After the long slog of gathering funding for, making and promoting space Nazis sci-fi romp Iron Sky, you might think director Timo Vuorensola would have had enough of the World War II goons to last a lifetime. But apparently not! Not only does he have a TV miniseries prequel and cinematic sequel to Sky up his sleeve, but he’s developing a film based on graphic novel I Killed Adolf Hitler.Created by Jason (the pen name for cartoonist John Arne Sæterøy), the Eisner-winning title is set in a weird, dangerous world where contract killers are in every phone book and can be hired to wipe out annoying people, be they badly behaved relatives, noisy neighbours or just anyone who gets on your nerves. Naturally, business is brisk.But when one such assassin is contracted to head back to 1939 to off Hitler, things go wrong. The Fuhrer overpowers his would-be...
- 5/27/2012
- EmpireOnline
Cineuropa (via Twitch Film) reports that Timo Vuorensola - who recently directed the sci-fi flick Iron Sky, which was released in various European countries earlier this year - is set to direct an adaptation for I Killed Adolf Hitler, a graphic novel by Norwegian cartoonist Jason (otherwise known as John Arne Sæterøy). The story follows an assassin who attempts to kill Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, but ends up being stuck in 1939 while Hitler sends himself into the present. With a script written by DC Walker, the film will be produced by London's Studio Eight, Finalnd's Blind Spot Pictures and Germany's Niama Film. Production is expected to begin in 2013. Many thanks to Collider for the heads up. Below is a plot summary of the graphic novel: In this full-color graphic novel, Jason posits a strange, violent world in which contract killers can be hired to rub out pests, be they dysfunctional...
- 5/25/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
The comic industry's Eisner Awards may not be globally renowned, but Hollywood and beyond certainly regards winners as having big-screen potential. But it came down to a British-based production banner, Studio Eight, to option the film rights to I Killed Adolf Hitler, a graphic novel by Norwegian comic artist Jason (aka John Arne Sæterøy). The novel's publisher, Fantagraphics, has hired screenwriter D C Walker of Up Country Productions to adapt the 2007 Eisner Award winner. The story follows the adventures of a hitman who encounters complications after travelling back in time to 1938 to assassinate Hitler.
- 2/24/2012
- The Independent - Film
Award-winning graphic novel I Killed Adolf Hitler is being turned into a feature film. THR reports that Studio Eight has optioned the film rights to the 2007 Eisner Award Winner by Norweigan artist Jason (aka John Arne Sæterøy). Fantagraphics has recruited screenwriter D.C. Walker of Up Country Productions to adapt the film.
The story follows the "adventures of a hitman who encounters complications after traveling back in time to 1938 to assassinate Hitler." Jason's art has been compared to Herge, but it is not known if the film will be done with performance capture like The Adventures of Tintin. Studio Eight is responsible for such feature films as In My Country, Shadows in the Sun, and Goose on the Loose.
For some reason I have always been fascinated with Nazis and Hitler's regime. I grew up reading Sgt. Rock comics. Inglourious Basterds is one of my fave films, and this project sounds great.
The story follows the "adventures of a hitman who encounters complications after traveling back in time to 1938 to assassinate Hitler." Jason's art has been compared to Herge, but it is not known if the film will be done with performance capture like The Adventures of Tintin. Studio Eight is responsible for such feature films as In My Country, Shadows in the Sun, and Goose on the Loose.
For some reason I have always been fascinated with Nazis and Hitler's regime. I grew up reading Sgt. Rock comics. Inglourious Basterds is one of my fave films, and this project sounds great.
- 2/16/2012
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Four early Jason comics are to be collected in a hardback omnibus. Norwegian cartoonist John Arne Sæterøy - better known as Jason - will see his short stories You Can't Get There From Here, Tell Me Something, Meow, Baby and The Living and the Dead collected in the book, titled Almost Silent. "As the title says, a lot of the comics are without text," Jason told Newsarama. "In the beginning it was something I did to reach (more)...
- 2/1/2010
- by By Hugh Armitage
- Digital Spy
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