Y: THE LAST MAN Movie Rights Revert Back to Creators
Sept 26, 2014 17:35:16 GMT -5
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Post by JLU51306 on Sept 26, 2014 17:35:16 GMT -5
In January, it was reported that New Line was close to losing the film rights on Y: The Last Man, and now we can report that they did indeed lose them. Earlier today, Dan Trachtenberg ("Portal: No Escape"), who was hired to direct the project, tweeted a informative message when asked about its current status.
From there, Slash Film contacted Dan to see if he would provide some more details.
Dan Trachtenberg on his version:
Truly- I was excited to make an ADVENTURE movie, with swashbuckle, that was fun and funny but had something to say. Which is something that is distinctly BKV. Having real, true, honest ,people stuff amidst the big, fun, action stuff. We were in many ways quite faithful to the comic, though some characters were combined and some events re-arranged and some brief moments of action we dug into to create bigger action/adventure sequences.
On the script:
The script was essentially the first two trades. Taking inspiration from the original Star Wars (Episode 4)- we wanted to tell a complete story…but not the whole story. Hoping that, in success, we could get tell the rest of our serialized adventure.
Influences:
Raiders of the Lost Ark was referenced a lot. Midnight Run and Big Trouble in Little China were referenced a lot. Willow and Ladyhawke I may have referenced a little too often…
Any hope it gets made in the future:
I’m not sure Brian will ever want to do anything more with it and I’m not sure that he needs to.
Read more at www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/nailbiter111/news/?a=108267#ZZOZMsgB5W2MGCF4.99
@dannytrs: Not happening. But it's in trusted hands (the creators). RT @andywagneractor: Any updates on your Y:TLM screen adaptation? #bigfan
5:16 PM - 24 Sep 2014
5:16 PM - 24 Sep 2014
From there, Slash Film contacted Dan to see if he would provide some more details.
Dan Trachtenberg on his version:
Truly- I was excited to make an ADVENTURE movie, with swashbuckle, that was fun and funny but had something to say. Which is something that is distinctly BKV. Having real, true, honest ,people stuff amidst the big, fun, action stuff. We were in many ways quite faithful to the comic, though some characters were combined and some events re-arranged and some brief moments of action we dug into to create bigger action/adventure sequences.
On the script:
The script was essentially the first two trades. Taking inspiration from the original Star Wars (Episode 4)- we wanted to tell a complete story…but not the whole story. Hoping that, in success, we could get tell the rest of our serialized adventure.
Influences:
Raiders of the Lost Ark was referenced a lot. Midnight Run and Big Trouble in Little China were referenced a lot. Willow and Ladyhawke I may have referenced a little too often…
Any hope it gets made in the future:
I’m not sure Brian will ever want to do anything more with it and I’m not sure that he needs to.
Read more at www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/nailbiter111/news/?a=108267#ZZOZMsgB5W2MGCF4.99
