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Rob Liefeld’s ‘Icons’ Film Script About Image Comics
The infamous Rob Liefeld gave DreamMovieCast an exclusive look at his screenplay for Icons, a films that chronicles the rise of Image Comics. Outside of his social media disputes and comics life, Liefeld has been working on the 100-page script and pondering which actors he feels would be best portray the comic creators in his film. To plays himself, he picks none other than dream boy Chris Pine. Yeah. Wait until you read the rest of his casting picks.
The script excerpt (see below) shows a lot of dialogue, hating on Marvel, and a guest appearance by Easy-E. Ultimately, it doesn’t seem to reveal anything we didn’t already know about Liefeld’s life and his opinions on the industry.
Rob Liefeld’s Casting Picks:
Christian Bale is Todd McFarlane
Chris Pine is Rob Liefeld
Geoffrey Arend is Jim Valentino
Joe Mangeniello is Marc Silvestri
Rob Corddry is Erik Larsen
John Cho is Jim Lee
Richard Jenkins is Larry Marder
Tony Sirico is Tom DeFalco
Dabney Coleman is Terry Stewart
The supernatural world of Korean folk horror movie Exhuma grows larger with the arrival of prequel spinoff webtoon Maengjong this weekend, Variety reports today.
Naver Webtoon debuts Maengjong on May 30.
The series hails from Haemuri (Olgami) and will trace the high school origins of how shaman duo Hwarim and Bonggil, played by Kim Go-eun and Lee Do-hyun in the 2024 film, came together to face occultish threats.
The story is set to begin when “Hwarim, who has been concealing her identity following a childhood encounter with a snake spirit called Jin, crosses paths with Bonggil at their school.”
Variety notes that Exhuma director Jang Jae-hyun participated in the project’s early concept stage.
“We are presenting ‘Maengjong,’ a new series capturing the appeal of the horror-occult genre, ahead of the full summer season,” said Lee Jeong-geun, Naver Webtoon’s Korea webtoon content leader. “With the high school story of Hwarim and Bonggil, who left a strong impression in the film ‘Exhuma,’ enhanced by Haemuri’s characteristic tense direction, we expect it will be a welcome work for genre fans.”
“It is meaningful that the spin-off story of ‘Exhuma,’ loved by many audiences, expands by meeting the new grammar of webtoon,” said Lee Hyeon-jeong, managing director of the film business division at Showbox, which distributed the film. “We hope it will be a fresh experience for both film fans and webtoon readers.”
Exhuma was a breakout hit in 2024, becoming the first Korean occult film to surpass 10 million ticket buyers and the country’s highest-grossing film of the year. I wrote in my review that “the intricately woven Exhuma delivers one of the year’s biggest surprises in horror so far.”
The bond between Hwarim and Bonggil was one of the film’s highlights, making this prequel webtoon a must for fans.
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