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The Umbrella Academy
Release Date: TBA
Genres: Action, Comic Book
Production Phase: Script Stage
Studio: Universal Pictures Production Company: Dark Horse Entertainment
Who's Making It: Rawson Thurber (Screenwriter), Mike Richardson (Producer), Scott Stuber (Producer), Pamela Abdy (Producer), Gerard Way (Executive Producer)
Premise: A dysfunctional group of six superpowered adults reunite to stop one of their own siblings from destroying the world.... More »
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Dodgeball director and Tower Heist screenwriter Rawson Thurber has been hired to rewrite the screenplay for The Umbrella Academy. This move shows that Universal still has an interest in making something from the comic book.
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Gerard Way's The Umbrella Academy is in development at Universal Pictures. Based on the series of mini-series published by Dark Horse Comics, Dark Horse Entertainment's Mike Richardson is producing along with Scott Stuber and Pamela Abdy. Mark Bomback (Constantine, Live Free or Die Hard) is adapting the comic into a screenplay. Way will receive an executive producer credit. The news broke first on Variety. [Full story]
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