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Scout Comics’ Orson Welles: Warrior of the Worlds is in Development For TV Series With Screenwriter R. Christopher Murphy

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Orson Welles: Warrior of the Worlds

Scout Comics & Entertainment has partnered with screenwriter R. Christopher Murphy to develop Orson Welles: Warrior of the Worlds as a television series. The comic was written and created by Milton Lawson and features art by Erik Whalen. Scout is attached to produce along with the Welles Estate.

Murphy co-wrote the hit horror film Ready or Not, and wrote episodes for the Stephen King-inspired series Castle Rock as well as Stan Against Evil.
 
You’ve seen Orson Welles direct the greatest films of all time. You’ve heard his thunderous voice on the radio pulling off the infamous prank “War of the Worlds” broadcast. But now, for the first time ever, the truth is finally revealed: the broadcast was real! Welles lived a secret double life as a filmmaker by day, interstellar warrior by night. Buckle up for mind-blowing adventures as Orson fights in the Great Galactic War, travels through dimensional portals, and faces the ultimate threat to the Milky Way.

Orson Welles Battles Aliens in Orson Welles: Warrior of the Worlds

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Orson Welles: Warrior of the Worlds

Orson Welles: Warrior of the Worlds is a graphic novel series with the premise that Orson Welles’s legendary War of the Worlds radio broadcast was not a prank: an alien invasion really happened. After Welles’s first interaction with aliens, he joins an organization that defends Earth from extraterrestrial threats and lives a double life as a film director by day, alien-hunter by night.

The structure of the story is inspired by Citizen Kane. When Welles dies, he leaves Paula, a lifelong friend, and filmmaking collaborator, a clue that leads her to search for answers to many mysteries Welles left behind. Paula quickly finds herself in over her head, as the irresistible lure of adventure, puts her on a path that leads to secret government agencies, laser guns, and powerful alien technology.

Film lovers will find several easter eggs and Welles aficionados will notice thematic parallels between our alien-hunting warrior and the maverick film director.

Orson Welles: Warrior of the Worlds is by writer Milton Lawson, artist Erik Whalen, and being published by Scout Comics.