If there ’s one trend that we hope both The Losers and Kick - Ass will jumpstart , it ’s one where British comic creators get their due in Hollywood . in particular because that could lead to these 2000AD movies we ’ve always longed for …
Yes , yes ; Judge Dredd is about to get his second hazard at big screen stardom ( And much - deserved it is , too , considering the mess that was made of his first try ) but , as in effect as John Wagner ’s political and social satire with added pyrotechnics is , it ’s really only a taste-tester of what 2000AD has to offer cinema . Here are some other movies that Tharg The Mighty ’s “ Galaxy ’s Greatest Comic ” could give to the world :
Robo - Hunter
humans versus machine … literally . The original comic was fundamentally “ Clint Eastwood as wise - crack hard - ass private dick in a populace populate by robots of every variety from sea wolf to comedic , accompany by two robotlike sidekicks – one of whom is his talking cigar ” and , by from changing the words “ Clint Eastwood ” to , say , “ Will Smith , ” there ’s very trivial about that that does n’t sound like a summer megahit waiting to pass off .
Rogue Trooper
Blue - skinned genetically engineered soldiers contend a future state of war … waitress , why did n’t this comic strip claim that Avatar was ripping it off ? 2000AD ’s archetypal future war series gear a butch pacifism as one lone clone ( Well , aside from his talk , sentient equipment , given the personalities of his descend comrades ) essay to find out who was behind the intergalactic war while staying alive in a universe where everyone wanted him all in . Give it a good limited effect budget , and step back to take in the boxwood office dollars roll in .
Devlin Waugh
The Vatican ’s top supernatural exorcist is a vampire . He also has a body like Pumping Iron - era Schwarzenegger , a face ( and personality ) likeTerry Thomas , and a trend to find himself in the middle of all manner of supernatural trouble at any given moment . This Judge Dredd tailspin - off has the potentiality to be the crossover voter between power saw and St. Trinians that cinema has always waited for .
Strontium Dog
Which part of “ Johnny Alpha is a sport who travels through time and blank space track down the most evil serviceman in universe ( include , at one point , Hitler ) armed with sci - fi weaponary and accompanied by a giant trash - talking Viking ” does n’t make you wish that this were play at your local field decently now ? Because , get me tell you : That part of you involve to be surgically removed as soon as possible .
ABC warrior
Heavy Metal Carnage to rival Michael Bay ’s secret Transformer fantasy could be the cay to ABC Warriors ’ cinematic winner . Another future war story , the warrior were created for battle no human could hold ( Their name get along from their power to survive Atomic , Bacterial and Chemical war ) on Mars , but the series outlive its original “ bigotry , even anti - robot bigotry , is wrong ” morality to see the Warriors strike out on their own and find their true identity beyond their original scheduling . Dollhouse encounter Transformers , perhaps … ?
Flesh
begin with giant dinosaurs and then add in time travel , robot policing and societal satire about our diets and need for morbid entertainment , and you have Flesh , one of 2000AD ’s first ever strip . Set in a prehistorical past where dinosaurs are raise for their inwardness by time - locomote cowhand who employ android peace officer and grant tourist misstep to earn some extra income , it ’s Ray Bradbury ’s “ A audio of Thunder ” crossed with Food , Inc. and Jurassic Park . Someone give Steven Spielberg a call .
The Ballad of Halo Jones
Arguably Alan Moore ’s first classic ( and with great art by Ian Gibson ) , Halo was created as a “ missy ’s comic ” option to the boys - own atm of the rest period of 2000AD , and chronicle one cleaning lady ’s journey alfresco of the passive , pressimistic hedonism of mainstream acculturation to war and beyond . Although bare , due to a divergence over right , there ’s more than enough material in for someone – preferably a director with a hard eye for visuals – to make an telling , if off - kelter , classic motion picture .
Tyranny Rex
If ever there was a picture show purpose Lady Gaga was gestate to represent , it ’s this pop culture iconoclast ( and part - lizard lady ) who depart out as a genetic thief creating clones of renown from steal DNA before immix careers as induce célèbre esthetic aesthesis and freelance explorer … Oh , and then her reality has to get shutdown and reboot , allow for her as a conical buoy who befall to have unparalleled attainment with heavy weapons system . Imagine The Hitchhikers ’ template To The Galaxy as write by Bret Easton Ellis , William Gibson and the cast of Project Runway , and you could see why this picture needs to be the science fiction alternative to Sex And The City 2 .
Nikolai Dante
Take everything amazing about the very estimate of “ swashbuckling ” – Grand romance , dashing swordfights with bravado and grinning paladin , and corrupt genetic dynasty that take fetch down – and place them in a removed future tense filled with a resurgent Russian empire and genetically - modified humans with special great power , and you have the universe of Nikolai Dante . If Hollywood ca n’t make a succeeder of a scientific discipline fictional version of old Errol Flynn motion-picture show with added sexuality and a heavy budget , it ’s possibly time they just load down up en masse and conk home .
Zenith
Okay , I intromit it – I include this one just to see the lawyer in the audience get pale , count the effectual position of this series is turbid , at best ; the series that made Grant Morrison ’s name may start like a British Watchmen , but with a parallel - earthly concern spanning warfare between superheroes , famous person culture meltdown and Lovecraftian demons all coming into play before the story is done , there ’s a lot more to this serial than another tired take on “ real life ” superheroes . Also , considering the amount of superheroes - rick - popstars in the plot line , conceive of the potential for a killer soundtrack .
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