A feature adaptation for one of the most depraved, boundary pushing comic books ever, Crossed, is currently in development. THR reported late last week that The Boys and Preacher comic creator Garth Ennis has penned a script that’s been acquired by indie outfit Six Studios to finance the adaptation.
Crossed is set “in a pandemic-stricken world, in which those who catch a disease are marked with a cross-like rash on their faces. Those afflicted follow their worst impulses — think a zombie apocalypse, but instead of zombies, these are humans who retain their intellect but are homicidal maniacs.”
If that plot sounds familiar, it might be due to the extreme horror movie The Sadness, with filmmaker Rob Jabbaz drawing clear inspiration from the gnarly comic book series.
The original 10-issue series that inspired the movie adaptation ran from 2008-10, with the series spawning more than 200 issues from various writers and artists, including talents like Watchmen writer Alan Moore.
THR reports that “Six Studios is now on the hunt for a director for the project, which they expect to be in the $2 million to $3 million range, though that could increase for the right talent. The plan is to go into production in the fall.”
Those familiar with Crossed know just how gnarly the comic could get, though this list of depraved and disturbing moments gives an idea. For those worried that it may lead to a more watered-down movie adaptation, it sounds like we’re in good hands. “It was the most faithful adaptation possible,” Six Studios’ Carl Choi said of Garth Ennis’s screenplay.
Choi will produce along with Ben Hung of Retro Entertainment and Ken Levin of Nightsky Productions. Hung and Levin developed the project with Ennis and brought the property to Six Studios. Six Studios’ Jeff Huang will executive produce along with Ennis, Carl Amari, and Bill Patterson.
Amazon’s adaptation of Ennis’ The Boys has become one of the most acclaimed and popular comic book series, and it has expanded into multiple spinoffs. Preacher ran for four seasons on AMC from 2016-19.
The post ‘Crossed’ – ‘The Boys’ Creator Garth Ennis to Develop Film Adaptation of Gnarly Horror Comic appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.