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In news that probably isn’t a surprise to anyone who’s read or followed Mark Millar’s (Kick-Ass](Kick-Ass (2010) - Movie | Moviefone), Wanted](Wanted (2008) - Movie | Moviefone)) career as a comic-book writer (or comments he made Thursday on his MillarWorld forums about something big breaking soon), 20th Century Fox has acquired the rights to Millar’s latest creator-owned title, Nemesis](Nemesis (Icon Comics) - Wikipedia). According to Deadline, Tony Scott (Unstoppable, The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3, Man on Fire, Crimson Tide, True Romance, Top Gun, The Hunger) is attached to direct under the Scott Free production banner. A screenwriter to handle the the adaptation hasn’t been hired yet, but this is one project we’ll be following closely in the months (and possibly years) to come.
Millar, best known for high-profile gigs on Wolverine, Fantastic Four, The Ultimates (an alternate universe of the Avengers), and the Marvel Universe-altering 2006-2007 Civil War mini-series for Marvel, along with that work on DC Comics/Wildstorm’ The Authority, and his best work, the DC/Elseworlds Superman: Red Son, brought Nemesis with co-creator/artist Steven McNiven (Civil War) to Marvel Comics’ creator-friendly Icon Comics imprint. The Icon imprint allows creator relatively free reign to include adult content (e.g., profanity, explicit violence). The first issue of Nemesis hit comic book stores this past March.
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