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Wes Ball has been tapped to Direct Valiant’s Harbinger from Paramount

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Deadline has broken the news that Wes Ball will direct Harbinger for Paramount Pictures. The film is based on the comic series from Valiant Entertainment.

The story involves a group of superpowered teenagers who take on an evil corporation looking to exploit their powers.

Andrew Lanham is adapting the latest version of the project. Lanham co-wrote Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

Ball and Joe Hartwick Jr. are producing for Oddball Entertainment, while Neal Moritz and Toby Jaffe are producing for Original Film. Dan Mintz is producing for Valiant Entertainment.

Harbinger is now at Paramount, when it previous had been with Sony. Who will step in the role will be some time away as the project is still being worked on.

Andy Serkis and Thomas Brodie-Sangster Join Mouse Guard

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Fox‘s adaptation of Mouse Guard has found its leads in Andy Serkis and Thomas Brodie-Sangster. The film is being directed by Wes Ball.

Mouse Guard is based on the graphic novels by David Petersen and set in a medieval world where mice are warriors that protect the realm. Think a fantasy story with mice as the knights and foxes, eagles, other rodents as the enemies. The comic series published by BOOM! Studios imprint Archaia as won two Eisner awards.

The movie will be motion capture and is expected to begin production in May.

Review: Maze Runner: The Death Cure Official Graphic Novel Prelude

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An all new, original Maze Runner story set directly before the upcoming third film, The Death Cure. This new graphic novel bridges the gap between the second and third films.

Featuring three stories:
“Prelude” by Eric Carrasco, Kendall Goode, Valentina Pinto, and Jim Campbell.

“The Zealot” by Wes Ball, T.S. Nowlin, Jackson Lanzing, Nick Robles, Juan Manuel Tumburus, and Jim Campbell.

“A Father of Three” by Collin Kelly, Nick Robles, Juan Manuel Tumburus, and Jim Cambell.

How’s the graphic novel? What if you haven’t seen the movies or read the books? We review it and you can get it now!

Get your copy in comic shops and book stores today. To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

Amazon or TFAW

 

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Preview: Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Official Graphic Novel Prelude

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Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Official Graphic Novel Prelude

Written by: Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly, Wes Ball & T.S. Nowlin
Illustrated by: Marcus To, Andrea Mutti, Nick Robles, and Tom Derenick

With over 6.5 million copies of the Maze Runner series of books sold and a franchise-launching film that earned over $340 million worldwide, it’s plain to see fans are in love with this sci-fi series about a group of young adults who are locked in a struggle for survival in the shadow of a gigantic maze. Readers got their first taste of Maze Runner comics at last year’s San Diego Comic-Con panel and then in the film’s Blu-ray release, and BOOM! has added three more stories that serve as an introduction to new characters from the upcoming second film, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials.

As anticipation for 20th Century Fox’s Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials ramps up (out in September), gain more insight into the Maze Runner cinematic universe with this anthology collection of five short stories that go deeper into the lives of several key characters that feature prominently in the upcoming film, including Aris, Ava Paige, and Mary Cooper.

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