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Guillermo Del Toro to Produce DC Comics Adaptation 'Dead Man'
Friday, August 28, 2009


By: MrDisgusting
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Bloody Disgusting is being told that Nikolaj Arcel (Island of Lost Souls ) is looking to direct Dead Man, a Crow-esque adaptation for Warner Bros. Pictures. Guillermo del Toro is set to produce the pic that follows a a circus tightrope walker who is murdered and returns as a ghost with the ability to inhabit the bodies if others in order to find his killer. We're being told this is based on the DC character "Deadman" that first appeared in Strange Adventures #205 (October 1967). You can read more about him here or read on for a pic.



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razkazz
11:52pm, August 28, 2009

Sounds kinda cool, but it seems like such an obscure character to get a movie.


razkazz
11:54pm, August 28, 2009

Ah, I remember where I've seen him. His Kingdom Come design was awesome, he had the same costume but he was a skeleton.


madmondo13
12:58am, August 29, 2009

Come on with Del Toro's plate as full as it is how far out would this be? Besides that why such a random character is right.


Kaname Tousen
1:23am, August 29, 2009

Deadman fits Del Toro to a tee most of his characters die or are dead in his original movies. Now this is interesting given his powers


Remember Slithis?
1:28am, August 29, 2009

Del Toro is such a brilliant talent I think he could take any obscure comic character and make it something special.


Zombiez
2:54am, August 29, 2009

Whatever happened to that Crow reboot anyway?.....


Greekthunder
6:26am, August 29, 2009

Obscure character? Deadman is still one of the main players, especially as of late in the DC Universe. Ties with Batman for my favorite DC heroes! This will be good...


fatstuff
5:46pm, August 29, 2009

I love Deadman and I'm very excited for this movie! I agree with you completely Greekthunder.


BiffStarbuck
11:14pm, August 29, 2009

Not for the masses. Another thing not for the masses....Rob Zombie's Halloween 2. Please people, just stay away. I don't have stock in Warner Bros. I will not see Final Destination 4 in theatres. I'm just trying to save you the utter anguish I sat through...


menasyng
11:47pm, August 30, 2009

It's nice to see Deadman getting some love. Also, he is VERY relevant. Especially in the current DCU even, Blackest Night.


VikingQuestFan42
8:00pm, September 1, 2009

Why is everybody ragging on Deadman!? He's a G with little to no mercy


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