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Comic book The Boys will be made into a feature film by Columbia Pictures.
Created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, the series charts the exploits of a squad of CIA agents who watch over superheroes that step out of line.
The comic book was cancelled abruptly after six issues when DC Comics, the parent company of The Boys publisher Wildstorm, complained about the "anti-superhero" sentiment of the work.
Neal H. Moritz, whose credits include I Am Legend and The Fast and the Furious, will produce the film.
Speaking to Variety, the producer said: "Rather than begin with a romantic idea of superheroes out to save the world, The Boys imagines a world in which superheroes really exist, with all of the flaws that real people have."
No director or cast are attached to the project, though Ennis intentionally based the character of Hugh Campbell on British actor Simon Pegg.
Created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, the series charts the exploits of a squad of CIA agents who watch over superheroes that step out of line.
The comic book was cancelled abruptly after six issues when DC Comics, the parent company of The Boys publisher Wildstorm, complained about the "anti-superhero" sentiment of the work.
Neal H. Moritz, whose credits include I Am Legend and The Fast and the Furious, will produce the film.
Speaking to Variety, the producer said: "Rather than begin with a romantic idea of superheroes out to save the world, The Boys imagines a world in which superheroes really exist, with all of the flaws that real people have."
No director or cast are attached to the project, though Ennis intentionally based the character of Hugh Campbell on British actor Simon Pegg.
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