"Violent,
edgy, anti-authoritarian, blackly funny and above all, idiosyncratically British", are what define the 2000AD comic. Check out
the teaser trailer for director Paul Goodwin's Future Shock!
The Story Of 2000AD.
FUTURE SHOCK! THE STORY OF 2000AD
THE ANARCHIC AND UNRULY HISTORY OF THE GALAXY'S GREATEST COMIC
In 1977, IPC Magazines began publishing 2000AD, a science-fiction comic
that would come to change the face of the industry. Not only did it introduce
seminal creators such as Alan Moore (WATCHMEN) and Grant Morrison (ALL-STAR
SUPERMAN) to the comics world, it also had a profound influence on pop culture
at large. Cult fan-favourites such as ROBOCOP and SPACED owe a clear debt to
the magazine, with even perennial TV mainstay DOCTOR WHO paying homage to it in
recent years.
Originally intended to cash in on the success of STAR WARS, 2000AD proved
wildly popular with readers, but quickly forged its own distinct identity,
light years away from the clear-cut heroes and villains of George Lucas' space
operatics. 2000AD was violent, edgy, anti-authoritarian, blackly funny and
above all, idiosyncratically British, and the recent UK success of DREDD
demonstrates that there is a continued audience appetite for the brand of
gritty futurism still to be found within the pages of the comic every week.
But yet, the definitive documentary account of 2000AD remains to be told.
STANTON MEDIA are therefore proud to announce the start of production on FUTURE
SHOCK! THE STORY OF 2000AD – the comprehensive story of how the comic came to
be, how it's survived for 36 years, and how it continues to be an innovator and
game-changer in both comics and the wider cultural world beyond. FUTURE SHOCK!
will offer an lluminating overview of the magazine's history: a warts and all
look at the various highs and lows, a peek inside the creative process of some
of its most legendary creators, and a funny, moving and passionate chronicle of
how a disparate band of talented eccentrics came together to create
something both visionary and extraordinary.
According to producers SEAN HOGAN (writer/director of last year's UK indie
horror hit THE DEVIL'S BUSINESS) and HELEN MULLANE, "2000AD is the scrappy
comics upstart that is all too often overlooked amongst the constant waves of
Marvel/DC corporate hype. And yet it's more vital than either of them –
independent, cutting edge and still punk after all these years. It's time it
was given its due."
Director PAUL GOODWIN says: "2000AD is the comic that people don't
know they like. Its pop cultural influence is massive – it's been referenced,
homaged and outright ripped off in everything from other comics to films to
television tomusic – and yet too many people are unaware of it. So many of us
owe a debt to 2000AD – both as fans and creators – and FUTURE SHOCK! is our
attempt to acknowledge that."
Featuring interviews with legendary fan-favourites and unsung behind the
scenes heroes, plus dynamic visual sequences that pay tribute to the
groundbreaking artwork published in the comic throughout the years, FUTURE
SHOCK! will be the exhaustive final word on the current chapter of 2000AD's
history.
PAT MILLS (writer, creator of 2000AD):"A 2000AD film documentary is
long overdue. And this one sounds like it'll be brilliant. I'm delighted
they're going to feature some of the famous actors, directors, writers and
artists who have been inspired by 2000AD. Don't know how they'll fit them all
in."
MATT SMITH (2000AD Editor): "The birth, development, and legacy of an
important British institution like 2000 AD is a tale worthy of a feature-length
presentation - and I'm very excited to have it told in this documentary
project. The SF anthology broke the mould when it was launched in February
1977, and over the past 36 years it has been responsible for publishing some of
the most groundbreaking, influential comics in the world, created by a roster
of amazing writers and artists that have gone on to change the face of
contemporary graphic storytelling. This doc is an epic undertaking, three and a
half decades in the making, and I can't wait to see the history of the Galaxy's
Greatest Comic unfurl on screen."
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