Back in May, we
reported that 20th Century Fox was in the process of trying to re-adapt Alan
Moore and Kevin O'Neill's comic series, The League of Extraordinary Gentleman,
after a very poor first go at the property back in 2003.
I have to confess that
the movie was my gateway into Moore and O'Neill's comic, and that I did not
read the entire thing, not because I thought it was bad, but because it just wasn't
for me.
Having said that, the
adaptation made was quite surprising. Not only did it introduce a couple of different
characters and mangled the story, but it also shifted the focus away from Mina
Murray, who in the source material assembled the team of Victorian-era literary
heroes.
Now however, while at
the TCA's producer John Davis acknowledged that the first film was a dud, and
thinks that by keeping it closer to the source material they may be able to
produce a quality movie.
"Just by going
back to the roots and making it authentic to what the fan base was really
excited about" said Davis. "It’s female-centric, which I think is
interesting. I love female characters, point-of-view characters in action
movies. I thought Mad Max was great. I think you can always find a fresh way of
doing something and going back to the basics. What is that people love? What is
it that made them love the property in the first place?"
I think keeping it
close to the source material without disregarding the fact that there are
always concessions you have to make when adapting from one medium to another is
always the way to go, so I'm happy that this seems to be the case. However, in
light of the Fantastic Four debacle and poor box-office results, I wonder if
Fox is still thinking of re-adapting this niche title.
Source - Collider
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