Gunplay on TV
Nov. 3, 2009
Just in case there wasn't enough supernatural-in-the-Wild-West projects in the works we've got yet another to look forward to now according to The Hollywood Reporter. The kicker? This one is aiming to hit us via the small screen as opposed to the big screen. Interesting.
Fox21 and Platinum Studios are teaming up to bring us a TV series based on Platinum's graphic novel GUNPLAY, which is about Abner Meeks, a buffalo soldier condemned to roam the Old West with a hellish curse slung at his waist: a demonic shooting iron that forces him to kill once a day or suffer soul-searing pain.
Ouch. That sucks. FINAL DESTINATION's Glen Morgan is already set to adapt the script from Jorge Vega's comic. Platinum chairman and CEO Scott Mitchell Rosenberg had the following to say: " 'Gunplay' is one of those rare combinations of fantastically created characters and wonderfully told narrative, which creates an inventive canvas from which to play." Fox21 president Chris Carlisle adds: "It is a unique story of an ordinary man who must live with an extraordinary curse."
Works for me! We'll be keeping an eye on GUNPLAY and see which network this puppy lands at. As soon as we hear something good we'll pass it along to all of you.
Spilled Blood: A western genre flick heading our way next year is JONAH HEX.
