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Weapons Inspectors on the Jovian Moons [Ocean] (io9)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:30:00 GMT

... Nick Wechsler and Gianni Nunnari - the producers of 300, currently behind another adaptation of a Frank Miller comic, Ronin - snapped up the movie rights last year.The latest news on the adaptation is the announcement of a writer joining the project: Ryan Condal, a relative unknown whose only previous script is a revamp on the King Arthur story, called Galahad. Whether that...

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Writing an Ocean (JoBlo)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:14:44 GMT

... the fact that the aliens appear to be awakening.Hollywood Gang is also working on an adaptation of Frank Miller's RONIN. If I correctly recall past Comic Con conversations, Ellis initially wrote OCEAN as a screenplay and turned it into a comic when that didn't go anywhere. And now it's back on the way to becoming a movie, thanks to the winding Hollywood path.

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Screenwriter nabbed for Ellis’ Ocean (Blog@Newsarama)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:42:50 GMT

... Nunnari and Nick Wechsler optioned the rights to Ocean in August . The two, who are also moving Frank Miller’s Ronin to the big screen, will serve as producers. Condal, a relative unknown in Hollywood, sold a spec script for Galahad , a revisionist take on King Arthur, back in March.

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Frank Miller Wants to Direct Hard Boiled Himself (FLiXER: Entertainment Industry News)

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:53:25 GMT

All eyes are focused intently on Frank Miller's adaptation of Will Eisner's The Spirit currently, but that doesn't mean we can't also keep our eye on what's next after that. In addition to Frank Miller's graphic novel Ronin , apparently Hard Boiled is on the slate to get adapted, too. However, Miller has taken such a liking to directing recently, that he wants...

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I'll stop talking about the Italian hypnotist-supervillain soon, I promise. (Mike Sterling's Progressive Ruin)

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:01:00 GMT

... of Evil , which folks seem to be pretty excited about. I'm interested in the Absolute Edition of Ronin , Frank Miller's sci-fi/horror mini-series from the mid-'80s. Not that it needs better reproduction or anything...the paper it was originally printed on could probably withstand a nuclear attack, but "Absolute Edition" means BIGGER PAGES, and it'll probably look stunning....

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Miller’s Ronin to get movie treatment (Forever Geek)

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:16:14 GMT

With the success of both Sin City and 300, it's natural for Hollywood to keep mining more of Frank Miller’s material. This means that we will be seeing Ronin get the big movie treatment in the future. It has been reported that preproduction for the Ronin movie is already underway. Scriptwriter Joby Harold is already writing [...]

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Smallville, Ronin, Iron Man: March 20th Comic Reel Wrap (Comic Book Resources)

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:55:02 GMT

News from Kansas' strangest town, Frank Miller's classic comes closer to celluloid and plastic for Stark, plus "Justice League," "Street Fighter" and more.

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Ronin Headed to Theaters (Major Spoilers)

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:25:11 GMT

Warner Bros. has announced it will adapt Frank Miller’s Ronin for the big screen, but surprisingly Miller won't be writing the adaptation. That task has been assigned to scribe Joby Harold, who most recently wrote and directed Awake staring Jessica Alba. “Ronin,” which Miller wrote and drew in the early 1980s, centers on a [...]

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Joby Harold writes 'Ronin' (Comics2Film)

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:44:04 GMT

The movie version of Frank Miller's ' Ronin ' gains a writer this week in one Joby Harold, writer and director of last year's medical thriller ' Awake '.

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Joby Harold Adapting Frank Miller's 'Ronin' (Cinematical)

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:32:00 GMT

Filed under: Action , Deals , Warner Brothers , Shorts , Scripts , Newsstand , Comic/Superhero/Geek I was wondering what happened to this project. Frank Miller's Ronin was optioned last spring in the glory days of 300 's massive box office. And then it faded away after talk of filming it against a blue screen a'la Zack Snyder. Perhaps realizing that Miller was never actually...

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Miller's Ronin gets writer and director (Filmstalker)

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:40:21 GMT

Despite Frank Miller saying that no one else would direct his work again, his comic series Ronin is set to be directed by Sylvian White with Joby Harold adapting. Harold recently wrote Awake, a film which looks to have much promise, and White directed Stomp the Yard and is to direct Castlevania, are they the right ones to adapt Ronin'...Visit Filmstalker for the full story....

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Wizard World LA news (THE BEAT)

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:25:19 GMT

A VERY quick, doubtless incomplete round-up of stuff announced at this weekend's Wizard World: If we missed something let us know. • There will be a “Who Do You Trust” one-shot leading into the whole Skrull take over story line. (Art via Marvel.com) • Joe Kelly is the writer leaving DC and going back to Marvel, as teased in LITG—he’ll be joining the Amazing Spider-Man team. • Frank Miller’s...

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Words Reduce The Hero: 3:10 To Yuma vs Eastern Promises (Whisky Prajer)

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:13:00 GMT

... a man'” but “What motivates a Hero?” The film is cluttered with comic book violence (dreary Frank Miller mode), but rather than embody or give lie to the dialog, the action serves mostly to distract from the dialog, the entirety of which is devoted to (yep) “What exactly is it that motivates ... a Hero?” Thus we get Russell Crowe as Trickster Shamen, cajoling, tormenting and physically...

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The Spirit Just Got Hotter (Film School Rejects)

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:40:07 GMT

Will Eisner is one of the most influential figures in popular arts. He has had an immeasurable influence on the comic book and graphic novel medium. The Will Eisner Award has been given to legends like Frank Miller, Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman. His biggest contribution though? His comic "The Spirit" is being adapted and directed by Frank Miller, and will star some of the...

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Remake OTD: The Wild Geese (PIDGEONBLOG)

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:15:00 GMT

... novel "Ocean" and has Sylvain White ("Stomp the Yard") attached to direct an adaptation of the Frank Miller graphic novel "Ronin" at Warner Bros.

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The Dark Knight, Iron Man, Speed Racer: August 8th Comic Reel Wrap (Comic Book Resources)

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:33:26 GMT

... Nunnari and Wechsler will produce, and Craig J. Flores is exec producing. They're also adapting Frank Miller's "Ronin," and Nunnari produced "300." THOR Could the erstwhile "X-Men 3" director be gearing up for a trip to Asgard? caught up to "Stardust" helmer Matthew Vaughn, who said, "I've been discussing it with Marvel. I really like the Marvel guys, and it would be good to...

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Hollywood Gang jumps in 'Ocean' (Comics2Film)

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 02:35:13 GMT

... uncovers a chilling secret about the history of humanity. Nunnari produced "300," based on the Frank Miller graphic novel, and he recently teamed with Wechsler to produce the ...

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OCEAN Optioned For Film (warrenellis.com)

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:13:32 GMT

... uncovers a chilling secret about the history of humanity. Nunnari produced “300,” based on the Frank Miller graphic novel, and he recently teamed with Wechsler to produce the Miller title “Ronin” at Warner Bros., with Sylvain White (”Stomp the Yard”) directing. Wechsler called the graphic novel “an alien thriller with a fresh take on the origin of man.” I wish they'd...

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Ocean optioned by the Hollywood Gang (Blog@Newsarama)

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 09:00:32 GMT

... on the Hollywood Gang’s interest in it back in February. The group is also working on bringing Frank Miller’s Ronin to film.

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Frank Miller takes on 'Trouble' (Variety.com)

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:55:56 GMT

Film News: Clive Owen to star in Chandler adaptation -- Universal Pictures and Strike Entertainment have set Frank Miller to adapt the Raymond Chandler novella "Trouble Is My Business" as a star vehicle for Clive Owen.

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