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New Comic Series from Dark Horse Will Adapt Dan O’Bannon’s Original ‘Alien’ Screenplay
Dark Horse Comics turned William Gibson’s unproduced screenplay for Alien 3 into a comic book mini-series back in 2018, and this year they’re bringing Dan O’Bannon‘s original take on Alien to life as a mini-series with Alien: The Original Screenplay, THR reports!
Cristiano Seixas and Guilherme Balbi have adapted O’Bannon’s original screenplay for the 5-issue miniseries, offering up what Dark Horse describes as “an alternate line of events.”
Long story short, O’Bannon’s script for Alien was re-written by Walter Hill and David Giler after he signed a deal with their company Brandywine. One of the most notable things Hill and Giler added was the android character Ash, not in O’Bannon’s script. The original screenplay for Alien also does not feature the character of Ellen Ripley; the hero is named Martin Roby.
Alien: The Original Screenplay will debut on April 22, 2020.
Check out Issue #1’s cover below and peek inside the pages over on THR.
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‘Curse of the Where Wolf’ Bites Into August Release With Trio of Werewolf Theatrical Screenings [Exclusive Preview]
Larry Chaney‘s hairy misadventures are continuing in the sequel graphic novel Curse of the Where Wolf from creative team Rob Saucedo, Debora Lancianese, and Jack Morelli, and its author is celebrating with a trio of horror’s greatest werewolf films.
The Curse of the Where Wolf hits shelves on August 7 from Encyclopocalypse Publications.
That coincides with the launch of a theatrical screening event in Houston, Texas, featuring a trio of seminal werewolf flicks turning 45 this year: The Howling on August 7, Wolfen on August 14, and An American Werewolf in London on August 21.
Each screening features a “werewolf in film” presentation as well as a book signing from Where Wolf author and River Oaks Theatre artistic director Rob Saucedo.
In the new graphic novel, “Being a werewolf sucks. Reporter Larry Chaney wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became a werewolf. Now, caught between incredible new powers and a desire to eat everything (and everyone) in sight, Larry must find a cure for his curse. Or die trying.”
“With Where Wolf, I wanted to tell a whodunit set in a furry convention, so the story was pretty contained within a very specific setting and genre. With Curse of the Where Wolf, I wanted to celebrate everything I love about the possibility of comic books. Curse of the Where Wolf is a funny book, in every sense of the phrase, but it’s also an earnest look at a person’s struggle to become a better version of themselves, especially when the alternative is to become a literal monster,” Saucedo says of Curse.
The original graphic novel was previously serialized as the first webcomic hosted on Fangoria before being collected by Encyclopocalypse Publications in 2023 and has already been optioned for film, podcast, and television development ahead of launch by producers James Fino (“The Freak Brothers” for Tubi, “Rick and Morty” for Adult Swim) and Charles Horak (First Date for Magnolia Pictures).
Expect Larry to find himself in even weirder situations in the 362-page full color sequel; Saucedo has provided Bloody Disgusting with exclusive art pages from the upcoming graphic novel that showcase lupine humor.
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