Warren Ellis' 'Black Summer' Optioned By Vigilante
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Comics legend Warren Ellis is all over Hollywood these days. He has Red in development at Summit, Gravel was just recently optioned by the top-notch crew at Legendary Pictures, and Ocean is in the works with Hollywood Gang, for whom Ellis is also penning a King Arthur script. Now Variety reports that Ellis' miniseries Black Summer has been optioned by the fledgling banner Vigilante Entertainment. Ryne Pearson is set to adapt it for the big screen.
Black Summer kicked off in 2007, and walks some familiar Watchmen ground as it examines the darker implications of ...
Pearson Adapts Ellis' "Black Summer"
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Ryne Pearson ("Knowing") is attached to pen an adaptation of the Warren Ellis' comic book series "Black Summer" for Vigilante Entertainment says Variety.
The story centres on superhero team the Seven Guns, a group of scientist-adventureURLrs who modified their own bodies for street-fighting.
Their goal is to take back their West Coast city from a corrupt police force, criminal local government and rapacious private security forces.



