2007 03:20 PM

come up with something original retards.

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JUDGE DREDD writes:
on Jul 24 2007 03:24 PM

Good! I havnt got a clue what Hex is, but I am one who wants hollywood to adapt every comic book known to man! Bring em on. I may not like every one of them, but i will like some.

Comic books have been on the back burner for waaay too long as far as being made into films. Afterall comics are books and are stories so they have as much right to be translated to film as much as any.

I hate whiners that say enough with the comic book movies already. Whats that all about?

Comics are screaming out to be adapted for the big screen! They even come ready storyboarded!!!

True there have been some bad movies re comics, but there have been more bad movies of books and in general. Its bad movies i want to see eliminated! The idea is always good. Just that its been poorly executed thats all.

MORE SUPERHERO MOVIES PLEASE!!! Just make em GREAT!

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sickofitall writes:
on Jul 24 2007 03:45 PM

In reply to this comment (#969282)
why don't you come up with something original retard and shutup

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ZiGyStRdUsT writes:
on Jul 24 2007 04:02 PM

I have come up with many original ideas, but Holly Wood can't seem too. Listen I don't want to start a flame war here, but when there is a movie about spiderman, superman, batman, ironman, ghost rider, V for Vendetta, Fantastic 4, Green Hornet, Alakazam, and many more in such a short space of time I can't help being pissed off.

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arendr writes:
on Jul 24 2007 04:04 PM

It seems like they're scraping the bottom of the barrell here. I've never heard of these comics. But that's not necessarily a bad thing. They might be diamonds in the rough.

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FireflyFan4evr writes:
on Jul 24 2007 04:19 PM

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Y: The Last Man is one of the best selling and critically acclaimed comic books of the last 5 years (along with Fables of course). It should NEVER be made into one film- especially from the guy's who did Disturbia. Y should be a series of films or an HBO/Showtime/FX television show before anything.

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MPSolo writes:
on Jul 24 2007 05:22 PM

Agreed. I'd much rather see Y: The Last Man become an HBO or FX series rather than try to cram it into a film, planned sequels or not. I'm already cringing over the idea of a watered down Watchmen.

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Nurb writes:
on Jul 24 2007 06:21 PM

Keep tapping that gold mine, hollywood, keep going with the safe bet, the sure thing, the built in audience. Meanwhile directors and movies are outclassing you across the pond with original ideas, decent writing, and people who care more about substance over flash.

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Detrs writes:
on Jul 24 2007 07:07 PM

Wonderful. And by that I mean the exact opposite.

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Lizard Brain writes:
on Jul 24 2007 07:15 PM

I did like Jonah Hex and, yes, even the futuristic Hex spinoff. Damn, that takes me back...

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CoUcH ToMaToE DoUgIe writes:
on Jul 24 2007 08:36 PM

as an avid reader of DC'S JONAH HEX, i can't tell you guys how elated i am that my favorite cowboy outlaw, beside of clint eastwood and john wayne, coming to the big screen. this character's makeup is one of the most unique and chilling characters i have ever read. with his own sense of justice and all together self loathing of his life are so rare in heroes. he just does his job as the greatest bounty hunter ever and no matter how much good he does he will never find any sort of happiness. and yet he fears nothing and his legenday face scar reminds folks he hunting that nothing can stop his impecabble guns and axe. can not freakin wait!!!!!!

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Darkness My Old Friend writes:
on Jul 24 2007 08:41 PM

Y needs to be an HBO series following heavily on the books and done by Joss Wheden.

That's the only possibility.

Anything else... I mean... dear god. If they ruin that book...

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goldmonkee writes:
on Jul 24 2007 10:22 PM

Both have potential.

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Count_Vertigo writes:
on Jul 25 2007 02:02 AM

I'm actually looking forward to these two characters getting films. Jonah Hex has always been a favorite of mine, even when they launched him into the future in Hex. By the way, the futuristic Hex was launched in the 80's, not 2005. The 2005 relaunch took him back to his Western roots, which was foreshadowed at the end of the futuristic series. Could be an interesting set of sequels if they follow that path.

I have to agree that Y: The Last Man would be done better as a series than a movie, but if they can pull off the initial storyline that started the series off so well, then I'll give then kudos. Its such an interesting concept that it would be a good draw for both male and female audiences.

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synergyred writes:
on Jul 25 2007 06:12 AM

In reply to this comment (#970232)
Wow Darkness. I was just going to say that.... I completely agree :)

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OneSoup writes:
on Jul 25 2007 06:43 AM

Know and love Hex, I think that could be an epic actionfest if done right. Never heard of Y though... I guess i need to look it up, but reading the article I immediately thought of that movie 'Hell Comes to Frogtown'... I mean, "Accompanied by his male monkey Ampersand and wielding his sharp wit..." jeez, that sounds horrible.

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frogleg writes:
on Jul 25 2007 07:03 AM

Hex is the man. As long as they treat it with respect, it could make a great movie. Or they could cast Nicholas Cage and it will be horrible. Who knows?

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oldnoakes writes:
on Jul 25 2007 07:09 AM

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Y the Last Man is a great series. It would work well as a miniseries, but I would never see it. (No cable for me...)

Y has it all: humor, apocalyptic story, a monkey...

what's not to like?

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rabid1017 writes:
on Jul 25 2007 10:31 AM

I don't mind all the adaptations myself. Many comics have interesting, film-friendly stories but the comic medium (to me) is too limited to do them justice. In the rare case of a good adaptation, the end result may be superior to the source material.

Now what they CAN lay off is the stock superhero comics. There's only so many times you can tell variations of the same basic story before, no matter how you do it, it's boring.

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